LinkedIn uses 65GB of RAM with 7 tabs opened

7•daniele_dll•3h ago

https://ibb.co/605p8bP3

A couple of months ago my machine became totally unusable and wasn't understanding why, however after a quick check I discovered the ram was full and the swap as well.

After discovering that chrome ate more than half of my ram I checked out the ram consumption on chrome and I was shocked 65GB it's just insane.

(ram bought a couple of years ago)

Comments

ChrisArchitect•2h ago

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561489

daniele_dll•2h ago

I posted because I saw that a few days ago but 2.4GB felt "reductive" considering what I experienced on my machine ;)

rvz•2h ago

All this engineering and they still have these basic sub-optimal memory leaks with just a few tabs.

Makes me wonder that they don't even do performance tests at all.

elzbardico•2h ago

95% of it: Negative Mental Vibes.

Ask HN: Distributed data centers in our basements

Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp

Ask HN: Academic study on AI's impact on software development – want to join?

Ask HN: I burnt out from software development. What now?

LinkedIn uses 65GB of RAM with 7 tabs opened

Nexus – Agent-native ops platform for ecommerce MCP, self-registration, no demos

Ask HN: Is there any founder building non AI startup in 2026?

LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs

Proof-engine A mathematical rendering engine for Rust

Ask HN: Does anyone else notice that gas runs out faster than usual

Ask HN: What was it like in the era of BBS before the internet?

Are you team MCP or team CLI?

Ask HN: Who needs contributors? (March 2026)

Tell HN: DeepL Moving Data to AWS

With Mythos will we reach coding singularity?

Sandflare – I built a sandbox that launches AI agent VMs in ~300ms

Ask HN: Gemini CLI vs. Claude Code

Ask HN: Are you too getting addicted to the dev workflow of coding with agents?

Curious. anyone here allow agents to make purchase decisions of >$100?

Ask HN: Is it actually possible to run multiple coding sessions in parallel?

Ask HN: Best stack for building a tiny game with an 11-year-old?

Ask HN: M5 MacBook Pro buyers, worth spending the $$$ to maybe run LLMs local?

The risk of AI isn't making us lazy, but making "lazy" look productive

Ask HN: Dean of studies at a French CS school – what should we teach?

Ask HN: How to Handle Claude's Stubbornness?

Ask HN: What's the latest concensus on OpenAI vs. Anthropic $20/month tier?

Ask HN: What's your favorite number, and why?

Ask HN: Is anyone still resisting the slop onslaught?

Ask HN: Release Path for 'Transformers Alternatives'?

Ask HN: How are you keeping AI coding agents from burning money?

LinkedIn uses 65GB of RAM with 7 tabs opened

Comments

Ask HN: Distributed data centers in our basements

Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp

Ask HN: Academic study on AI's impact on software development – want to join?

Ask HN: I burnt out from software development. What now?

LinkedIn uses 65GB of RAM with 7 tabs opened

Nexus – Agent-native ops platform for ecommerce MCP, self-registration, no demos

Ask HN: Is there any founder building non AI startup in 2026?

LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs

Proof-engine A mathematical rendering engine for Rust

Ask HN: Does anyone else notice that gas runs out faster than usual

Ask HN: What was it like in the era of BBS before the internet?

Are you team MCP or team CLI?

Ask HN: Who needs contributors? (March 2026)

Tell HN: DeepL Moving Data to AWS

With Mythos will we reach coding singularity?

Sandflare – I built a sandbox that launches AI agent VMs in ~300ms

Ask HN: Gemini CLI vs. Claude Code

Ask HN: Are you too getting addicted to the dev workflow of coding with agents?

Curious. anyone here allow agents to make purchase decisions of >$100?

Ask HN: Is it actually possible to run multiple coding sessions in parallel?

Ask HN: Best stack for building a tiny game with an 11-year-old?

Ask HN: M5 MacBook Pro buyers, worth spending the $$$ to maybe run LLMs local?

The risk of AI isn't making us lazy, but making "lazy" look productive

Ask HN: Dean of studies at a French CS school – what should we teach?

Ask HN: How to Handle Claude's Stubbornness?

Ask HN: What's the latest concensus on OpenAI vs. Anthropic $20/month tier?

Ask HN: What's your favorite number, and why?

Ask HN: Is anyone still resisting the slop onslaught?

Ask HN: Release Path for 'Transformers Alternatives'?

Ask HN: How are you keeping AI coding agents from burning money?