Workstation: Quad Channel (1900x+X399) vs. Dual Channel (1800x+X370).

t_and

Commendable
Apr 12, 2017
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Hi all,

I've setting up a Workstation and with the arrival of Threadripper I asked my self a new question: Would the Quad channel Ram from the X399 chipset suppose a big difference vs dual channel?

I had in mind a 1800x + X370 AORUS Gaming 5 with dual channel RAM, but now I'm wondering if the setup 1900x + X399 AORUS Gaming 7 would make a difference: 64 PCIE + Quadchannel RAM.

The overprice is about 240€ (Mobo: 330 vs 190, CPU: 460 vs 360), but the 1900x has 32MB (vs16MB from the 1800x) and 3,8GHz (vs 3,6 from the 1800x), and it allows Quadchannel.

Im wondering if this overprice would really make a difference when using 4x8GB Corsair 3200 Led RAM, when rendering with 3DSMax, big photoshop files, big CAD files...

Thanks for your help.
 

bignastyid

Titan
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Most of what you mentioned will benefit from the added bandwidth. If the added performance is worth the cost is upto you. I don't imagine the difference between the 2 will be very much. Unfortunately there are not many 1900x benchmarks available for a good comparison.