Posted September 27, 2020 I'm not interested in gaming performance since I'd mostly be bottlenecked by my gpu at higher resolutions. I'm wondering if faster memory with tighter timings would make any noticeable difference in overall system responsiveness, with normal daily use. Such as latency in opening apps and windows and such like that. Example going from 3000mhz CL18 to 3600 CL16? On a 3900x since that'll probably be a factor in this. I've asked several difference places already and I've gotten very conflicting answers. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 Can you share the specs of your system? Also the type of work you do. I don't think the memory speed is going to make that much of a difference, the amount (if don't have enough) could do a difference, but mostly where do you have your OS installed (NVMe > SSD > HDD) and programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 In benchmarks yes, in the real world it will be so marginal you'll barely notice the difference, if at all. Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 Author 3900x OS installed on a WD750 NVMe 2x8gb 2933mhz CL18 I believe GTX 1080 The amount won't make a difference to me for sure. Outside of gaming it's just regular general use but I do like to heavily multi task. Planning to upgrade to a RTX 3080 if stock allows. I'm asking this because I know my ram is definitely one of the weakest part of my system and it holds back some potential of my CPU(It was pulled from an older system and became the last thing I considered when stepping up with my build slowly) but since I game on 3440x1440 I figured it wouldn't make too much of a difference at that resolution. If it made everything outside of gaming just slightly but a noticeable difference, I'd be more inclined to upgrade. I might as well include: Is CL16-16-16-36 much better than 16-19-19-39 or that's just another marginal difference? So much to look out for in a ram lol. Appreciate the responses so far, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 Technically ram speed will speed up things slightly but in reality it won't be noticeable. As for speed vs timings it really depends on the situation ryzen does like faster memory but if that comes at the cost of loose timings issues could arise. Basically faster speeds and tighter timings are better but if one comes at the expense of another it might not be. Personally when I went from 2400mhz to 3000mhz (similar timings) I didn't see much of a difference except in game where I had less fps drops in cpu bound scenarios (zen+ cpu). Quote or tag me @Lemtea so I can see your reply. PSU Tier List DAYBREAK: R5 5600X | SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 6700XT | 32GB RAM | 1TB 970 EVO PLUS | CRUCIAL MX200 1TB SSD | 4TB HDD | CORSAIR TX650M | PURE BASE 500DX | Win 10 FIRESTARTER: I5 760 @ 4.0GHZ | XFX R9 280X DD | 8GB RAM | CRUCIAL MX500 250GB SSD | OCZ ZX 1000W | CM 690 III | Win 10 KEYBOARD & MOUSE | CORSAIR STRAFE RGB (MX RED) | GLORIOUS MODEL D | STEELSERIES QCK XXL LAPTOP: DELL XPS 15 9570 | i7 8750H | GTX 1050TI MAX Q | 16GB RAM | 500GB PCIE SSD | 4K TOUCHSCREEN | Win 10 PRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Kuuma said: Example going from 3000mhz CL18 to 3600 CL16? On a 3900x since that'll probably be a factor in this. Our eyes won't see the difference, only benchmark can. SSD upgrade is the most noticable when it comes to upgrade. Ryzen 5700g @ 4.4ghz all cores | Asrock B550M Steel Legend | 3060 | 2x 16gb Micron E 2666 @ 4200mhz cl16 | 500gb WD SN750 | 12 TB HDD | Deepcool Gammax 400 w/ 2 delta 4000rpm push pull | Antec Neo Eco Zen 500w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 Author Alright, seems like everyone is on the same page on this, for some reason I was getting very conflicting answers elsewhere. Maybe I was just asking in the wrong place. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, Kuuma said: Alright, seems like everyone is on the same page on this, for some reason I was getting very conflicting answers elsewhere. Maybe I was just asking in the wrong place. Thanks everyone! at 2933 cl18 you will benefit from an upgrade, it's likely about 10% going to cl16 3600 5950x 1.33v 5.05 4.5 88C 195w ll R20 12k ll drp4 ll x570 dark hero ll gskill 4x8gb 3666 14-14-14-32-320-24-2T (zen trfc) 1.45v 45C 1.15v soc ll 6950xt gaming x trio 325w 60C ll samsung 970 500gb nvme os ll sandisk 4tb ssd ll 6x nf12/14 ippc fans ll tt gt10 case ll evga g2 1300w ll w10 pro ll 34GN850B ll AW3423DW 9900k 1.36v 5.1avx 4.9ring 85C 195w (daily) 1.02v 4.3ghz 80w 50C R20 temps score=5500 ll D15 ll Z390 taichi ult 1.60 bios ll gskill 4x8gb 14-14-14-30-280-20 ddr3666bdie 1.45v 45C 1.22sa/1.18 io ll EVGA 30 non90 tie ftw3 1920//10000 0.85v 300w 71C ll 6x nf14 ippc 2000rpm ll 500gb nvme 970 evo ll l sandisk 4tb sata ssd +4tb exssd backup ll 2x 500gb samsung 970 evo raid 0 llCorsair graphite 780T ll EVGA P2 1200w ll w10p ll NEC PA241w ll pa32ucg-k prebuilt 5800 stock ll 2x8gb ddr4 cl17 3466 ll oem 3080 0.85v 1890//10000 290w 74C ll 27gl850b ll pa272w ll w11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 Author 5 minutes ago, xg32 said: at 2933 cl18 you will benefit from an upgrade, it's likely about 10% going to cl16 3600 Even at 3440x1440? I feel as if the GPU would be the bottleneck at that point. If it doesn't feel more responsive outside of gaming then the incentive to upgrade ram is very low for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 27, 2020 Just now, Kuuma said: Even at 3440x1440? I feel as if the GPU would be the bottleneck at that point. If it doesn't feel more responsive outside of gaming then the incentive to upgrade ram is very low for me. cl18 2933 is pretty slow, if the ram's working i wouldn't replace it tho. 5950x 1.33v 5.05 4.5 88C 195w ll R20 12k ll drp4 ll x570 dark hero ll gskill 4x8gb 3666 14-14-14-32-320-24-2T (zen trfc) 1.45v 45C 1.15v soc ll 6950xt gaming x trio 325w 60C ll samsung 970 500gb nvme os ll sandisk 4tb ssd ll 6x nf12/14 ippc fans ll tt gt10 case ll evga g2 1300w ll w10 pro ll 34GN850B ll AW3423DW 9900k 1.36v 5.1avx 4.9ring 85C 195w (daily) 1.02v 4.3ghz 80w 50C R20 temps score=5500 ll D15 ll Z390 taichi ult 1.60 bios ll gskill 4x8gb 14-14-14-30-280-20 ddr3666bdie 1.45v 45C 1.22sa/1.18 io ll EVGA 30 non90 tie ftw3 1920//10000 0.85v 300w 71C ll 6x nf14 ippc 2000rpm ll 500gb nvme 970 evo ll l sandisk 4tb sata ssd +4tb exssd backup ll 2x 500gb samsung 970 evo raid 0 llCorsair graphite 780T ll EVGA P2 1200w ll w10p ll NEC PA241w ll pa32ucg-k prebuilt 5800 stock ll 2x8gb ddr4 cl17 3466 ll oem 3080 0.85v 1890//10000 290w 74C ll 27gl850b ll pa272w ll w11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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