SDRAM vs DRAM

[sammybluu]

Hey peeps! 
When looking for some ram to complete my new computer builds with all the prices going way above what used to be normal I actually came across a set of 16gb sdram that were about 25% cheaper than the standard Corsair Vengeance LPX and such. This got me thinking: Is there a compatibility issue/real performance loss when buying sdram vs regular dram?

For context I'm using Ryzen 5 1600 for my new build and the said memory is Hyper X Predator Black 3000MHz.

[Mira Yurizaki]

SDRAM is DRAM. Someone was lazy and forgot an extra letter.

 

If someone wants to be technical, the "S" in "SDRAM" means synchronous. Which all that means is there's a clock signal driving things in a periodic rate. For all intents and purposes, all RAM for PCs has been SDRAM since the 2000s, with the exception of RDRAM that Intel went with for a year or so before realizing that was a mistake.

Edited December 29, 2017 by M.Yurizaki

[sammybluu]

5 hours ago, M.Yurizaki said:

SDRAM is DRAM. Someone was lazy and forgot an extra letter.

 

If someone wants to be technical, the "S" in "SDRAM" means synchronous. Which all that means is there's a clock signal driving things in a periodic rate. For all intents and purposes, all RAM for PCs has been SDRAM since the 2000s, with the exception of RDRAM that Intel went with for a year or so before realizing that was a mistake.

Okay fine, I got that much from googling, but is there a real performance difference vs regular ddr4 and/or compatibility issues with ryzen?
Basically is it more worth spending about $30-40 more for some g.skill or corsair ram instead?

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, sammybluu said:

Okay fine, I got that much from googling, but is there a real performance difference vs regular ddr4 and/or compatibility issues with ryzen?
Basically is it more worth spending about $30-40 more for some g.skill or corsair ram instead?

If the specs are the exact same, then no.