2666 MHz vs 3200 MHz RAM

[kirbydude47]

I bought the 2666 MHz 2 x 8GB RAM but I was going to buy the 3200 MHz 2 x 8GB RAM but they ran out, I was wondering is there a big difference between the 2666 and 3200 for CPU and GPU for temp and percentage with gaming in high settings.

[SnowyMus]

There can be, but it's not going to make or break anything.

[steelo]

6 minutes ago, kirbydude47 said:

I bought the 2666 MHz 2 x 8GB RAM but I was going to buy the 3200 MHz 2 x 8GB RAM but they ran out, I was wondering is there a big difference between the 2666 and 3200 for CPU and GPU for temp and percentage with gaming in high settings.

Are you using a Ryzen CPU? I can't see there being a 'world changing' difference between the two. Have you tried overclocking your current memory?

[Alex Atkin UK]

4 minutes ago, Kavawuvi said:

There can be, but it's not going to make or break anything.

It did for me, I gained 5fps in Assassins Creed games and far less microstutter, and that was on Intel which is less sensitive to RAM speed.

[Princess Luna]

Youtube is a better place to find what you're asking.

 

All in all yes there's a difference, the 3200mhz will give higher performance but "how much %?" depends on far too many variables thus why watching benchmark videos of hardware close to yours on YouTube should be the best way around to find out the information you need.

 

Ultimately it's also pointless in the sense you've already bought and all you're after is buyers remorse at this point.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Alex Atkin UK said:

and that was on Intel which is less sensitive to RAM speed.

Faster memory with low timings is good and helps regardless of Intel/AMD this is a myth that needs to die... Back on Sandy Bridge days and early adoption of DDR3 the processors IMC, motherboard memory support and software as a whole wouldn't benefit a lot from faster memory, but these days are past us for several years already.

 

A strong memory setup is important on Coffee Lake just as much as it is on Ryzen.

[Turtle Rig]

2 hours ago, Kavawuvi said:

There can be, but it's not going to make or break anything.

Facts are Intel doesn't really give a sh*T what speed RAM you have.  I mean yes its good on Intel, just the thing is AMD really needs fast RAM and takes full advantage on it.  AMD matters but if you had a Intel I would say your fine.  Yes on a AMD rig there can be a nice difference maybe 10fps to 20fps more on avg in a game for example.

[Turtle Rig]

2 hours ago, Princess Luna said:

Faster memory with low timings is good and helps regardless of Intel/AMD this is a myth that needs to die... Back on Sandy Bridge days and early adoption of DDR3 the processors IMC, motherboard memory support and software as a whole wouldn't benefit a lot from faster memory, but these days are past us for several years already.

 

A strong memory setup is important on Coffee Lake just as much as it is on Ryzen.

Good post man,  So Intel has gotten their act together with RAM and sh*T.  Very cool to know.  I mean we bought my dad and I bought my brother 3200Mhz cuz I just saw soo many benchies how 2666Mhz and 3000Mhz vs 3200mhz, there is a nice difference in FPS in games.

[kirbydude47]

I have ryzen 5 2600x, so it's not a big difference then

[Tristerin]

For Ryzen in all of my testing (I have these dual channel kits 2133mhz kit, 3200mhz and 3600mhz) yes its a worthwhile bump in performance across most titles that your CPU is underperforming on.  (see, MOST this is all dependent title to title as mentioned above).

 

For gaming I have found through my Ryzen Zen trials that for performance its:

 

Overclock CPU first, largest and easiest gains here

RAM (must be dual channel, don't single channel a Ryzen) - Frequency over timings.  Obviously the better timings the best results but higher frequency (I.E. 3200mhz vs 2667mhz) plays a role more-so than timings needed to get those frequencies in all of the titles I have tested.

 

Ive done this over 1080p and 1440p monitors across both of my rigs in my sig.

 

EDIT - however if your mobo cant support it, nor can your CPU based on the guarantees of each - you may not hit 3200mhz anyhow, its all luck after that for complete stability.  My 3600mhz has issues with single core games for some reason, I crash a lot in LoL etc.

Don't regret your purchase it wont make or break gaming.  OC the CPU that will make up for more than the ram difference.

[JaredVonBaren]

On 7/29/2019 at 6:07 PM, Tristerin said:

For Ryzen in all of my testing (I have these dual channel kits 2133mhz kit, 3200mhz and 3600mhz) yes its a worthwhile bump in performance across most titles that your CPU is underperforming on.  (see, MOST this is all dependent title to title as mentioned above).

 

For gaming I have found through my Ryzen Zen trials that for performance its:

 

Overclock CPU first, largest and easiest gains here

RAM (must be dual channel, don't single channel a Ryzen) - Frequency over timings.  Obviously the better timings the best results but higher frequency (I.E. 3200mhz vs 2667mhz) plays a role more-so than timings needed to get those frequencies in all of the titles I have tested.

 

Ive done this over 1080p and 1440p monitors across both of my rigs in my sig.

 

EDIT - however if your mobo cant support it, nor can your CPU based on the guarantees of each - you may not hit 3200mhz anyhow, its all luck after that for complete stability.  My 3600mhz has issues with single core games for some reason, I crash a lot in LoL etc.

Don't regret your purchase it wont make or break gaming.  OC the CPU that will make up for more than the ram difference.

So, I have a Ryzen 5000 series, and I currently have 12G's of 3200 (SK Hynix) running in there, but I'm noticing some performance issues. The system can handle up to 32GB of 3600 MHz DDR4 SODIMM chips, and I'm not sure which ones to even go with...but I need some help, and some possible choices from everyone if they're willing to help a fella out. I'm looking for maximum bang for my buck here, which I'm sure is everyone these days...but truly...the biggest thing for me is, the SPEEDS that it runs at to help in-game with FPS -- I have noticed it really, REALLY, really does matter. A lot. 

People have said G.Skill, people have said Samsung, people have said no go Kingston.... so...I don't know what to choose!