Palemoon becoming more sluggish as the day progesses? Topic is solved

[Octopuss]

I have no idea.
I only have it so I can use https://www.nightdev.com/betterttv/

[PalleP]

"If you’re doing searches via Google, Google’s new privacy policy allows it to aggregate your personal data across all its services.
So if you log into Gmail, then Google can track your searches."

Maybe this explains the Google ghost window.

[badnick]

PM 28.x.x is generally sluggish (in comparison with 27.x.x)

[back2themoon]

PM 28.x.x is generally sluggish (in comparison with 27.x.x)

Not really. Such generic statements are of little use.

[badnick]

Not really. Such generic statements are of little use.

See my post here: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=20116&start=60#p158142

[back2themoon]

I saw it. First thing I noticed is the Google search engine. So, it's not a clean profile. Most importantly, it doesn't prove anything. Performance heavily depends on the hardware used. So, a program can behave VERY differently on different hardware. You cannot reach such conclusions with such a test, on a single PC.

Can PM 27 perform better on a particular setup, usually old hardware? I haven't seen it but yes, it could be possible (we are ignoring the Web-browsing problems to be faced with PM 27 here, but everything is connected - there's a reason PM 28 might work better on newer hardware).

Can PM 28 perform better on another setup? Definitively yes, and that has been my experience.

[badnick]

I First thing I noticed is the Google search engine. So, it's not a clean profile.

I'm wonder how Google engine can influence the browser speed?

I- there's a reason PM 28 might work better on newer hardware).

What do you mean "newer hardware"??. I have Intel I3-3,6Ghz/RAM-8G/Radeon R7-200 on Windows 10 Pro

By the way I think this is an honest test, a day by day browsing test. What do you wish, a benchmark test?

[back2themoon]

I'm wonder how Google engine can influence the browser speed?

You are implying that I said "Google engine can influence the browser speed". I didn't. Read again.

What do you mean "newer hardware"??.

I mean hardware that is newer than other hardware that was released earlier in time. Your test only covers your own PC. It doesn't prove "PM28 is more sluggish than PM27" on all PC's in the planet.

By the way I think this is an honest test, a day by day browsing test. What do you wish, a benchmark test?

I didn't say it was "a dishonest test", read again. No wishes at the moment.

[tecnochango]

Well I come to say my experience with a few days. I have Windows 7, not at all a big PC, is old and low end. I was very impressed about how start Pale Moon because I have another browsers and no one of them I was able to open just after the computer is on like Pale. But I'm having a sever issue that doesn't happen with the other browsers, I can't open two tabs (for example facebook and youtube) because pale will hang very bad (use almost 100 per cent of memory of the computer). What can it be? Can you help me? I'm pretty happy about Pale in general except for that issue

[back2themoon]

What can it be? Can you help me?

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=49

[tecnochango]

Thanks! Here's my info. Again. I can open two tabs at once (facebook and youtube for ex.) without Pale hangs awfully. This doesn't happen with other browsers

Información básica de la aplicación
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Nombre: Pale Moon
Versión: 28.2.2 (32-bit)
Identificación de compilación: 20181204193211
Canal de actualización: release
Cadena de agente de usuario: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:60.9) Gecko/20100101 Goanna/4.1 Firefox/60.9 PaleMoon/28.2.2
Sistema operativo: Windows_NT 6.1
Ventanas multiproceso: 0/2 (Deshabilitado)
Modo seguro: false

Extensiones
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Nombre: Pale Moon Locale Switcher
Versión: 3.0
Habilitada: true
Identificación: pm-localeswitch@palemoon.org

Nombre: uBlock Origin
Versión: 1.16.4.6
Habilitada: true
Identificación: uBlock0@raymondhill.net

Gráfica
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Características
Compositing: Basic
Asynchronous Pan/Zoom: ninguna
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Procesador WebGL2: Google Inc. -- ANGLE (Software Adapter Direct3D11 vs_4_1 ps_4_1)
Versión del controlador WebGL 2: OpenGL ES 3.0 (ANGLE 2.1.0.)
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Decodificación H264 por hadrware: No; Hardware video decoding disabled or blacklisted
Backend de audio: wasapi
Direct2D: Bloqueado para la versión de tu controlador de video.
DirectWrite: false (6.1.7601.17514)
GPU #1
Activa: Si
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ID de vendedor: 0x8086
ID de dispositivo: 0x29c2
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Fecha del driver: 5-6-2009
Drivers: igdumd32
ID de Subsys: 00000000
RAM: Unknown

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AzureContentBackend: cairo
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D3D11_COMPOSITING:
failed by runtime: Failed to acquire a D3D11 device
D3D9_COMPOSITING:
Bloqueado; código de falla BLOCKLIST_FEATURE_FAILURE_INTEL_W7_D3D9_LAYERS
DIRECT2D:
Bloqueado; código de falla BLOCKLIST_FEATURE_FAILURE_DL_BLACKLIST_g984
D3D11_HW_ANGLE:
disabled by env: D3D11 compositing is disabled




Preferencias importantes modificadas
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[Moonchild]

Simply closing the browser and opening it again does not fix it, but turning the computer off entirely and then back on again will make it behave normally.

That, by defintion, would be a problem with your system and not with the browser. Any issues within the browser like this (ghost windows, issues with leaked memory, etc.) would always be solved with a browser restart -- if it is your actual computer that needs to be restarted then something else is going on entirely (potentially a video driver instability or system software).

[Rickkins]

I have found that the only way to use this browser a lot during the course of one day, is to constantly close and reopen throughout the day, otherwise it just bogs down to the point is complete unusability.

[Moonchild]

I have found that the only way to use this browser a lot during the course of one day, is to constantly close and reopen throughout the day, otherwise it just bogs down to the point is complete unusability.

Sorry to hear -- Conversely I tend to leave my system on for weeks with the browser open and don't experience any issues.

[Rickkins]

I have found that the only way to use this browser a lot during the course of one day, is to constantly close and reopen throughout the day, otherwise it just bogs down to the point is complete unusability.

Sorry to hear -- Conversely I tend to leave my system on for weeks with the browser open and don't experience any issues.

I wonder why that would be...??

My time is spent largely on Facebook and a host of "news" sites.

I doubt my system can in any way be blamed. From Speccy:

perating System
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 64-bit
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 95 °C
Summit Ridge 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING-CF (AM4) 33 °C
Graphics
SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz)
PX2710MW (1920x1080@60Hz)
4096MB ATI Radeon RX 570 Series (Gigabyte) 47 °C
Storage
465GB Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB (Unknown (SSD))
1863GB Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 (SATA ) 36 °C
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD2003FZEX-00Z4SA0 (SATA ) 26 °C
5589GB Western Digital WDC WD60EFRX-68L0BN1 (SATA ) 27 °C
1863GB Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 (SATA ) 36 °C
9314GB Western Digital WDC WD101KRYZ-01JPDB1 (SATA ) 44 °C
5589GB Seagate Expansion Desk SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA) ) 33 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH10LS30
Audio
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)

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Note; ignore the cpu temp, Speccy, no longer developed, simply reports it wrong. Current temp is 43°C

[Tomaso]

RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)

Your MB doesn't seem to properly recognize the installed memory.
Perhaps you should check to see if you have the latest BIOS version and chipset drivers installed.
If your RAM is still listed as "Unknown" afterwards, you need to check if it's running at the correct frequenzy, and perhaps set it manually.

[satrow]

RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)

Your MB doesn't seem to properly recognize the installed memory.
Perhaps you should check to see if you have the latest BIOS version and chipset drivers installed.
If your RAM is still listed as "Unknown" afterwards, you need to check if it's running at the correct frequenzy, and perhaps set it manually.

DDR4 @ 2133MHZ looks like quite normal budget RAM but use CPU-Z/HWiNFO to double check - though I'd be much more concerned about the CPU that's running at 70+°C above ambient temperature.

[Rickkins]

RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)

Your MB doesn't seem to properly recognize the installed memory.
Perhaps you should check to see if you have the latest BIOS version and chipset drivers installed.
If your RAM is still listed as "Unknown" afterwards, you need to check if it's running at the correct frequenzy, and perhaps set it manually.

It's because Speccy is no longer developed, thus some items produced after development ceased are not recognized. I keep using it though simply because it is still better other similar programs...

And I assure you that my motherboard recognizes my Samsung SSD 960 EVO just fine, and all my drivers on everything are in fact up to date. Being mostly retired means I have little else to do but obsess over these things, so unless they released something the last 24hrs, I should be quite current...

[Rickkins]

RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)

Your MB doesn't seem to properly recognize the installed memory.
Perhaps you should check to see if you have the latest BIOS version and chipset drivers installed.
If your RAM is still listed as "Unknown" afterwards, you need to check if it's running at the correct frequenzy, and perhaps set it manually.

DDR4 @ 2133MHZ looks like quite normal budget RAM but use CPU-Z/HWiNFO to double check - though I'd be much more concerned about the CPU that's running at 70+°C above ambient temperature.

You may have missed the part where I pointed out that Speccy no longer properly reports AMD's latest chips properly, and the current temp is in fact 43°C (according to CPUID HWMonitor)

[Tomaso]

Speccy is no longer developed, thus some items produced after development ceased are not recognized. I keep using it though simply because it is still better other similar programs...

HWiNFO (as satrow refered to) is my favorite:
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/