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I thought to give chrome a try as I often get into webpages that don't render/work properly on Safari,and I have to switch. Even though I didn't notice any significant differences in speed etc, I did notice that Chrome gets a lot more CPU.

Is this an issue of compatibility or does it have with tweaking the settings(Flash plug-in or something)?

Following is a screenshot of activity with both browsers streaming the same video.

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I'm not sure how we can come to a good answer on this as currently stated, so don't be surprised if people propose to close the question. In your specific example CPU usage comes from the different Flash plugins, not from the browsers. – patrix♦ Sep 11 '12 at 19:02
Well I also asked if it is possible to change any settings so that the performance gap will be smaller. – latusaki Sep 11 '12 at 19:07
Yeah, I see that now after rereading the question. Maybe rephrasing it in this direction (and putting the focus more on Flash plugin performance) would make it easier to get answers. – patrix♦ Sep 11 '12 at 19:08
Also, make sure that you have nothing else going on in either Chrome or Safari other than playing the video. Just off the top of my head, I wonder if the Chrome version of Flash is not able to use GPU acceleration for the video because Flash plugin is already using it. Just a wild guess. – Chris Herbert Sep 11 '12 at 20:48
Running each browser on its own gets same performance. Also nothing else is open on browsers – latusaki Sep 11 '12 at 20:54
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closed as not a real question by bmike♦ Sep 16 '12 at 20:06

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