Memory test for Browsers in Ubuntu 12.04
Today I have done an exercise to check how much memory each browser consume in Ubuntu 12.04.
I have tested 3 popular browsers by opening 10 sites in each tab
1. Google.com
2. Yahoo.com
3. BBC.com
4. WordPress.com
5. Gmail.com
6. CNN.com
7. Youtube.com
8. Mashable.com
9. Wikipedia.org
10. Bing.com
Opened above 10 tabs in each browser and verified the memory by using System Monitor
1. Mozilla Firefox – Version 14.0.1
2. Google Chrome – Version 21.0.1180.89
3. Opera – Version 12.01
Firefox – 655 MB
Chrome – 652 MB
Opera – 318 MB
Firefox and Chrome consumes almost same amount of memory while Opera use just around half of others. So Opera is the absolute winner!!!!
So we must give 100% credits to opera. I am running my Ubuntu12.04 in a laptop with 2 GB ram. So if I open 10 tabs in firefox or chrome it will use more than 30% memory !!.
Share your thoughts
Yes, I’ve noticed the same thing on Windows 7 x64 – Opera is by far the lightest browser. The only problem is that most site developers don’t make sure their work show properly on Opera. A quick example is Foursquare.com and especially the Manage Page part of the site.
Yes exactly.