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Updated µBlock vs. ABP: efficiency compared (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2015-01-30 12:57:20 -05:00
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### Added CPU overhead to each net request ### Added CPU overhead to each net request
<sup>Last updated on: 30 January 2015.</sup>
ABP and µBlock need to evaluate the URL of each net request against their dictionary of filters, and eventually tell the waiting browser whether the request should be cancelled or not. Since the browser is waiting for an answer, this is a time critical part and determining whether the request should be allowed or not must be done as fast as possible. ABP and µBlock need to evaluate the URL of each net request against their dictionary of filters, and eventually tell the waiting browser whether the request should be cancelled or not. Since the browser is waiting for an answer, this is a time critical part and determining whether the request should be allowed or not must be done as fast as possible.
Below are the average time it takes for each extension to handle a net request in their respective `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeRequest` handler, using the same [benchmark](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Reference-benchmark). Below are the average time it takes for each extension to handle a net request in their respective `chrome.webRequest.onBeforeRequest` handler, using the same [benchmark](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Reference-benchmark).