Ram Latencies

[ToadSpit]

my question is that is it better to have lower latencies? if so then why? and is this applicable to all versions from ddr to ddr4? i would also like to know that which setting could prove to be beneficial in gaming and which one could be better for professional tasks(servers,benchmarks and shit). any help would be appreciated........

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Just now, LoneCak3 said:

my question is that is it better to have lower latencies?

yes

Just now, LoneCak3 said:

if so then why?

so data can flow through memory quicker and be 'handed off' to the next 'station'. That means a CPU can have their instructions quicker, or the videocard can have what it needs to display quicker.. etc.

1 minute ago, LoneCak3 said:

and is this applicable to all versions from ddr to ddr4? 

yes

1 minute ago, LoneCak3 said:

i would also like to know that which setting could prove to be beneficial in gaming and which one could be better for professional tasks(servers,benchmarks and shit). any help would be appreciated........

There is a point of diminishing return with memory and timings, but in a general sense 'lower is better', in terms of latency.

As memory frequency and CAS latency together make up the latency of the memory (in nanoseconds), these two need to be considered when making an estimation on what is the point of diminishing returns.

 

Where lower latencies really shine is in applications that use a lot of memory, concurrently (like video editing, loading new video clips in all the time for example), or with systems that use memory to have core structures work together (like first and second gen Ryzen having their CCX modules work over RAM essentially).

[ToadSpit]

thanks