Tablets/Laptops with one ram slot - Dual Channel?

greens · Jul 9, 2016

Are tablets and laptops such as the linked:

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i7359-8404SLV-Touchscreen-Generation/dp/B015P3SKHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468036945&sr=8-1&keywords=Inspiron+13-7359#customerReviews

That only have a single ram slot for DDR3L... are they dual channel despite only having one stick?

USAFRet · Jul 9, 2016

greens :

If they are or they aren't, what difference would it make?
No, they are not 'dual channel'.

greens · Jul 9, 2016

USAFRet :

It makes a huge difference... especially when your Intel 520 is using single channel DDR3 memory. It makes a huge difference having your rate cut in half. Like that.

Besides I asked for an answer, not your opinion that it doesn't matter, because it really does.

Do you have a single sodimm laptop running in single channel? Can you send me a task manager or CPU-z creen showing this? Or did you just answer because you don't think it matters and are guessing?

USAFRet · Jul 9, 2016

1 RAM stick in a dual channel board is not 'half' the performance of 2 sticks in a dual channel board.
You might see a 10% increase.

But if there is one and only one slot, how could it make a difference? You get a single slot of RAM.

You maintain it makes a difference. Show me some numbers.

holyprof · Jul 12, 2016

There used to exist laptops with 1 RAM module soldered on the motherboard and one free SODIMM slot for expansion so it's possible. I even think that those new thin laptops could use that technique to become thinner.

As USAFRet mentioned, the difference between single channel and dual channel is 10% in the best case memory-intensive use. You will barely feel it unless using a benckmark or a stopwatch.

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