Question choosing between 32gb 3200hz and 3600hz $8 price difference

[illfay]

Buying some ram today and wondering if it's worth paying the extra $8 to get 3600hz ram over 3200hz which is only $8 cheaper. Will there be any difference in light multitasking and gaming? Thanks.

 

[Lutfij]

What is the make and model of your motherboard and the processor you've paired it with? BIOS version for said motherboard would help. Also, please pass on the links to both ram kits in case there are any differences in latencies on both kits.

 

[geofelt]

Worth is something only YOU can determine.
Will there be any difference, but likely minimal.
How much depends on your answers to Lutfji.
My take is that $8 is small enough that you will forever wonder if you bought the cheaper kit.

 

[illfay]

What is the make and model of your motherboard and the processor you've paired it with? BIOS version for said motherboard would help. Also, please pass on the links to both ram kits in case there are any differences in latencies on both kits.

Sorry for the late reply, my motherboard is asus prime b550m-k not sure of bios and the CPU is a am4 5600g, these are the ram kits from amazon.

https://www.amazon.com.au/fanxiang-2x16GB-3200MHz-Desktop-Compatible/dp/B0D2KNQT4Q/ref=sr_1_13?crid=VGCCL7Z2UJZO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LVT9in8gyCMNxCpgK_DmWPXhlUiSeF1dhBjOZKlkkUga0sybqqstPHsW1ri-JLpaPrjzevXWVEmkOg_IYZzZ-0chy1DL6gBDUHnzPUw2ApcxDwm_moufGFtVjz-pCWl44gKsI7lPgqgsHRCoWNKwzQNLHgmjt-hGMrtm0usmYI3eq51RW2CPn2zFvWBsFfNbSHk8v9DlkSMVasGvAwUqNrqu2D-AoVfUQqwxucmAO8aB9DSvb7drPsYI0ZOFpBV2lrRQ1tzRZAkszlwbW3S6K3ku6JMEca1xJy_Uz0_6q1k.IFbrbyDSgr2bHbSyZCylwACpxunMBbXmU2qwcYTopf8&dib_tag=se&keywords=32gb+ddr4&qid=1727395236&sprefix=32gb+ddr4,aps,350&sr=8-13

and the 3200 kit:

https://www.amazon.com.au/fanxiang-2x16GB-3200MHz-Desktop-Compatible/dp/B0D2KNQT4Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T5016RXGGNYJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1ptnIvb71vsXHFBhDqivmPuRcHXWUeEvmzaOsJh-dw0EW-SwCdL6BBiblBQG8Ad4DIl1fXUN61Gk2ZTZ0UPc5hvtTNf8kKn_IlVJmE0hYO1INLThDFfjjzMy0DgI_3xZ6keo-jZZRmpZxMLvA-31diSFrBJD4fgKyC33EeU3gJApmhIar6iVe-D3gQ84YJ2a5IWJDSau2kLCTDAla0RTRbDAg2Ft_j1fJjhwObnosm2BuoJG3E58A12hQZFkZUSS5_-2khH0ZhLJx8fb9hRs9qV0hA71NzYGVoPId8KI_28.w-oYK_wj3WB6-KyjjV51QadCkTezhz9Fq1g1BUlzBQc&dib_tag=se&keywords=fanxiang+RGB+DDR4+RAM+32GB+(2x16GB)+3200MHz+CL16+V1.35,+Desktop+Gaming+Memory,+Intel+XMP+2.0+&+AMD+Compatible+-+Black&qid=1727418195&sprefix=fanxiang+rgb+ddr4+ram+32gb+2x16gb+3200mhz+cl16+v1.35+desktop+gaming+memory+intel+xmp+2.0+&+amd+compatible+-+black,aps,245&sr=8-1

 

[CountMike]

Sorry for the late reply, my motherboard is asus prime b550m-k not sure of bios and the CPU is a am4 5600g, these are the ram kits from amazon.

https://www.amazon.com.au/fanxiang-2x16GB-3200MHz-Desktop-Compatible/dp/B0D2KNQT4Q/ref=sr_1_13?crid=VGCCL7Z2UJZO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LVT9in8gyCMNxCpgK_DmWPXhlUiSeF1dhBjOZKlkkUga0sybqqstPHsW1ri-JLpaPrjzevXWVEmkOg_IYZzZ-0chy1DL6gBDUHnzPUw2ApcxDwm_moufGFtVjz-pCWl44gKsI7lPgqgsHRCoWNKwzQNLHgmjt-hGMrtm0usmYI3eq51RW2CPn2zFvWBsFfNbSHk8v9DlkSMVasGvAwUqNrqu2D-AoVfUQqwxucmAO8aB9DSvb7drPsYI0ZOFpBV2lrRQ1tzRZAkszlwbW3S6K3ku6JMEca1xJy_Uz0_6q1k.IFbrbyDSgr2bHbSyZCylwACpxunMBbXmU2qwcYTopf8&dib_tag=se&keywords=32gb+ddr4&qid=1727395236&sprefix=32gb+ddr4,aps,350&sr=8-13

and the 3200 kit:

https://www.amazon.com.au/fanxiang-2x16GB-3200MHz-Desktop-Compatible/dp/B0D2KNQT4Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T5016RXGGNYJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1ptnIvb71vsXHFBhDqivmPuRcHXWUeEvmzaOsJh-dw0EW-SwCdL6BBiblBQG8Ad4DIl1fXUN61Gk2ZTZ0UPc5hvtTNf8kKn_IlVJmE0hYO1INLThDFfjjzMy0DgI_3xZ6keo-jZZRmpZxMLvA-31diSFrBJD4fgKyC33EeU3gJApmhIar6iVe-D3gQ84YJ2a5IWJDSau2kLCTDAla0RTRbDAg2Ft_j1fJjhwObnosm2BuoJG3E58A12hQZFkZUSS5_-2khH0ZhLJx8fb9hRs9qV0hA71NzYGVoPId8KI_28.w-oYK_wj3WB6-KyjjV51QadCkTezhz9Fq1g1BUlzBQc&dib_tag=se&keywords=fanxiang+RGB+DDR4+RAM+32GB+(2x16GB)+3200MHz+CL16+V1.35,+Desktop+Gaming+Memory,+Intel+XMP+2.0+&+AMD+Compatible+-+Black&qid=1727418195&sprefix=fanxiang+rgb+ddr4+ram+32gb+2x16gb+3200mhz+cl16+v1.35+desktop+gaming+memory+intel+xmp+2.0+&+amd+compatible+-+black,aps,245&sr=8-1

Never heard of that make but both you linked are same RAM at 3200MHz, Cl 16, Where is the 3600MHz you were talking about?
In any case, what is more important is chips inside and can't find any data about that for those.

 

[illfay]

Worth is something only YOU can determine.
Will there be any difference, but likely minimal.
How much depends on your answers to Lutfji.
My take is that $8 is small enough that you will forever wonder if you bought the cheaper kit.

Worth is something only YOU can determine.
Will there be any difference, but likely minimal.
How much depends on your answers to Lutfji.
My take is that $8 is small enough that you will forever wonder if you bought the cheaper kit.

yeah true, I guess my question more so meant should i just take the 3600hz kit for $8 more as

Never heard of that make but both you linked are same RAM at 3200MHz, Cl 16, Where is the 3600MHz you were talking about?
In any case, what is more important is chips inside and can't find any data about that for those.

https://www.amazon.com.au/fanxiang-...+&+amd+compatible+-+black,aps,245&sr=8-1&th=1

I think theyre both on the same page but yeah its a cl18 3600. As for the Brand theyre a newer chinese brand I believe, I actually have a pcie 4.0 2tb ssd with them and it's pretty good but they do have mixed reviews haha.

 

[CountMike]

yeah true, I guess my question more so meant should i just take the 3600hz kit for $8 more as

https://www.amazon.com.au/fanxiang-2x16GB-3200MHz-Desktop-Compatible/dp/B0D2KYBXS7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T5016RXGGNYJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1ptnIvb71vsXHFBhDqivmPuRcHXWUeEvmzaOsJh-dw0EW-SwCdL6BBiblBQG8Ad4DIl1fXUN61Gk2ZTZ0UPc5hvtTNf8kKn_IlVJmE0hYO1INLThDFfjjzMy0DgI_3xZ6keo-jZZRmpZxMLvA-31diSFrBJD4fgKyC33EeU3gJApmhIar6iVe-D3gQ84YJ2a5IWJDSau2kLCTDAla0RTRbDAg2Ft_j1fJjhwObnosm2BuoJG3E58A12hQZFkZUSS5_-2khH0ZhLJx8fb9hRs9qV0hA71NzYGVoPId8KI_28.w-oYK_wj3WB6-KyjjV51QadCkTezhz9Fq1g1BUlzBQc&dib_tag=se&keywords=fanxiang+RGB+DDR4+RAM+32GB+(2x16GB)+3200MHz+CL16+V1.35,+Desktop+Gaming+Memory,+Intel+XMP+2.0+&+AMD+Compatible+-+Black&qid=1727418195&sprefix=fanxiang+rgb+ddr4+ram+32gb+2x16gb+3200mhz+cl16+v1.35+desktop+gaming+memory+intel+xmp+2.0+&+amd+compatible+-+black,aps,245&sr=8-1&th=1

I think theyre both on the same page but yeah its a cl18 3600. As for the Brand theyre a newer chinese brand I believe, I actually have a pcie 4.0 2tb ssd with them and it's pretty good but they do have mixed reviews haha.

Yeah, 8 bucks is not too much for faster RAM as Ryzen benefits of it and MB as well as CPU are compatible with 3600MHz. with OC by XMP or manually. If you are using only IGPU, that also benefits of faster RAM.
Problem is that only by trying it can be proven if and how well it works.

 

[triplex1]

yeah true, I guess my question more so meant should i just take the 3600hz kit for $8 more as

https://www.amazon.com.au/fanxiang-2x16GB-3200MHz-Desktop-Compatible/dp/B0D2KYBXS7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T5016RXGGNYJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1ptnIvb71vsXHFBhDqivmPuRcHXWUeEvmzaOsJh-dw0EW-SwCdL6BBiblBQG8Ad4DIl1fXUN61Gk2ZTZ0UPc5hvtTNf8kKn_IlVJmE0hYO1INLThDFfjjzMy0DgI_3xZ6keo-jZZRmpZxMLvA-31diSFrBJD4fgKyC33EeU3gJApmhIar6iVe-D3gQ84YJ2a5IWJDSau2kLCTDAla0RTRbDAg2Ft_j1fJjhwObnosm2BuoJG3E58A12hQZFkZUSS5_-2khH0ZhLJx8fb9hRs9qV0hA71NzYGVoPId8KI_28.w-oYK_wj3WB6-KyjjV51QadCkTezhz9Fq1g1BUlzBQc&dib_tag=se&keywords=fanxiang+RGB+DDR4+RAM+32GB+(2x16GB)+3200MHz+CL16+V1.35,+Desktop+Gaming+Memory,+Intel+XMP+2.0+&+AMD+Compatible+-+Black&qid=1727418195&sprefix=fanxiang+rgb+ddr4+ram+32gb+2x16gb+3200mhz+cl16+v1.35+desktop+gaming+memory+intel+xmp+2.0+&+amd+compatible+-+black,aps,245&sr=8-1&th=1

I think theyre both on the same page but yeah its a cl18 3600. As for the Brand theyre a newer chinese brand I believe, I actually have a pcie 4.0 2tb ssd with them and it's pretty good but they do have mixed reviews haha.

the lower CL is, the faster the memories are and the more expensive regardless of the frequency, at 3600 you will look to get 16 and not 18CL

 

[illfay]

Yeah, 8 bucks is not too much for faster RAM as Ryzen benefits of it and MB as well as CPU are compatible with 3600MHz. with OC by XMP or manually. If you are using only IGPU, that also benefits of faster RAM.
Problem is that only by trying it can be proven if and how well it works.

yeah true nah im using a 4070 super.

 

[illfay]

the lower CL is, the faster the memories are and the more expensive regardless of the frequency, at 3600 you will look to get 16 and not 18CL

Alot of threads ive seen say the cl18 would be more ideal but that no one would really notice the difference.