Memory for Kaby Lake

Piospi

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Hi, I wonder about the choice of memory for 7700k. What is better? 2x16GB 3466 cl 14 or 4x8GB 4000 mhz CL18?

Price dosn't matter.
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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Which is more important: speed or latency?

Based on in-depth engineering analysis and extensive testing in the Crucial Performance Lab, the answer to this classic question is speed. In general, as speeds have increased, true latencies have remained approximately the same, meaning faster speeds enable you to achieve a higher level of performance. True latencies haven't necessarily increased, just CAS latencies. And CL ratings are an inaccurate, and often misleading, indicator of true latency (and memory) performance.

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Piospi

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Thank you for the answer. Speed is more important, I understand. But what about the number of RAM? Is 4x8 will not be a problem for i7 7700k? I don't know which is better - dual or quad.

Sry, I'm totally confused :/