Does RAM frequency stack

[Baftes]

Very odd question but I'm just wondering does ram frequency stack for example i've got G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C15D-16GTZR 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 at 3000mhz and I've got two of them so would that make it 6000mhz ? that sounds so stupid but I'm just wondering if it stacks are not.

[Jurrunio]

no they dont. You can say the bandwidth is equivalent of a single stick running at 6000MHz due to dual channel, but in reality the sticks are still at 3000MHz.

[Dedayog]

No, it's not like that. Just means each stick operates at that speed when being accessed.  

 

[Baftes]

so from that prospective if the ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming Motherboard says it can have up to 4000mhz of DDR4 ram it wouldn't matter how many sticks of ram i have right as long as one single stick isn't over 4000mhz?

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, Baftes said:

so from that prospective if the ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming Motherboard says it can have up to 4000mhz of DDR4 ram it wouldn't matter how many sticks of ram i have right as long as one single stick isn't over 4000mhz?

it matters. 2 sticks of 3000mhz will outperform 1 stick of 4000mhz for example.

 

Also, kits with frequency above 3466 are stupidly expensive while the point of dimishing value sits at 3000mhz. it's better for your wallet to stay at 3000mhz.

[Baftes]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

it matters. 2 sticks of 3000mhz will outperform 1 stick of 4000mhz for example.

 

Also, kits with frequency above 3466 are stupidly expensive while the point of dimishing value sits at 3000mhz. it's better for your wallet to stay at 3000mhz.

Yeah I see your point, I was more trying to say tho if my mother board will support two sticks of DDR4 at 3000mhz as 4000mhz is the highest it can handle and mhz don't stack 

[Dedayog]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

it matters. 2 sticks of 3000mhz will outperform 1 stick of 4000mhz for example.

 

Also, kits with frequency above 3466 are stupidly expensive while the point of dimishing value sits at 3000mhz. it's better for your wallet to stay at 3000mhz.

If you don't explain why, it does look like speeds stack. 

 

 

 

 

[Sakkura]

18 minutes ago, Baftes said:

Yeah I see your point, I was more trying to say tho if my mother board will support two sticks of DDR4 at 3000mhz as 4000mhz is the highest it can handle and mhz don't stack 

The two 3000 MHz stick don't stack to 6000 MHz, so they would run fine on that motherboard. With two sticks it's just 3000 MHz dual channel instead of 3000 MHz single channel.

[Jurrunio]

29 minutes ago, Baftes said:

Yeah I see your point, I was more trying to say tho if my mother board will support two sticks of DDR4 at 3000mhz as 4000mhz is the highest it can handle and mhz don't stack 

haha yes, 3000mhz dual channel kit works. It's like punching. While you can only hit the sandbag 4000 times per second with 1 fist at most, you can hit the sandbag at 3000 times per second with both fists to deliver more punches per second without hurting yourself.