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Throttle CPU and resources available to Chrome

I am trying to emulate the feel of an application on lower spec systems, running on Chrome. Is it possible throttle the CPU and put limitations on resources?

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Mark Nguyen Avatar asked Dec 06 '12 10:12

Mark Nguyen


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2 Answers

CPU throttling is available in Chrome stable under the Performance DevTools settings.

DevTools > Performance Tab > Settings (gear icon) > CPU

Chrome DevTools Performance CPU Throttling

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Chic Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 11:09

Chic


Chrome has introduced CPU throttling (it's in canary channel as of 22 Jan, 2016. Update: now available in latest Chrome, checked in v54.0).

Goto DevTools -> Timeline and select from dropdown.

Chrome CPU Throttling

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Uzair Farooq Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 09:09

Uzair Farooq