WinMemoryCleaner performance

[nmflyer]

In comparing RAM "cleaning" performance of WinMemoryCleaner with that of Norton Utilities, it seems that Norton is able to reclaim nearly 1 GB more (see attachments). Any ideas of what "extra" RAM category is reclaimed by Norton Utilities?

Reason for asking: Norton Utilities has become high priced subscription service, so searching for replacement.

Before RAM cleaning:

After WinMemoryCleaner execution:

After Norton Utilities execution:

[IgorMundstein]

Hey, when you run tests, we need to make sure we have the same conditions. So, try restarting your computer and running WMC. Then, restart it again and run Norton. Make sure to wait 1 to 5 minutes after cleaning before running any benchmarks because Windows will be busy reallocating memory.

If you're still having trouble, there's this tool you can use for a deeper analysis. It shows detailed memory areas and processes, so it might give us a clue about what's different.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/rammap

[nmflyer]

Your theory of the reason for Norton Utilities apparent superior RAM cleaning performance seems to have merit. When waiting 5 minutes after executing "cleaning" function, the performances of WinMemoryCleaner and Norton Utilities are similar (see attachments).

While Norton Utilities has an apparent 1 GB advantage over WinMemoryCleaner immediately following "cleaning" execution, the OS/background apps reclaim the extra 1 GB within 5 minutes. Thanks for assist in understanding apparent performance difference between the apps.

PS. It would be interesting to understand what additional RAM category(s) that Norton Utilities is "cleaning" which the system quickly reclaims.

Test results 5 minutes after WinMemoryCleaner execution:

Test results 5 minutes after Norton Utilities "RAM Reclaimer" execution:

[IgorMundstein]

No worries. Feel free to ask me anything.

I don't have Norton to figure it out. You can check it out using RAMMap if you want.

I think the extra 1GB might be from the Norton app itself. Maybe it's just using that much memory. WMC might not be able to clean Norton app memory. So, when you run Norton, the app cleans itself and other open applications.

Anyway, if you want to save some money, you can switch to free applications. 👍