2100mhz vs 3000 for ryzen with gpu

[sergio.lopezsevilla]

ppl say to get at least 3000 kHz for ryzen cpus but what if I have a gtx 1050 does it still matter because the cpus raedon graphics arnt being used

 

[punkncat]

In the last generation the speed of your RAM had quite a notable frame difference. I can't speak from experience on Ryzen, but would expect the same to some degree.

 

[Greeko85]

Its due to the design of the Ryzen cpus-they are designed around AMD's infinity fabric which works best with higher speed ram. I do imagine that there would be a noticeable difference between the 2 ram kits in terms of overall performance.

 

[CRO5513Y]

Yes, even when paired with a Graphics Card the Ryzen CPUs can be limit your maximum FPS with slower RAM. If you're only play at 60 FPS, most titles it'll be fine but if you play games that are CPU heavy or you intend on pushing 75+ FPS, 2133 vs 3000 MHz RAM will start to take a noticeable effect on how high you can go. I've included a benchmark below as an example, almost 10 FPS difference between 2133 & 3000 MHz. Try get a kit from 2800-3200 MHz if you can, it's a great speed area to aim for. Hope this helps!