Throttle CPU and resources available to Chrome

Question

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?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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

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

Answer 3

That depends on your platform and available tools at your disposal. Usually, you are able to set CPU clock in your BIOS settings. There may also be CPU clock management software tools that you could use within your OS for more dynamic control.

You can also emulate network data throttling in Chrome's Dev Tools. If you enable device emulation mode, the network throttling option becomes available.