When this occurs, if you look in the Windows Task Manager you will see that chrome is using a lot of CPU or memory as shown below. Thankfully, Google has included in Chrome a utility called the Chrome Task Manager that allows you to see how much memory and CPU a particular Chrome process, extension, and web page is using.
One of the most common reasons for high CPU usage in Chrome is related to the amount and the type of Chrome Extensions you’re using. As a rule of thumb: when you add more software packages (like extensions, plugins, apps) to a system, you’re increasing your risk of slowing down your computer.
A common query we ran across in our research was “Why is my CPU usage so high on Chrome?”.
For those of you who don’t know, Google Chrome comes with an in-built task manager that monitors the amount of memory used by Chrome’s web extension, add-ons, processes, and web pages. You can easily access it an catch the culprit that is causing high CPU usage in Chrome.
You could be wondering “Is Google Chrome eating up 100% of CPU on Windows 10?”
But once you followed this step, only to find that Google Chrome has almost eaten up 100% CPU on Windows 10, just as you can see from the screenshot above. Don’t worry, this thread will tell you how to solve the high CPU usage or even high memory usage in Google Chrome problem effectively.
So, is your Chrome browser using too much CPU?
Chrome also comes with an in-built antimalware tool that can also create unusual usage of computing power. As you can see, it is not always the browser that is the culprit of high CPU usage. We would now discuss what are the possible fixes to that.
How to manage CPU usage in Google Chrome?
Like the Task Manager for Windows 10, there is also a built-in task manager in Google Chrome, which is used to manage the CPU, memory and tetwork and processor in Google. You can see exactly how much CPU has been used by single extension or activity.
To detect which task or process in Chrome using so much CPU, for this purpose you can use the built-in Google Chrome Task Manager. This utility allows you to view the complete statistics about how much CPU or Memory is using a particular process, extension, or web page in Chrome.
What causes high RAM and GPU usage in chrome?
Streaming the High Definition videos on You. Tube and other websites may also cause high RAM and GPU usage, especially on your low-end device. A Malware attack can also cause high RAM usage from Chrome.
Why does my PC slow down or crash when using Chrome?
In Google Chrome Task Manager, you can see many extensions, Tabs, and processes and also their CPU, memory usage, Network activities and Processor ID. Here you are supposed to pay attention to the Tabs or extensions using or exhibiting too much CPU. It is these problematic activities that cause your PC to slow down or crash.