The 3800mhz CL14 at 1.5v outperforms the 4400mhz CL19 at 1.45v based on performance metrics.
The 3800mhz CL14 at 1.5v outperforms the 4400mhz CL19 at 1.45v based on performance metrics.
If your Ryzen processor has a low core count, an OC (overclocking) chip isn’t likely to help much, and the Infinity Fabric won’t cope well with it. The 4400 MHz speed is uncommon for AMD CPUs, so you might not find many options that can reach that level.
Assuming both kits are b-die, they will perform identically in timing and speed at the same settings. The variation comes from different XMP profiles. What you're really assessing is which kit offers the best performance using minimal voltage. This matters mainly if you plan to overclock or fine-tune your RAM manually. If you're running them under XMP, I recommend the 3800CL14 kit.
They both have the same issue, yes. I mostly adjust things myself without pushing them too hard, just doing normal tweaks. I’ve been working with tech since childhood, though I haven’t really tackled these challenges before, so I’m grateful for your advice. From what you mentioned, even if one runs at 1.5v, could I just upgrade the same parts to 4400mhz with a different controller or something? Maybe it would run at 1.4v instead? Probably, though, you’d need to experiment a bit, but I don’t think picking the cheapest RAM with the lowest voltage would be the best choice. There are plenty of 3200-series kits at lower voltages, but they won’t match these performance levels.
Correct and it is 100:100. It is an Asus Maximus XII MB. They are all like this. It's an Intel board. I do not have the RAM in hand yet but I spoke to Asus and they said the 3800mhz doesn't exist in their BIOS, however I could select the XMP and it'll pick whatever is closest. I found that odd myself.