IS SLOWER DUAL CHANNEL FASTER THEN A SINGLE FAST CHANNEL Ram

[Uofm49426]

The scenario you buy a laptop or pc single channel ram  8gb but it ddr4 3200 mhz the pc has only 2 slots you have 2 matching dimms but its only ddr4 2400 from old laptop dual channel. You are not going to have money to match the  3200 stick for a long time do you mix and match 3200 with one of the 2400 or do you pull the 3200 mhz and uses the 2 8gb 2400. what would be better faster

[Jurrunio]

3200 + 2400 should be equally fast as 2400 + 2400 since all memory runs at the same settings. Both will be faster than single channel (since 3200 is smaller than 2400x2)

[Electronics Wizardy]

If you have the dimms why not test it your self?

 

But 2 slower dimms should be faster in dual channel for many uses.

[VeganJoy]

2400 but laptop memory is sodimm so you cant put it into 99% of pcs

 

dual channel memory is equivalent to twice the speed of a single stick, so youd need 4800mhz single channel to match 2400mhz dual channel.

[Uofm49426]

But a single 2400 4DDR would be 1200mhz you need 2 to get 2400 at least that's what I have always been told so 3200mhz would be equal to 1600mhz in single channel 2400 is higher then 1600mhz