Intel Core i3 6100 Ram Question

ChrisTsall99 · May 6, 2016

Hello
I am going to buy this cpu and here : http://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz It Says : Memory Types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V ... That means that I cant use DDR4 RAM With 2400Mhz > ?

superninja12 · May 6, 2016

you can, but it will be downlocked to 2133 mhz

lodders · May 6, 2016

You can use 2400 mhz RAM, but it will run at 2133.

Actually, faster memory makes only a very small difference on Skylake. Not worth worrying about.