Chromebooks are popular for their ultra-simple user interface and bloat-free operating system. Unlike Windows, you won’t find system tools like Device Manager, Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, etc. here. Google thinks you don’t need such tools to check system performance, because Chrome OS is not a resource hog. However, that seems to be changing as Google added a new Chrome URL called System Internals that lets you monitor system performance in a Chromebook. You can view system metrics like CPU usage, RAM allocation, etc. So, if you want to know how to access system performance in a Chromebook, follow this.
Monitor System Performance in a Chromebook
1. Open Chrome and paste the path below in the address bar and press Enter.
chrome://sys-internals/
2. A System Internals window will open. Here you can monitor your Chromebook’s system performance, such as CPU usage, memory allocation and ZRAM information.
3. For more information on processor cores, click on the hamburger menu located at the top left corner and click on “CPU”.
4. Here you will find CPU performance on your Chromebook with a real-time graph of each core. You can click on the core to view or remove performance data for that particular core from the graph. You can also right-click on the graph and save it as an image for future reference.
5. Similarly, to understand RAM usage, go to the hamburger menu and open “RAM”. Here too, you can monitor the RAM performance on your Chromebook in real time. Just like CPU cores, you can click on the memory type to show or hide usage in the composite chart.
6. Finally, you can see ZRAM performance in a Chromebook from the same sidebar. ZRAM is a kind of swap memory but it is allocated in RAM.
List of popular Chromebooks
Our tutorial will work with all of the following Chromebooks. This list is not exhaustive and is here only as an example.
| Brand | Model name |
|---|---|
| Acer | Acer Chromebook 315 |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-3H-C2C3 | |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-3HT-C296 | |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-3H-C4QE | |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-2HT-44MJ | |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-3HT-C3J0 | |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-3H-C5JS | |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-3HT-C6XF | |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-3H-C36A | |
| Acer Chromebook CB315-3HT-C16B | |
| Acer Chromebook 314 | |
| Acer Chromebook CB314-1H-C34N | |
| Acer Chromebook CB314-1H-C66Z | |
| Acer Chromebook CB314-1H-C02A | |
| Acer Chromebook 311 | |
| Acer Chromebook CB311-9HT-C4UM | |
| Acer Chromebook CB311-9H-C12A | |
| Acer Chromebook 311 – CP311-3H-K5GD | |
| Acer Chromebook CB311-9H-C7C8 | |
| Acer Chromebook Spin 713 – CP713-2W-79H3 | |
| Acer Chromebook 512 – C851-C1J7 | |
| Acer Chromebook 311 Touch – CB311-9HT-C4UM | |
| Acer Chromebook Spin 311 – CP311-3H-K5GD | |
| Acer Chromebox CXI3 – CXI3-I7V16GNKM4 | |
| Acer Chromebox CXI3 – CXI3-4GKM4 | |
| Acer Chromebox CXI3 – CXI3-4GNKM4 | |
| Acer Chromebook Spin 13 – CP713-1WN-51EA | |
| Acer Chromebook Spin 713 – CP713-2W-79H3 | |
| Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 13 – CP713-1WN-76M7 | |
| Chromebook Spin 13 – CP713-1WN-813G | |
| CB714-1W-32D4 | |
| CB714-1W-525Q | |
| Acer Chromebook Spin 514 | |
| Acer Chromebook 311 C733-C0FK | |
| Acer Chromebook CB314-1H-P7ZZ | |
| ASUS | ASUS Chromebook C204EE |
| ASUS Chromebook C403NA | |
| ASUS Chromebook Flip C214MA | |
| ASUS Chromebook C203XA | |
| ASUS Chromebook C202XA | |
| ASUS Chromebook 14 C425TA | |
| ASUS Chromebook Flip C434TA | |
| ASUS Chromebook Flip C433TA | |
| ASUS Chromebook Flip C302CA | |
| ASUS Chromebook Flip C436FA | |
| ASUS Chromebook C202SA | |
| ASUS C423NA Chromebook | |
| ASUS Chromebook C523NA | |
| ASUS Chromebook C223NA | |
| ASUS Chromebook Flip C101PA | |
| Google Pixelbook Go GA00521-US | |
| Google Pixelbook Go GA00519-US | |
| Google Pixelbook Go GA00526-US | |
| Google Pixelbook Go GA00124-US | |
| Google Pixelbook Go GA00519-EN | |
| Google Pixelbook Go GA00523-US | |
| Google Pixel Slate C1A | |
| HP | HP Chromebook – 14a-na0003tu |
| HP Chromebook 11A G6 EE | |
| HP Chromebook x360 12b-ca0010TU | |
| HP Chromebook – 14a-na0002tu | |
| HP Chromebook – 11-v010nr | |
| HP Chromebook – 15-de0010nr | |
| HP Chromebook – 14-db0030nr | |
| HP Chromebook – 14-db0020nr | |
| HP Chromebook – 15-de0015nr | |
| HP Chromebook – 14a-na0097nr | |
| HP Chromebook – 14a touch optional | |
| HP Chromebook – 14-db0098nr | |
| HP Chromebook 11a-nb0047nr | |
| HP Chromebook 11a 11a-na0010nr | |
| HP Chromebook 11a 11a-na0060nr | |
| HP Chromebook 14A G5 | |
| HP Chromebook Enterprise 14A G5 | |
| HP Chromebook 11A G6 Education Edition PC | |
| HP Chromebook 14A G5 | |
| HP Chromebook 11A G8 Education Edition | |
| HP Chromebook x360 11 G3 EE | |
| HP Chromebook Pro c640 | |
| HP Chromebook 11A G8 Education Edition | |
| HP Chromebook 14A G5 Laptop | |
| HP Chromebook Pro c640 | |
| HP Elite c1030 Chromebook | |
| HP Pro c640 Chromebook Enterprise | |
| HP Elite c1030 Chromebook Laptop | |
| HP Chromebook Pro c645 | |
| HP Chromebook x360 12b-ca0010nr | |
| HP Chromebook x360 – 14c-ca0065nr | |
| HP Chromebook x360 – 14b-ca0010nr | |
| HP Chromebook x360 14a-ca0097nr | |
| HP Chromebook x360 14c-ca0085nr | |
| HP Chromebook x360 – 14ct-ca000 | |
| HP Chromebook 11 G1 1NW60UT Laptop | |
| HP Chromebook – 14-ca020nr | |
| HP Chromebook 11 G6 Education Edition 3PD94UT | |
| HP Chromebook x360 11 G1 EE – Customizable | |
| Lenovo | Chromebook Duo (10.1″) 2 in 1 |
| Lenovo 10e Chromebook Tablet | |
| Chromebook 500e 2nd Gen (11.6″) Intel | |
| Chromebook 300e 2nd Gen (11.6″) | |
| Chromebook 100e 2nd Gen (11.6″) | |
| Chromebook 14e (14″) | |
| Chromebook C340 (11″) | |
| Chromebook C330 (11.6″) | |
| Chromebook Yoga (15.6″) | |
| Chromebook 3 (14″) | |
| Lenovo Chromebook S345 (14″) | |
| Chromebook Flex 3i (11″) | |
| Chromebook Flex 5 (13″) | |
| AMD Chromebook 100e 2nd Gen (11.6-inch) | |
| AMD Chromebook 300e 2nd Gen (11.6″) | |
| Samsung | Samsung Galaxy Chromebooks |
| Samsung Chromebook Plus (LTE) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 | |
| Samsung Chromebook 4+ | |
| Samsung Chromebook 4 | |
| Samsung Chromebook Plus (V2) | |
| Samsung Chromebook 3 | |
| Samsung Chromebook Plus |
View System Performance in a Chromebook
This is how you can monitor system performance in a Chromebook and understand how well your machine is performing. In Windows 10, there is a full-fledged task manager where you can view all running tasks and also monitor system performance. You don’t get such a detailed view here, but System Internals does start to offer much-needed information.
When it comes to Task Manager, you need to run a special Chromebook keyboard shortcut. Just press Search + Esc to view all background processes and you can even kill tasks like Windows 10. Anyway, this is all from us. If you want to learn more about these Chrome OS tips and tricks, follow our linked guide.
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