OS X Mavericks - Google Chrome Helpers memory usage

Question

Is it ok that Google Chrome uses so much memory?

Is there a way to reduce the memory that Chrome uses?

Answer 1

You can reduce the memory usage by going to Chrome home -> Preferences -> Settings -> Show advanced settings -> Content settings (under the Privacy heading) and select Click to play for all plug-ins. This will reduce memory usage, but you will have to click whenever you run a plug-in (including Flash ads).