Microsoft Edge browser: one tab in idle state frees 39 MB of RAM on average

In the last 28 days, Microsoft has tested more than 6 billion user tabs in an inactive state in the Edge browser. A total of around 274 petabytes of RAM could be saved, which corresponds to an average of around 39 megabytes per tab. The evaluation has already been published.

Hibernate tabs save RAM

I like the Microsoft Edge development team via their official Twitter account @MSEdgeDev has announced, statistics were collected over the last 28 days on how many tabs users hibernate and how much RAM was saved in the process.

The feature introduced in September 2020, which deals with System und Leistung → Leistung optimieren can be activated, it gives the user the option to move inactive tabs to the resource-saving inactive state after a pre-defined period of time.

Along with efficiency mode, tabs should save resources in idle mode and improve battery life of mobile systems. These features were activated for end users in May 2021 with Microsoft Edge 91 in the stable version.

Use sleeping pills to save resources? You’re not alone! Over the last 28 days on Windows devices, we slept 6 billion tabs, resulting in a savings of 273.7 petabytes of RAM. That’s about 39.1 megabytes saved per tab. 😲 pic.twitter.com/hgTcpcMwvh

— Microsoft Edge Developer (@MSEdgeDev) June 6, 2022

In addition to evaluating the statistics collected, Microsoft Edge developers also published an overview of their latest development tools for the browser, some of which received a new user interface.

The tools cover the areas of Microsoft Edge, WebView2, and Chrome and Progressive Web Apps (PWA) far.

Did you know that there are over 30 tools in DevTools? 🧰 We’re making these tools easier to use with our new user interface. https://t.co/jqDwiMv7sF pic.twitter.com/MICjuB061W

— Microsoft Edge Developer (@MSEdgeDev) June 6, 2022

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As usual, the latest Microsoft Edge 102 for Windows, macOS, and Linux can be downloaded from the ComputerBase download area directly below this post.

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