"google chrome helper" using too much CPU?

I have done the same but it appears there is a direct correlation between how many windows you have open as oftern have 12 + when working but have just worked out that has direct effect ie. close windows Google helper reduces to nothing. I am not a techie but seems to have worked 🙂

This may be a little late, but for anyone wondering... I had incredibly choppy scrolling with Chrome for at least 2-3 months on Mavericks 10.9.3 and 10.9.4 with my Late-2013 rMBP 2.3GHz w/ 750M. On both integrated and discrete graphics, Chrome would scroll terribly on the rMBP display -- but it scrolls just fine on my external 1920x1200 24" monitor (driving both screens at the same time) on integrated graphics! I figure this is definitely a bug in Chrome. I knew I'd messed with the Chrome experimental flags before, so I decided to take a peek.

Here are the steps I took that seemed to fix my choppy scrolling:

1. Type "chrome://flags" into the URL bar
2. Found "Accelerated overflow scroll" as the second option - was set to Default
3. Changed this to Enabled
4. Restarted Chrome
5. After letting tabs load, it seems to have scrolling pretty close to, if not the same as it used to be before. I have less CPU usage from scrolling, switching tabs, and playing content.
6. I turned it off and restarted Chrome after testing out a variety of websites to see if the issue would come back. Strangely, the issue is gone. Maybe a setting got stuck somewhere and I reset it. I DUNNO.

Someone else give this a try if you're having the same issue. Hope this helps!

Thanks!

It works on my config: MBA mid-2013 Yosemite Beta 2 Google Chrome 38 64-bit. Now no more “Google Chrome Helper not responding”, lowered CPU and RAM usage, system more responsive.

Google apps run like garbage on all newer versions of OS X

Chrome and Drive are always problematic with each new OS X release.

All of your Macs will run better without any Google software installed.

My recommendations to everyone who has posted here is to completely uninstall ALL Google apps and if you do not like Safari as your primary browser, try Moziila FireFox, instead. FireFox is a LOT more stable on all newer versions of OS X and Mozilla constantly and consistently keeps up with frequent updates to FireFox.

Uninstall Chrome

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?hl=en

Uninstall Drive

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375081?hl=en

Mozilla Firefox

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Google apps are a world of hurt for your Mac.

I tried some of those fixes but my next problem is running parallels...which is now making the system drag...any suggestions?

thanks

I upgraded to Yosemite and now Google Chrome Helper was to consume a lot of memory(

In Google Chrome for each plug-in, process, application, or there is a separate tab process. These processes can be seen and forced to complete the task manager Chrome.

Open Activity Monitor и Task Manager, look at the processes "Google Chrome Helper", identify them by PID.

In the "monitor activity" Chrome Helper shown as "not responding", but in the manager is operating normally. 😁

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=25454

Chrome: chrome://memory-redirect/

Please if you are using Google Chrome or FireFox install adBlock so you have no "annoying flash ads". Its year 2014 I can not believe you've never heard of it.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccdd ilifddb

Thanks! Best rec I've rec'd in a long time. Trashed Chrome,

fired up Firefox, that old reliable and trusted colleague of 

and resumed speed at browsing, waking from sleep and

other system-wide functions hampered by Goog Chrom "Helper."

Tom

That was very helpful.

Thank you.

Ive got an older Mbpro model 2,2 2.16 core duo, 2gb ram, running 10.6.8.os x. I cant afford to purchase another mb currently, i have been running chrome 39.--- whatever version, i was using mozilla, then chrome came along, now i am having same issue, i applied the flashplayer fix. Seems to have worked, i am also running adblock pro, and google iba ad avertising opt out extension/app. My adblock pro with the easy white list and only one other filter is using about 130-140mb. And chrome just being open is @ 240mb or so, id use safari, but apple if i read correctly is no longer supporting anything below mt. Lion. Is mozilla still considered ae larger foot print browser. For my older system is opera better. ? I know i need to max out my ram to 4gb any other ideas

for me it's not an issue of high CPU usage thus far, but high RAM usage. enabling 'click to play' was something i already tried but unfortunately didn't help lower the memory hogging, and i only have a couple extensions installed & a few tabs open. Chrome has been great so far with low CPU percentages, though i haven't exactly put it into high gear.

note that you can open Task Manager (in the Window menu at the top) which is a very handy tool to monitor individual usage for each tab, extension, plug-in, etc. anyone know if Firefox has something like this? i have been using FF for years and just installed Chrome a couple months back to use as a secondary browser.

I need help...

My opinion and strong advice on this subject.

Ditch ALL Googlewares. They are ALL a serious resource hogs on the OS X system.

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?hl=en

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375081?hl=en

If you do not like Apple's Safari web browser, download, install and try Mozilla FireFox, instead.

The current, up-to-date version of FireFox is fully compatible with OS X and is regularly updated by the great developers of the Mozilla group.

I have, also, stopped using the Google search engine regularly (due to their privacy policies) and use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine.