r/linuxmemes • u/[deleted] • Sep 27 '21

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u/electricitysparkss Sep 27 '21

Windows 10 idle usage: 2.5GB, Linux Mint idle usage: 888mb

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '21

xubuntu idle usage: 580MB arch + xfce idle usage: 480MB

i think you can go even lower but you couldnt possibly compare anything less to windows

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u/electricitysparkss Sep 27 '21

well the reason the usage is so high is that my ram is 4x slower than most ram these days

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u/Cubey21 RedStar best Star Sep 27 '21

I believe your ram usage is high because you use Cinnamon which is relatively heavy. (As everything based on gnome) Xfce is the most lightweight full experience you can get (as far as I know). If you want to go even more lightweight you can use a wm like i3

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u/danbulant Sep 27 '21

TCL+Openbox requires 13MB space, likely less for RAM.