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Offline samwilkins5678

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High CPU usage free Avast Browser
« on: December 22, 2020, 02:55:31 AM »
 I like the Avast Browser but considering changing due to the high CPU usage - why does it use nearly all my CPU please.

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Re: High CPU usage free Avast Browser
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2020, 03:14:48 AM »
Some details might help, e.g. what do you consider High, what are you doing on the browser and what is your CPU, etc. ?
Can you compare it to the CPU use with your previous browser (which was) ?

Browsers do use a lot of Memory, but I haven't found my Firefox uses much CPU activity, but that just standard browsing, no videos, games or or other CPU intensive activities.  I no longer use the Avast Secure Browser, so I can't compare to Firefox.

Note this would have been better placed in the Avast Secure Browser sub-forum.
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Re: High CPU usage free Avast Browser
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2020, 11:00:50 AM »
Yep. Agree with the OP. Comparing to chrome or brave, this thing littelly uses like 2 times more CPU than the other browsers.

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Re: High CPU usage free Avast Browser
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2020, 11:28:20 AM »
Hi guys, can't confirm the issue, see screenshot.
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
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