Your system could benefit from faster RAM, especially with a Ryzen 3000. It helps boost performance and responsiveness.
Your system could benefit from faster RAM, especially with a Ryzen 3000. It helps boost performance and responsiveness.
I own a Ryzen 3900X paired with a Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000/15 (15-17-17-35) 4x8 GB RAM. Because the CPU doesn’t support odd CAS latencies, it runs at 16 MHz and I’ve increased the frequency to 3200 MHz without any problems (very stable). If I switch to a G.Skill Trident Z Neo C 3600/16 (16-19-19-39) 2x16 GB module, which is affordable, how significant would that performance boost be? You estimate a 12.5% increase in bandwidth/throughput and an 11% reduction in effective CAS latency, with all other latencies unchanged. Does that sound reasonable? I mainly use it for fun tasks—video editing/rendering in Resolve Studio, 3D modeling in Blender, and playing games at 1440p/4K on a display limited to 60 Hz.
I moved from 3000 to 3600 CL16 Neo and didn’t notice any improvement in the creative tools I rely on. I wasn’t anticipating any benefits. The upgrade was mainly for more storage since my 32GB wasn’t enough. The only noticeable change was pushing fabric a bit, though synthetic benchmarks still showed minimal progress.