Own memory usage: benchmarks over time
This page is just a place for me to keep track of comparative memory usage over time. Screenshot before/after reference benchmark. The memory was garbage collected before taking the screenshots. Forcing memory garbage collection occurred by leaving the browser idle for more than 1 minute, then the dev console of each extension opened, Timeline tab, then clicked twice on the trash can icon.
- Chromium 39.0.2171.65 64-bit (Linux)
- uBlock Origin (uBO) 0.8.2.2
- AdBlock 2.15
- Adblock Plus (ABP) 1.8.8
- Adguard AdBlocker 1.0.3.8
Before benchmark started:
After benchmark completed:
Observations during benchmark:
- ABP/AdBlock/Adguard are CPU intensive. uBO consistently shows at most low single-digit CPU usage, other blockers are most often showing double-digit CPU usage, and sometimes in the high double-digit range.
Settings:
- uBO 0.8.2.2: EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's, Fanboy’s Social Blocking List, all malware lists (3). Launched with a valid selfie (less memory churning at launch).
- AdBlock 2.15: AdBlock custom filters, EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's, Fanboy’s Social Blocking List, Malware protection.
- ABP 1.8.5: EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's, Fanboy’s Social Blocking List, Malware Domains. Acceptable ads disabled.
- Adguard AdBlocker 1.0.3.8: English filters, Spyware filter, Peter Lowe's, Social media filter, Phishing and malware protection. Allow acceptable ads disabled.
- Browser's Click-to-play enabled
- Browser's Block third-party cookies and site data checked
Notes:
- Users should mind privacy issues raised when enabling AdGuard's Malware/phishing protection.
- Chromium 37.0.2062.94 64-bit (Linux)
- uBO v 0.6.2.1
- AdBlock 2.7.13
- ABP 1.8.5
- Ghostery 5.4.0
- Disconnect 5.18.15
Before benchmark started:
After benchmark completed:
Observations during benchmark:
- AdBlock is very CPU intensive. ABP also, although to a lesser degree compared to AdBlock.
Settings:
- uBO v 0.6.2.1: EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's, Fanboy’s Social Blocking List, all malware lists (3). Launched with a valid selfie (less memory churning at launch).
- AdBlock 2.7.13: AdBlock custom filters, EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Fanboy’s Social Blocking List, Malware protection.
- ABP 1.8.5: EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Fanboy’s Social Blocking List, Malware Domains. Acceptable ads disabled.
- Ghostery 5.4.0: Blocking all trackers. Ghostrank not selected. Alert bubble disabled.
- Disconnect 5.18.15: Default settings.
Notes:
I chose not to benchmark AdGuard, because of the privacy issues when enabling Malware/phishing protection.