Chromium dev list discusses these results: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev/browse_thread/thread/f97adb063b97a81 http://groups.google.com/group/chrom

Chromium dev list discusses these results: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev/browse_thread/thread/f97adb063b97a81 http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev/browse_thread/th... TLDR: Vista's default memory readout is actually pretty good for simply adding together like this and getting reasonable numbers WRT shared libs. Chrome really does use tons more memory than FF 3.5 with simple pages in many tabs. Chrome devs chose stability, security and foreground tab prioritization over lower mem use on purpose. They don't think this test much reflects what people actually do with their browsers.