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Also, I don't want to be an ass... but do you mean Ryzen 2000 or Zen 2 architecture (Ryzen 3000)? It would be good to know, for future reference

For argument's sake, 3600MHz is the frequency, since he did mention it. and as @Bombastinator pointed out, that would be the highest to really get for ryzen becasue of the inf. fabric coupling, which I'm hardly an expert on, and also forgot about so yeah, 3600

Ryzen does benefit from higher memory speeds (to a certain degree, I certainly wouldn't waste my money on a 4000Mhz kit for an R5 3600), and you can definitely get (assuming we weren't in the midst of a pandemic) a good high speed kit for reasonable prices... I'm not sure how much you'd notice the difference, for example, between C16 and C18 on a daily basis, but I guess that depends on the workload. It's really a budget and purpose question, how much can you spend? what are you working with? (I think 3600 C18 is good on a tighter budget, but you could go for C16, or tighten the timings yourself) I wouldn't spend money on anything better than 3600 CL16 though, unless you decide on a more powerful CPU (and therefore a higher-end system in general). *I would make sure that whatever you get is compatible/ tested for Ryzen, just for peace of mind. you can run the model number here: https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-compatible-memory/ready-for-3rd-gen-amd-ryzen You should also run the memory by the motherboard manufacturer's Qualified Vendors List, to make sure it's been tested. **I'll note that most of what I said here mostly comes from watching Linus, Gamers Nexus, Paul's Hardware and others.... not from personal experience.

That's great to know. Thanks again for the quick reply!

Thanks man, I'll bear that in mind if I go AMD The reason I want to go with b550 is exactly because of PCIe 4 and future support

Thanks for the quick reply! I understand that the i5 isn't limited by itself, but is there no possibility that the mobo simply won't allow higher speeds with an i5 installed?

I'm Building a system for the first time, and looking into both AMD and Intel based rigs. The Intel side of things seems slightly more complex. I want to dabble in overclocking so a Z490 and a K CPU are necessary for 10th gen. The 10600K/KF is an obvious choice (Gamers Nexus made that pretty clear with their OC benchmarks). My problem is the following: Advertised support for i5 is 2666MHz, but I'm aware that it's mostly possible to get away with higher speeds. But on this Gigabyte mobo (https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z490-UD-rev-10/sp#sp), at my budget's limit, Memory support at speeds greater than 2666 is listed only for i7s\i9s. Will I be able to run 3200 Mhz memory with an i5, if it's supported by the mobo, but not for that CPU? (going back to Gamers Nexus, They used this mobo: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XII-EXTREME/specifications/ , with a 4000MHz kit and a 10600k, and it doesn't list different support for different chips) -if anyone is interested: for the AMD option, I'll be going for a 3600/3600x and whatever b550 is well reviewed at the time of purchase, with a 3600MHz 2x8GB kit. -for price reference- the Z490 UD costs 220 usd in my country (Israel)- going with a high end Z490 like the Maximus, would literally cost me an arm and a leg.