1x8 or 2x4 ram?

cosmicminecraftgaming · Jun 15, 2018

Is using 8gb ram with 2 4gbs better than having one 8gb card?

why_wolf · Jun 15, 2018

Yes two sticks is better. When using two sticks you take advantage of dual channel mode, which essentially provides doubles the bandwidth. Though in terms of performance you'll notice as a user it doesn't make an enormous difference. Depending on what your use case is.

https://us.answers.acer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1664/~/what-is-dual-channel-memory%3F

cryoburner · Jun 15, 2018

To expand on that a bit, while it's true that it won't make much of a difference in terms of CPU performance in most software, that's not so true for integrated graphics. If a system doesn't have a dedicated graphics card, but instead uses Intel's or AMD's integrated graphics built into the CPU, then dual channel mode can have a much more notable impact on 3D performance, and there's more reason to use two sticks.

If you have a dedicated graphics card though, the performance impact will typically be quite minor. Considering that the price difference for two sticks is also generally minor though, it's probably worth using two sticks, unless perhaps your motherboard only has two RAM slots, and you intend on adding another identical stick at a later time.

cosmicminecraftgaming · Jun 15, 2018

cryoburner :

To expand on that a bit, while it's true that it won't make much of a difference in terms of CPU performance in most software, that's not so true for integrated graphics. If a system doesn't have a dedicated graphics card, but instead uses Intel's or AMD's integrated graphics built into the CPU, then dual channel mode can have a much more notable impact on 3D performance, and there's more reason to use two sticks.

If you have a dedicated graphics card though, the performance impact will typically be quite minor. Considering that the price difference for two sticks is also generally minor though, it's probably worth using two sticks, unless perhaps your motherboard only has two RAM slots, and you intend on adding another identical stick at a later time.

yeah I'll do that, thanks for the extra info!

Search

1x8 or 2x4 ram?

cosmicminecraftgaming

Reputable

why_wolf

why_wolf

Splendid

cryoburner

Judicious

cosmicminecraftgaming

Reputable

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page