Upgrading my Ram worth it?

[KKLawrence]

Hello everybody

So I just build my new PC and kept my Ram, but I want to know if an upgrade would be a noticeable difference.

I have two sticks of non-RGB G.Skill Trident Z 16GB 3200MHz CL16.

If upgrading is noticable, I would have a 4x8GB Kit with RGB (need one a little more of it)

I heard that 3600MHz Kits go well with the Ryzen 5000 Series.

Or maybe 3200MHz kit with CL14 Timings?

Is upgrading a good idea?

 

Rest of the Setup:

Ryzen 9 5900X

GIgabyte B550 Aorus Pro V2

850W PSU

MSI RX6700XT Gaming X

Gen4 SSD and good Airflow Case

 

[SEAL62]

The performance gain that you would get by switching from 3200 to 3600 MHz or CL16 to CL14 will probably only be measurable but you won't "feel" a difference. We are talking about a single digit percentage increase in performance at best.

[freeagent]

I just broke up my 4x8 config to put a pair in my sons 5600X rig. There is a penalty for sure with just running 2x single rank sticks. Its not huge, but its there, its noticeable, and its repeatable. Don't forget, the thing with tweaking is that each thing you do might only give you a percentage point, but those points add up.. but to be real.. I am ok with running @ stock speeds so.. and the gains from 3200 to 3800 are not massive at all. When you get over 1900 that's when things start to really pop. I doubt it would be something you would really notice unless you stare at benchmarks all the time.

[Chris Pratt]

For a 5900X, it matters. The thing is, it's not just about the RAM speed. The infinity fabric clock is tied to the memclock, so for CPUs like a 5900X with multiple CCDs, you want that communication layer between the CCDs to be as fast as possible.

 

3600MHz CL16 is the bare minimum you should go for a 5900X.

[freeagent]

Yup, if you spend on some B-Die you can pretty much run whatever you want (to a point). 3200C16 seems very slow to me. If you cant run them fast might as well run them tight..