[SOLVED] CL 14 3800Mhz vs CL 19 4400Mhz vs current CS16 3200 Mhz

[RikkIV]

Hi all,

So I have read many benchmarks and articles but can't seem to find a definitive answer and I am hoping you guys can shed some light.

I am current running a 5 year old G-Skill RAM kit at 3200 Mhz with the XMP default timings CL16-18-18-38. I was wondering if I would gain some performance by upgrading to a CL 14 3800 Mhz kit or a CL 19 4400 Mhz kit?
If so which one would be the best in a CPU bound scenario(in combination with a 10700k 5.2Ghz)?


- F4-3800C14D-16GTZN https://www.gskill.com/product/165/326/1565147987/F4-3800C14D-16GTZN

- F4-3200C16D-16GVKB https://www.gskill.com/product/165/...VDDR4-3200MHz-CL16-18-18-38-1.35V16GB-(2x8GB)

- Patriot Memory Viper Steel PVS416G440C9K

 

[Newtonius]

Hi all,

So I have read many benchmarks and articles but can't seem to find a definitive answer and I am hoping you guys can shed some light.

I am current running a 5 year old G-Skill RAM kit at 3200 Mhz with the XMP default timings CL16-18-18-38. I was wondering if I would gain some performance by upgrading to a CL 14 3800 Mhz kit or a CL 19 4400 Mhz kit?
If so which one would be the best in a CPU bound scenario(in combination with a 10700k 5.2Ghz)?


- F4-3800C14D-16GTZN https://www.gskill.com/product/165/326/1565147987/F4-3800C14D-16GTZN

- F4-3200C16D-16GVKB https://www.gskill.com/product/165/...VDDR4-3200MHz-CL16-18-18-38-1.35V16GB-(2x8GB)

- Patriot Memory Viper Steel PVS416G440C9K

Honestly you will barely notice that much difference between 3200MHz and 3800MHz with most applications (especially with intel) unless you're using this to run large data sets. If you're just gaming 3200MHz will run just fine with that CPU combination. But if you really want the best then the 3800 at CL14 will definitely get you all the performance you want. A higher clock speed and lower CL# will offer the fastest data rates but no doubt will cost you a bunch of money. 3200MHz is best price-performance.