Own memory usage: benchmarks over time - uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues GitHub Wiki

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.

23 December 2014

  • 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: before

After benchmark completed: after

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.

18 September 2014

  • 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: before

After benchmark completed: after

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.