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[quote=penang]
KM uses the sme Gecko engine as FF, right?

I just ran some comparison, with a clean install of both FF and KM, without any plugin.

First test: Both browsers open 3 tabs.

Second test: Both browsers open 8 tabs.

Third test: Both browsers open 16 tabs.

Before I continue, here is the spec of my test machine:

4GB of RAM
Win XP Pro
Free Extended Task Manager by Extendsoft installed

What I did is, for first, second and third test, I put exactly same URL, in exactly same order of tab (tab one to aaa.com, tab two to bbb.com and so on), and then I use the "Free Extended Task Manager" to kill both FF and KM.

Then I click on FF and KM icons.

Both will tell me that they were closed unexpectedly and asked me if I want my old configuration back, and I click "Yes" to both KM and FF.

After both FF and KM finish accessing those websites, I use the "Free Extended Task Manager" to look at how much RAM FF and KM takes.

Here's what I found:

No matter it's 3 tabs or 8 tabs or 16 tabs, KM uses about 20-25% LESS memory than FF.

This is what I do not understand.

KM uses the same Gecko engine that powers FF, right?

Then how come FF consistently consume MORE memory than KM?

Anyone can give me a heads-up on this?

Thanks !![/quote]

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