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For a long time now, my Macbook has been overheating and hogging my CPU. According to Activity Monitor, Google Chrome Helper is the culprit. Whenever I am browsing the web, there are usually ten seperate entries of Google Chrome Helper in Activity Monitor, each individually using around %0.5 of my CPU. On YouTube, one of these can spike up to using %82, with a second using %22. I don't understand the math behind it but its evident in the screenshots I took. I own an up-to-date MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) so it could be a result of an old system but only Chrome and YouTube (or just videos) are causing this issue.
Here are some things I’ve attempted to control / solve this:
- updating FlashPlayer
- disabling extentions
- turning off Unsandboxed plug-in access to "not allow any site to use a plug-in to access [my] computer"
- turning off JavaScript (which, of course, just stopped the page from loading in - very power efficient and cool, but not the trade off I had hoped to accomplish)
I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general that are being served
At the moment, I have had to use an app called MacsFanControl so my fan stops the CPU and computer from overheating as it used to get to around 50˚C. Now, it is sits at 40˚C with the fan running on high to prevent it increasing.
Am I missing controls or options to have less heat from the CPU of this era MacBook Pro?
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For a long time now, my Macbook has been overheating and hogging my CPU. According to Activity Monitor, Google Chrome Helper is the culprit. Whenever I am browsing the web, there are usually ten seperate entries of Google Chrome Helper in Activity Monitor, each individually using around %0.5 of my CPU. On YouTube, one of these can spike up to using %82, with a second using %22. I don't understand the math behind it but its evident in the screenshots I took. I own an up-to-date MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) so it could be a result of an old system but only Chrome and YouTube (or just videos) are causing this issue.
Here are some things I’ve attempted to control / solve this:
- updating FlashPlayer
- disabling extentions
- turning off Unsandboxed plug-in access to "not allow any site to use a plug-in to access [my] computer"
- turning off JavaScript (which, of course, just stopped the page from loading in - very power efficient and cool, but not the trade off I had hoped to accomplish)
I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general that are being served
At the moment, I have had to use an app called MacsFanControl so my fan stops the CPU and computer from overheating as it used to get to around 50˚C. Now, it is sits at 40˚C with the fan running on high to prevent it increasing.
Am I missing controls or options to have less heat from the CPU of this era MacBook Pro?
mac google-chrome cpu activity-monitor cooling
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Macbooks are temperature resilient, more than PCs. Mine (Core i7 Late 2013) is running steady at 48˚C, more on Youtube, with MacsFanControl kick-in at 54˚C. 40˚C is a dream, it's like new laptop.
– modlin
6 hours ago
Videos are processor intensive. Chrome has flash built-in. Uninstall the Flash plugin or disable it in Safari and try that. You may get some better results using a different decoder. Steve Jobs was right in keeping flash of iOS, it is a pox on the web and exceptionally inefficient. That may be half your problem right there.
– Steve Chambers
6 hours ago
Did you try a local video for comparison?
– John Keates
3 hours ago
add a comment |
For a long time now, my Macbook has been overheating and hogging my CPU. According to Activity Monitor, Google Chrome Helper is the culprit. Whenever I am browsing the web, there are usually ten seperate entries of Google Chrome Helper in Activity Monitor, each individually using around %0.5 of my CPU. On YouTube, one of these can spike up to using %82, with a second using %22. I don't understand the math behind it but its evident in the screenshots I took. I own an up-to-date MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) so it could be a result of an old system but only Chrome and YouTube (or just videos) are causing this issue.
Here are some things I’ve attempted to control / solve this:
- updating FlashPlayer
- disabling extentions
- turning off Unsandboxed plug-in access to "not allow any site to use a plug-in to access [my] computer"
- turning off JavaScript (which, of course, just stopped the page from loading in - very power efficient and cool, but not the trade off I had hoped to accomplish)
I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general that are being served
At the moment, I have had to use an app called MacsFanControl so my fan stops the CPU and computer from overheating as it used to get to around 50˚C. Now, it is sits at 40˚C with the fan running on high to prevent it increasing.
Am I missing controls or options to have less heat from the CPU of this era MacBook Pro?
mac google-chrome cpu activity-monitor cooling
New contributor
For a long time now, my Macbook has been overheating and hogging my CPU. According to Activity Monitor, Google Chrome Helper is the culprit. Whenever I am browsing the web, there are usually ten seperate entries of Google Chrome Helper in Activity Monitor, each individually using around %0.5 of my CPU. On YouTube, one of these can spike up to using %82, with a second using %22. I don't understand the math behind it but its evident in the screenshots I took. I own an up-to-date MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) so it could be a result of an old system but only Chrome and YouTube (or just videos) are causing this issue.
Here are some things I’ve attempted to control / solve this:
- updating FlashPlayer
- disabling extentions
- turning off Unsandboxed plug-in access to "not allow any site to use a plug-in to access [my] computer"
- turning off JavaScript (which, of course, just stopped the page from loading in - very power efficient and cool, but not the trade off I had hoped to accomplish)
I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general that are being served
At the moment, I have had to use an app called MacsFanControl so my fan stops the CPU and computer from overheating as it used to get to around 50˚C. Now, it is sits at 40˚C with the fan running on high to prevent it increasing.
Am I missing controls or options to have less heat from the CPU of this era MacBook Pro?
mac google-chrome cpu activity-monitor cooling
mac google-chrome cpu activity-monitor cooling
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Macbooks are temperature resilient, more than PCs. Mine (Core i7 Late 2013) is running steady at 48˚C, more on Youtube, with MacsFanControl kick-in at 54˚C. 40˚C is a dream, it's like new laptop.
– modlin
6 hours ago
Videos are processor intensive. Chrome has flash built-in. Uninstall the Flash plugin or disable it in Safari and try that. You may get some better results using a different decoder. Steve Jobs was right in keeping flash of iOS, it is a pox on the web and exceptionally inefficient. That may be half your problem right there.
– Steve Chambers
6 hours ago
Did you try a local video for comparison?
– John Keates
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Macbooks are temperature resilient, more than PCs. Mine (Core i7 Late 2013) is running steady at 48˚C, more on Youtube, with MacsFanControl kick-in at 54˚C. 40˚C is a dream, it's like new laptop.
– modlin
6 hours ago
Videos are processor intensive. Chrome has flash built-in. Uninstall the Flash plugin or disable it in Safari and try that. You may get some better results using a different decoder. Steve Jobs was right in keeping flash of iOS, it is a pox on the web and exceptionally inefficient. That may be half your problem right there.
– Steve Chambers
6 hours ago
Did you try a local video for comparison?
– John Keates
3 hours ago
Macbooks are temperature resilient, more than PCs. Mine (Core i7 Late 2013) is running steady at 48˚C, more on Youtube, with MacsFanControl kick-in at 54˚C. 40˚C is a dream, it's like new laptop.
– modlin
6 hours ago
Macbooks are temperature resilient, more than PCs. Mine (Core i7 Late 2013) is running steady at 48˚C, more on Youtube, with MacsFanControl kick-in at 54˚C. 40˚C is a dream, it's like new laptop.
– modlin
6 hours ago
Videos are processor intensive. Chrome has flash built-in. Uninstall the Flash plugin or disable it in Safari and try that. You may get some better results using a different decoder. Steve Jobs was right in keeping flash of iOS, it is a pox on the web and exceptionally inefficient. That may be half your problem right there.
– Steve Chambers
6 hours ago
Videos are processor intensive. Chrome has flash built-in. Uninstall the Flash plugin or disable it in Safari and try that. You may get some better results using a different decoder. Steve Jobs was right in keeping flash of iOS, it is a pox on the web and exceptionally inefficient. That may be half your problem right there.
– Steve Chambers
6 hours ago
Did you try a local video for comparison?
– John Keates
3 hours ago
Did you try a local video for comparison?
– John Keates
3 hours ago
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I’d suggest trying Opera browser if you have not. I’m sure someone will have bench tested browser resource use.
Also I think there two problems here, intense graphics and a greedy browser.
It might also be worth checking if you can, if the heat sink for the GPU is clogged with dust.
The fan control you mention is excellent.
Can you reduce the resolution settings for YouTube only and try this with the same video?
I have had major overheating grief with my iMac 27” 2011 GPU.
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I lowered the video quality as you suggested and it did make a huge improvement. The CPU percentage for one of the ten Chrome Helpers went from %82 to %33. However, the second intensive Helper remained at %20.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You can test the efficiency of video encoding and decoding quite well by getting a video from Apple’s events page and playing it in QuickTime player.
Same in Safari - and then same in Chrome.
You’ll quickly find out which encoding are easy to run for the CPU and which have GPU acceleration.
When that’s done, you can see if Chrome or the app in question can choose a lower resolution or if you can download the file for offline playing so that it doesn’t hit the CPU so hard. Also, you might use an iPad or other far more efficient video handling device if you just want to watch videos with the most economy / least power.
add a comment |
Google Chrome is exceptionally inefficient, especially on macOS. Some developers (including myself) suspect Google has purposely made Chrome consume excessive and absurdly expensive resources.
Just for grins, try using Safari instead of Chrome.
If that convinces you Chrome is a resource pig, try using Firefox for the same activities.
In my experiments, Firefox is 15% worse than Safari, but Chrome squeals like a pig.
See Why do so many insist on using Google Chrome instead of Safari?
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OP has already tried other web browsers: "I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general."
– abc
5 hours ago
I went to the YouTube homepage, and the FirefoxCP Web Content (seperate entry from Firefox in Activity Monitor) spiked to 68%.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
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3 Answers
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active
oldest
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
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I’d suggest trying Opera browser if you have not. I’m sure someone will have bench tested browser resource use.
Also I think there two problems here, intense graphics and a greedy browser.
It might also be worth checking if you can, if the heat sink for the GPU is clogged with dust.
The fan control you mention is excellent.
Can you reduce the resolution settings for YouTube only and try this with the same video?
I have had major overheating grief with my iMac 27” 2011 GPU.
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I lowered the video quality as you suggested and it did make a huge improvement. The CPU percentage for one of the ten Chrome Helpers went from %82 to %33. However, the second intensive Helper remained at %20.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
I’d suggest trying Opera browser if you have not. I’m sure someone will have bench tested browser resource use.
Also I think there two problems here, intense graphics and a greedy browser.
It might also be worth checking if you can, if the heat sink for the GPU is clogged with dust.
The fan control you mention is excellent.
Can you reduce the resolution settings for YouTube only and try this with the same video?
I have had major overheating grief with my iMac 27” 2011 GPU.
New contributor
1
I lowered the video quality as you suggested and it did make a huge improvement. The CPU percentage for one of the ten Chrome Helpers went from %82 to %33. However, the second intensive Helper remained at %20.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
I’d suggest trying Opera browser if you have not. I’m sure someone will have bench tested browser resource use.
Also I think there two problems here, intense graphics and a greedy browser.
It might also be worth checking if you can, if the heat sink for the GPU is clogged with dust.
The fan control you mention is excellent.
Can you reduce the resolution settings for YouTube only and try this with the same video?
I have had major overheating grief with my iMac 27” 2011 GPU.
New contributor
I’d suggest trying Opera browser if you have not. I’m sure someone will have bench tested browser resource use.
Also I think there two problems here, intense graphics and a greedy browser.
It might also be worth checking if you can, if the heat sink for the GPU is clogged with dust.
The fan control you mention is excellent.
Can you reduce the resolution settings for YouTube only and try this with the same video?
I have had major overheating grief with my iMac 27” 2011 GPU.
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I lowered the video quality as you suggested and it did make a huge improvement. The CPU percentage for one of the ten Chrome Helpers went from %82 to %33. However, the second intensive Helper remained at %20.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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I lowered the video quality as you suggested and it did make a huge improvement. The CPU percentage for one of the ten Chrome Helpers went from %82 to %33. However, the second intensive Helper remained at %20.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
1
1
I lowered the video quality as you suggested and it did make a huge improvement. The CPU percentage for one of the ten Chrome Helpers went from %82 to %33. However, the second intensive Helper remained at %20.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
I lowered the video quality as you suggested and it did make a huge improvement. The CPU percentage for one of the ten Chrome Helpers went from %82 to %33. However, the second intensive Helper remained at %20.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You can test the efficiency of video encoding and decoding quite well by getting a video from Apple’s events page and playing it in QuickTime player.
Same in Safari - and then same in Chrome.
You’ll quickly find out which encoding are easy to run for the CPU and which have GPU acceleration.
When that’s done, you can see if Chrome or the app in question can choose a lower resolution or if you can download the file for offline playing so that it doesn’t hit the CPU so hard. Also, you might use an iPad or other far more efficient video handling device if you just want to watch videos with the most economy / least power.
add a comment |
You can test the efficiency of video encoding and decoding quite well by getting a video from Apple’s events page and playing it in QuickTime player.
Same in Safari - and then same in Chrome.
You’ll quickly find out which encoding are easy to run for the CPU and which have GPU acceleration.
When that’s done, you can see if Chrome or the app in question can choose a lower resolution or if you can download the file for offline playing so that it doesn’t hit the CPU so hard. Also, you might use an iPad or other far more efficient video handling device if you just want to watch videos with the most economy / least power.
add a comment |
You can test the efficiency of video encoding and decoding quite well by getting a video from Apple’s events page and playing it in QuickTime player.
Same in Safari - and then same in Chrome.
You’ll quickly find out which encoding are easy to run for the CPU and which have GPU acceleration.
When that’s done, you can see if Chrome or the app in question can choose a lower resolution or if you can download the file for offline playing so that it doesn’t hit the CPU so hard. Also, you might use an iPad or other far more efficient video handling device if you just want to watch videos with the most economy / least power.
You can test the efficiency of video encoding and decoding quite well by getting a video from Apple’s events page and playing it in QuickTime player.
Same in Safari - and then same in Chrome.
You’ll quickly find out which encoding are easy to run for the CPU and which have GPU acceleration.
When that’s done, you can see if Chrome or the app in question can choose a lower resolution or if you can download the file for offline playing so that it doesn’t hit the CPU so hard. Also, you might use an iPad or other far more efficient video handling device if you just want to watch videos with the most economy / least power.
answered 3 hours ago
bmike♦bmike
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add a comment |
Google Chrome is exceptionally inefficient, especially on macOS. Some developers (including myself) suspect Google has purposely made Chrome consume excessive and absurdly expensive resources.
Just for grins, try using Safari instead of Chrome.
If that convinces you Chrome is a resource pig, try using Firefox for the same activities.
In my experiments, Firefox is 15% worse than Safari, but Chrome squeals like a pig.
See Why do so many insist on using Google Chrome instead of Safari?
1
OP has already tried other web browsers: "I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general."
– abc
5 hours ago
I went to the YouTube homepage, and the FirefoxCP Web Content (seperate entry from Firefox in Activity Monitor) spiked to 68%.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Google Chrome is exceptionally inefficient, especially on macOS. Some developers (including myself) suspect Google has purposely made Chrome consume excessive and absurdly expensive resources.
Just for grins, try using Safari instead of Chrome.
If that convinces you Chrome is a resource pig, try using Firefox for the same activities.
In my experiments, Firefox is 15% worse than Safari, but Chrome squeals like a pig.
See Why do so many insist on using Google Chrome instead of Safari?
1
OP has already tried other web browsers: "I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general."
– abc
5 hours ago
I went to the YouTube homepage, and the FirefoxCP Web Content (seperate entry from Firefox in Activity Monitor) spiked to 68%.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Google Chrome is exceptionally inefficient, especially on macOS. Some developers (including myself) suspect Google has purposely made Chrome consume excessive and absurdly expensive resources.
Just for grins, try using Safari instead of Chrome.
If that convinces you Chrome is a resource pig, try using Firefox for the same activities.
In my experiments, Firefox is 15% worse than Safari, but Chrome squeals like a pig.
See Why do so many insist on using Google Chrome instead of Safari?
Google Chrome is exceptionally inefficient, especially on macOS. Some developers (including myself) suspect Google has purposely made Chrome consume excessive and absurdly expensive resources.
Just for grins, try using Safari instead of Chrome.
If that convinces you Chrome is a resource pig, try using Firefox for the same activities.
In my experiments, Firefox is 15% worse than Safari, but Chrome squeals like a pig.
See Why do so many insist on using Google Chrome instead of Safari?
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answered 6 hours ago
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OP has already tried other web browsers: "I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general."
– abc
5 hours ago
I went to the YouTube homepage, and the FirefoxCP Web Content (seperate entry from Firefox in Activity Monitor) spiked to 68%.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
1
OP has already tried other web browsers: "I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general."
– abc
5 hours ago
I went to the YouTube homepage, and the FirefoxCP Web Content (seperate entry from Firefox in Activity Monitor) spiked to 68%.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
1
1
OP has already tried other web browsers: "I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general."
– abc
5 hours ago
OP has already tried other web browsers: "I've tried other web browsing apps and they net similar results as Chrome. I believe it has something to do with videos in general."
– abc
5 hours ago
I went to the YouTube homepage, and the FirefoxCP Web Content (seperate entry from Firefox in Activity Monitor) spiked to 68%.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
I went to the YouTube homepage, and the FirefoxCP Web Content (seperate entry from Firefox in Activity Monitor) spiked to 68%.
– SamStark
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Macbooks are temperature resilient, more than PCs. Mine (Core i7 Late 2013) is running steady at 48˚C, more on Youtube, with MacsFanControl kick-in at 54˚C. 40˚C is a dream, it's like new laptop.
– modlin
6 hours ago
Videos are processor intensive. Chrome has flash built-in. Uninstall the Flash plugin or disable it in Safari and try that. You may get some better results using a different decoder. Steve Jobs was right in keeping flash of iOS, it is a pox on the web and exceptionally inefficient. That may be half your problem right there.
– Steve Chambers
6 hours ago
Did you try a local video for comparison?
– John Keates
3 hours ago