Comment on Guide - How to buy DDR5 in 2026
bobo1900@startrek.website 1 day ago
Extra: still use ddr3 and watch the world burn, but slower
Comment on Guide - How to buy DDR5 in 2026
bobo1900@startrek.website 1 day ago
Extra: still use ddr3 and watch the world burn, but slower
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
How big is the difference between DDR5 and DDR3?
WereCat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
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gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
You hurt me with your reply…
WereCat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Sorry but you made me with such question… :)
bobo1900@startrek.website 1 day ago
Quite significant in theory, DDR3 maxes out at about 2000 MT/s (mega transfer per seconds) while DDR5 can go above 8000 MT/s, so about 3x-4x. I don’t know if this metric already includes the capability of DDR ram to access multiple data in a clock cycle, but I think it does. If it doesn’t, tje difference is even higher.
Of course in practice the difference is not as remarkable, but still noticeable. Still, DDR3 is perfectly usable with a decent processor (light gaming and professional software), my main righ is a 4th generation i7 and I have no intention in upgrading for the foreseeable future.
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
So, big, but not crazy!