Compare the two options and see if the upgrade makes sense for your needs.
Compare the two options and see if the upgrade makes sense for your needs.
This seems like a modest improvement rather than a major leap for gaming. You might expect a small boost in FPS, likely around 5-15%, depending on the game and system. Your current setup already offers solid performance, so this upgrade would be more of a nice enhancement than a game-changer.
Just a small pair of FPS might be at most, depending on whether it's AMD or Intel—since you're already at 3600. If you like their appearance, think about what $400 means to you. I’d see them as a mediocre choice, maybe even a step down since they take up two extra slots.
Based on the motherboard, running the sticks at 4000 MHz might not be possible. Using four sticks is more challenging than two. AMD Ryzen chips perform best around 3600-3733 MHz, so increasing frequency could raise latency and reduce performance.
You're asking about the difference between quad and dual channel RAM. The article explains how quad channel can offer better performance than dual channel.
The board only supports dual-channel maximum, not quad. It has two dimmers per channel instead of one.
As mentioned, dual channel typically works with just two channels, each having two sticks. Even with dual channel, performance can improve in certain situations and games, though usually only slightly—less than 1% in most cases. Having four sticks also increases power usage, generates more noise from the memory modules, and causes more data to move through the connections between slots and the CPU socket. This can make it harder for the CPU's memory controller to process signals accurately, leading to more transmission errors, retries, and potential data loss. Higher frequencies add extra challenges for both the CPU and motherboard to maintain stability, making more sticks more difficult to manage.