From 45e6b7dfa1fe7627ff09b8ba3da22f6c5501a96e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gorhill Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:09:40 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Who care about efficiency, I have 8 GB and|or a quad core CPU (markdown) --- Who care about efficiency, I have 8 GB and|or a quad core CPU.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/Who care about efficiency, I have 8 GB and|or a quad core CPU.md b/Who care about efficiency, I have 8 GB and|or a quad core CPU.md index 89e8fc1..67932e9 100644 --- a/Who care about efficiency, I have 8 GB and|or a quad core CPU.md +++ b/Who care about efficiency, I have 8 GB and|or a quad core CPU.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ Doing more with less is a virtue in software. For users of µBlock, this means: - Less CPU churn when loading a web page, which may translate into noticeable faster page load. +- Higher memory consumption correlates with higher CPU-cycle consumption: whatever extra memory is used is memory which has to be allocated/written to/read from (at least once)/garbage collected. - Free to use [more filter lists](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Filter-lists:-gorhill): - For instance, [ABP warns against using too many filter lists](https://adblockplus.org/en/getting_started#subscription): _"It is important to note that you should not add too many filterlists to Adblock Plus"_ - Longer battery life: each time unit, however small, in which the CPU is idle rather than churning translates into extended battery life.