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Re:Chrome is a Google Service that happens to include a Brow... by superkuh on Saturday September 22, 2018 @05:40PM (#18048165)
Or fortunately for those of us who use desktop computers. Usually battery performance enhancements decrease actual performance. It's a real shame so much good software is gimped just so people can run it on mobile.
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Re:Chrome is a Google Service that happens to include a Brow... by JoshTriplett on Saturday September 22, 2018 @07:37PM (#18048576)
This hasn't been true for a long time. The same enhancements that conserve battery also tend to ensure that plenty of processing and thermal capacity is available for whatever does want the CPU. (For instance, your top CPU "turbo" speed depends on how many of the other CPU cores are sleeping.)
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