How to Make Google’s Data Grid Scroll Faster

Google Search Console can be used to check indexing status and optimize the visibility of websites. You can also check which external websites link to your page, and as I was browsing the "Top linking sites" page I noticed a major scroll lag. This happens when choosing to display a larger dataset (500 rows) instead of the default 10 results. 

As someone interested in frontend performance, I could not resist diving in to see if I could figure out why. After all, Google is pushing hard on web performance so one would expect them to set a good baseline in their own public-facing apps.