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Usage of RAM seems to have skyrocketed - help?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1531811" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>I wonder if OS X decides what to load into kernel_task based on the amount of memory in the machine.</p><p>Yours is sitting at 2-2.5 times more than mine - I only have 4 GB RAM - have never seen it above maybe 520 MB.</p><p></p><p>Looks to me like Maxthon is gobbling RAM worse than Safari or FF.</p><p>I counted up 1325 MB on that top screen just from what's showing - needed to scroll down to find the rest.</p><p>Why does it have so many processes running?</p><p>Does it open a new process for every tab?</p><p></p><p>One thing - your page outs are fine - very low.</p><p>I cannot control page outs with 4 GB - have a look at my current:</p><p>Page ins 5.36 GB</p><p>Page outs 2.09 GB</p><p>That would spell very slow work with a hard drive.</p><p>With my SSD, it could be spelling an early death with all the writing/reading it does.</p><p></p><p>I have to use a memory manager on my MBA - something I have never done on any Windows machine.</p><p>As long as I'm web browsing, the low amount of free memory (It is very common for me to see well under 100 MB free) usually does not affect it even with inactive memory sitting at/below 500 MB.</p><p></p><p>I do see some slow downs if I don't quit the browsers and go into some other app that likes a lot of memory, although, I am sure it is not nearly so bad with an SSD as it would be with a HD.</p><p></p><p>It's been a year, so I started experimenting with Chrome again a couple days ago to see if I can handle it.</p><p></p><p>If you want to try it, the memory manager I'm using is "Free Memory" - go ahead and get the Pro $1 version on the app store - it's worth it to support them.</p><p></p><p>However, after having said all the above, with the low page outs and if you are not experiencing the machine slow down - I'd suggest you not worry about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1531811, member: 24160"] I wonder if OS X decides what to load into kernel_task based on the amount of memory in the machine. Yours is sitting at 2-2.5 times more than mine - I only have 4 GB RAM - have never seen it above maybe 520 MB. Looks to me like Maxthon is gobbling RAM worse than Safari or FF. I counted up 1325 MB on that top screen just from what's showing - needed to scroll down to find the rest. Why does it have so many processes running? Does it open a new process for every tab? One thing - your page outs are fine - very low. I cannot control page outs with 4 GB - have a look at my current: Page ins 5.36 GB Page outs 2.09 GB That would spell very slow work with a hard drive. With my SSD, it could be spelling an early death with all the writing/reading it does. I have to use a memory manager on my MBA - something I have never done on any Windows machine. As long as I'm web browsing, the low amount of free memory (It is very common for me to see well under 100 MB free) usually does not affect it even with inactive memory sitting at/below 500 MB. I do see some slow downs if I don't quit the browsers and go into some other app that likes a lot of memory, although, I am sure it is not nearly so bad with an SSD as it would be with a HD. It's been a year, so I started experimenting with Chrome again a couple days ago to see if I can handle it. If you want to try it, the memory manager I'm using is "Free Memory" - go ahead and get the Pro $1 version on the app store - it's worth it to support them. However, after having said all the above, with the low page outs and if you are not experiencing the machine slow down - I'd suggest you not worry about it. [/QUOTE]
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