RAM comparison thread
Posted: 2016-03-08 17:25
Hello!
There are often tests online about RAM usage, but test with applications actually running on it are more rare. I am not necessarily looking for a scientific comparison with identical applications. Instead, I would like to see where you can do your everyday tasks with the least use of resources and the applications of your own choice. How much RAM is used when everything is running? (No one really works on an empty desktop.)
The applications I have chosen for this test, if anyone wants to compare numbers, are the following:
Terminal
Web browser
File manager
Video player
Word processor
In order to get a fair comparison, we need the following rules:
1. State your version of Debian, the desktop environment/window manager and the name of your applications!
2. State if 32 or 64 bit.
3. State your results after boot (free -m from the terminal) and free -m again with all applications running.
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I volunteer to start
1. Debian 8.3, Trinity Desktop Environment R14.0.3, running the following applications:
Terminal=Konsole
Web browser=Konqueror
File manager=Konqueror (both file manager and web browser open during test, of course)
Video player=KMPlayer
Word processor=KWord (blank page)
2. 32 bit
3. My results after fresh boot: 97MB
My results with everything running: 133MB
There are often tests online about RAM usage, but test with applications actually running on it are more rare. I am not necessarily looking for a scientific comparison with identical applications. Instead, I would like to see where you can do your everyday tasks with the least use of resources and the applications of your own choice. How much RAM is used when everything is running? (No one really works on an empty desktop.)
The applications I have chosen for this test, if anyone wants to compare numbers, are the following:
Terminal
Web browser
File manager
Video player
Word processor
In order to get a fair comparison, we need the following rules:
1. State your version of Debian, the desktop environment/window manager and the name of your applications!
2. State if 32 or 64 bit.
3. State your results after boot (free -m from the terminal) and free -m again with all applications running.
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I volunteer to start
1. Debian 8.3, Trinity Desktop Environment R14.0.3, running the following applications:
Terminal=Konsole
Web browser=Konqueror
File manager=Konqueror (both file manager and web browser open during test, of course)
Video player=KMPlayer
Word processor=KWord (blank page)
2. 32 bit
3. My results after fresh boot: 97MB
My results with everything running: 133MB