The High CPU/RAM/ETC Usage Topic

[Martin1841]

Martin1841 last edited by

CPU at over 20% when literally no tabs are open. I have i5-10600. That's 6c/12t.
So what Opera is doing with my processor?

For comparison, I can play 4 YT videos at 4K at the same time in Opera and the CPU usage will be around 7-8%.
So why does my CPU run at 20% with only speed dial running? Speed dial is not even a tab but a kind of "main menu".

What are you guys doing? Is it something nasty? Something dark? Are you spying on me or my friends? Scanning my documents on my disk?

I am using Opera since 2006. Should I switch to Vivaldi or should I stay?

Thank you for your explanation.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Martin1841 last edited by

@martin1841 You can use Shift + Esc to see which processes are using that "much" CPU.

[g4mingfr34k]

g4mingfr34k last edited by

My Opera always runs at highest capacity (right now it is using 3 Gigs of Ram) even tho it just needs a fraction of that.
How can I toggle it down a notch?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @g4mingfr34k last edited by

@g4mingfr34k Use Shift + Esc to see what is using that much RAM.

[Spoc21]

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[tasha1241]

tasha1241 last edited by

Opera is eating up so much of my PC resources. Anyone with an idea how to regulate it?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @tasha1241 last edited by

@tasha1241 Use Shift + Esc to see the processes running in Opera and how much memory they are using.

[catscrath25]

catscrath25 last edited by

here since no one can seemingly follow directions on this board. hopefully this helps

[domxch]

domxch last edited by domxch

Hi, I have a problem since upgrade to Opera 86.X.
Usage of CPU is very high, almost 50% for couple of minutes, can be reproduced when you open more windows with plenty of tabs (e. .g. currently opened 10 windows, each window in average 5 tabs) and starts typing in the URL address bar (probably issue regarding changes of the URL bar).
Tested without any extensions, the biggest consumption is done by the "Background worker".
Pretty annoying and expensive...
When I downgrade to Opera 85.0.4341.75, everything is OK.

I have also reported a bug, however, nobody has answered yet.
https://opera.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/9/BS-33628

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @domxch last edited by

@domxch Current stable version is 91, it still behaves the same?

[domxch]

domxch @leocg last edited by

@leocg, yes, unfortunately it is the same (my current version is 91.0.4516.65).

[OrbitalVSAT]

OrbitalVSAT last edited by

I had Opera running with 16gb ram, and it was using 6gb of it.
I just upgraded to 32gb ram, and it starts using 14gb now.

Same tabs open, nothing changed and no viruses.

Did anyone have this before? If so, how was it fixed?

Thanks in advance

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @OrbitalVSAT last edited by

@orbitalvsat You can use Shift + Esc to view the processes running in Opera and how much memory they are using.

[donq]

donq @OrbitalVSAT last edited by

@orbitalvsat said in The High CPU/RAM/ETC Usage Topic:

I just upgraded to 32gb ram, and it starts using 14gb now.

Is this a problem? Unless Opera (or any other process) takes all free memory to itself and makes other apps work slower, IMO memory consumption is not a big problem. You have 18GB left for other tasks, after all

[figjadeitesingerpie]

figjadeitesingerpie last edited by

When I use Opera GX, The Process "GPU process" appears, when i close it, the browser goes dark for like a second, but then the process restarts. It eats a lot of CPU usage.

[cratte]

cratte last edited by leocg

Opera was too slow.
Version:92.0.4561.21
But i found a Solution - and and a severe Opera error?

Opera used too much CPU and Harddisk in the Windows task manager.
This also together with the "System" Task.

I looked in the Opera Task-Manager and found that "Tab Speed Dial" is using too much CPU when pages are loading.
So in options i unchecked, disabled "Show Speed Dial Suggestions" and at once it runs much faster!

This must be an Opera error because this has nothing to do with opening new tabs with speed dials.

AND System Task is quiet now too
Perhaps this could be no coincidence and is also a Windows error.

[figjadeitesingerpie]

figjadeitesingerpie @figjadeitesingerpie last edited by

Also I forgot to mention, that the Opera GX uses the most RAM & CPU.

[Spoc21]

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[taffercharles]

taffercharles last edited by leocg

I started using opera for it's low CPU usage, but now (I think ever since they added this AI thingy) is now super high even with one or two tabs. I already "disabled" the AI prompts, (even though the process is still there and won't go away). I have no idea how to decrease it's usage further.

And yes, I know about GX, i use that one as well. But I still liked the old opera better when I could simply browse without my PC starting to make mild noise. And I would also rather not have to migrate everything once more.

I feel like this is one of those things when they make the platform worse without knowing it. But these things matter to folks. It's actually a big deal.

[szfzafa]

szfzafa @domxch last edited by

@domxch
I have the same issue.
To be more precise, high CPU usage by the "Browser" task in Opera's Task Manager lasts for tens of seconds every few minutes, even with 0 tabs and all extensions disabled.