i5 with DDR4 Memory (RAM)

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Title says it all. I am curious as to whether or not any i5 processor chip would be capable of handling DDR4 Memory. As far as my knowledge goes i know that DDR4 Memory chips are only compatible with Intel's Haswell-E Chip-sets. If any expert could clarify This matter for me i would be grateful

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Nope - not that I'm aware of. Unless I've missed something recently, the Haswell-E architecture (i7-5xxx, Xeon E5-v3) is the only one available with a DDR4 memory controller onboard; everything else is 'stuck' with DDR3, though DDR4 has a lot of maturating to go through before it becomes a significant improvement.
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i5 is simply a marketing name, as is i7. Currently the only platform that can handle DDR4 are chips based on the Haswell-E microarchitecture. When, or if, Intel will introduce DDR4 support to the mainstream platforms remains to be seen.
 
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Nope - not that I'm aware of. Unless I've missed something recently, the Haswell-E architecture (i7-5xxx, Xeon E5-v3) is the only one available with a DDR4 memory controller onboard; everything else is 'stuck' with DDR3, though DDR4 has a lot of maturating to go through before it becomes a significant improvement.
 
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But The Intel i7 5960x combined with any motherboard capable of running the X-99 eg: Rampage V, X-99 Deluxe are aleardy competent of running the DDR4 Memory
 
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Thank you for taking time to Answer this. I appreciate it :)
 
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No it isn't, don't be silly. DDR4 native samples start at DDR4-2133 which is where DDR3 native samples end. There are DDR4-2400 native samples available from Samsung, ergo DDR4 is faster than DDR3.



You're absolutely right about that. There are some high-end i7 microprocessors using the LGA-2011 socket that support DDR4. What I was getting at above is that i3/i5/i7 are just meaningless marketing terms that don't convey any reliable technical information. At some point down the road Intel may release microprocessors under the i3/i5 branding that support DDR4, but that remains to be seen. They may even change the branding entirely. The whole Pentium 4 fiasco bit them in the ass pretty hard; 9 different processor cores over three major revisions spanning three different sockets and four process nodes all lumped together as "Pentium 4" caused a lot of headaches for consumers.
 
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Okay, there is no mystery here. From here on out Intel's 2011-3 and above processors will be using the DDR4 memory. The present Haswell 1150 socket I5 & I7 processors do not use it. Neither will the next generation Broadwell 1150 socket I-5 & I-7 processors. However, the following generation processor, the Intel Skylake in a 1151 socket will be able to use both the DDR3 & DDR4 RAM.

DDR4 RAM is a lot faster, but had a greater initial delay time. However, RAM is almost always read as tables so overall it is faster. And also, for gaming, RAM has next to no effect on the frame rate so is not really an issue. DDR4 is mostly being implemented just to save some power and use more modern chip manufacturing factories. The speed isn't really needed.
 
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