In the May update of the Windows 10 operating system, Microsoft introduced an improved mechanism for working with dynamic memory, which will reduce the consumption of RAM by various applications.
Microsoft on the official Windows blog , which is already using a new feature in the development of its proprietary Edge browser, which now, recall, is based on the Chromium engine. According to the results of early tests, the reduction in memory consumption of Edge can be up to 27%.
The latest update of Windows 10 (version 2004), which started rolling out at the end of May, but then was suspended due to many problems, uses a more modern and efficient implementation of the so-called heap. The use of the segment heap mechanism has become available to classic win32 applications, that is, programs designed to work on x86 and x64 hardware platforms - most of them are in Windows 10.
A heap is a way of organizing the dynamic memory of a computer. The operating system defines a certain area of ββRAM under the heap, part of which can be allocated to any program at its request directly in the process of work. In relation to browsers: when you open a site in a new tab, the memory for placing the web page will be taken from the heap.
The developers of the Google Chrome browser, which is known for its excessive "appetite", also opportunity to use new technology. According to , the gain in this case will be measured in "hundreds of megabytes". However, more accurate results will largely depend on the specific system configurations. Owners of computers built on the basis of multi-core processors will be able to feel the strongest effect of the changes - the more, the better.
At the moment, the problem is that to integrate the new Google technology, you need to use the Windows 10.0.19041.0 SDK. However, this version of the development kit has been blocked due to operational issues. Therefore, the integration of a new mechanism for working with dynamic memory in new versions of the Chrome browser will have to wait a while.
Source: 3dnews.ru