FireFox resources compared to IE.

Quakindude · January 21st, 2007

So I set it up to look at the resources used by each browser. I tested one at a time. Firefox, with 10 open tabs, me being logged into various sites, was using 143,549 memory while IE7, with the same tabs open and the same login states, used 153,385. The only thing different is that my mouse pointer was disappearing, flickering around as I moved it, in FireFox 2.0. After I closed a couple of tabs, the memory usage dropped to 120,449 and my mouse pointer came back.

**One4yu2c** · January 21st, 2007

Interesting - I've never had that disappearing mouse pointer glitch, and I'm often surfing with 10+ tabs open at any given time.

Quakindude · January 21st, 2007

Right now, I have all 13 of my normal tabs open and FF is only using 125,616 now. The only difference is I don't have my iPod plugged in now. So maybe that was it. I'll try it out later. Time for me to get some sleep now.

Lead Head · January 22nd, 2007

One thing to note about firefox is that when your browsing the web, it caches the last 10 pages you visited into memory for quick foward and backing between pages. Memory usage can get quite excessive after you've been browsing for a while...

Zambini · January 22nd, 2007

Only lag problems i've had with FF were with Java apps. Or large flash apps.

Leadhead: Glad to see you recovering well after the Op. I performed.

Quakindude · January 22nd, 2007

:hmmmm: I haven't been able to reproduce the issue now. Even with the iPod plugged in.

**MantaBase** · January 22nd, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quakindude

:hmmmm: I haven't been able to reproduce the issue now. Even with the iPod plugged in.

Wow, Thats a pretty big improvement for FF.

IE should always be smaller because the engine is explorer and is already running - unless IE 7 is different.

What happens when you do multiple instances instead of tabs?

Manta

Quakindude · January 23rd, 2007

I'll have to try that when I get home from work tonight.

January 21st, 2007	#1
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,758 Blog Entries: 7	FireFox resources compared to IE. So I set it up to look at the resources used by each browser. I tested one at a time. Firefox, with 10 open tabs, me being logged into various sites, was using 143,549 memory while IE7, with the same tabs open and the same login states, used 153,385. The only thing different is that my mouse pointer was disappearing, flickering around as I moved it, in FireFox 2.0. After I closed a couple of tabs, the memory usage dropped to 120,449 and my mouse pointer came back. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

January 21st, 2007	#2
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,734 Blog Entries: 3	Re: FireFox resources compared to IE. Interesting - I've never had that disappearing mouse pointer glitch, and I'm often surfing with 10+ tabs open at any given time.

January 21st, 2007	#3
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,758 Blog Entries: 7	Re: FireFox resources compared to IE. Right now, I have all 13 of my normal tabs open and FF is only using 125,616 now. The only difference is I don't have my iPod plugged in now. So maybe that was it. I'll try it out later. Time for me to get some sleep now. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

January 22nd, 2007	#4
Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	Re: FireFox resources compared to IE. One thing to note about firefox is that when your browsing the web, it caches the last 10 pages you visited into memory for quick foward and backing between pages. Memory usage can get quite excessive after you've been browsing for a while... Opteron 64 165--1.5GB DDR--ECS KA1 MVP(thanks HL!)--x1800GTO 256MB--Seagate 320GB SATA--Antec 550 Watt--Antec P180

January 22nd, 2007	#5
Zambini Level 2 College Student Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Mere du SantaCruz Posts: 2,113 Blog Entries: 1	Re: FireFox resources compared to IE. Only lag problems i've had with FF were with Java apps. Or large flash apps. Leadhead: Glad to see you recovering well after the Op. I performed.

January 23rd, 2007	#8
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,758 Blog Entries: 7	Re: FireFox resources compared to IE. I'll have to try that when I get home from work tonight. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

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