Windows 10 Chromium ARM64 vs. X86: Which one is better?

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Published onApril 19, 2019

published onApril 19, 2019

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Recent reports suggest that there is a hugedifference in processor usage betweenWindows 10onARMand theemulated x86 version.

It seems like we are getting some fruitful results due to the recent collaboration between Microsoft and Google. An unofficial version of theChromium rendering engineforWindows 10onARMis already available online.

Now we can see that this unofficial version is worth downloading.TheARM64ChromiumbrowserforWindows 10ARMwas recentlycomparedto itsx86version. We’ll list the results below.

Huge difference in CPU usage

The experiment proved thatthe nativeARMversion used around 10% processor resources. However, thex86version on AsusSnapdragon-poweredWindows 10system consumes more than 60% CPU.

There is a significant difference between both versions of Chromium. TheARM64version of Chromiumstarts faster as compared tothe nativeMicrosoft EdgeandARM64beta of the Firefoxbrowser. Thebrowseralsoprovides faster browsingin its first release.

Milan Stanojevic

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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Milan Stanojevic

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.

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