Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1x8GB RAM Questions.

[ZerkaaHD]

Firstly what would be the realistic real world performance difference between single channel 1x8GB and dual channel 2x4GB RAM?


Secondly: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-BLT8G3D1608DT2TXRGCEU-Ballistix-Tracer-Memory/dp/B008EMC0VS/ref=pd_cp_computers_1

What speed is this RAM?

 

[clutchc]

That RAM is 1600MHZ DDR3.

Whenever you can utilize dual channel mode, the memory access will be slightly quicker. A single stick of memory in only one slot will not allow dual channel mode to enable.

 

[Tradesman1]

Depending on the rig, Dual Channel can provide a increase of up to 10-15% (on Intel) maybe 5-10% with AMD

 

[ZerkaaHD]

That RAM is 1600MHZ DDR3.

Whenever you can utilize dual channel mode, the memory access will be slightly quicker. A single stick of memory in only one slot will not allow dual channel mode to enable.

How do you know it's 1600Mhz? Just curious as to know how you found out.

Depending on the rig, Dual Channel can provide a increase of up to 10-15% (on Intel) maybe 5-10% with AMD

Will that 10 - 15% be noticeable?

 

[Tradesman1]

Depends on what all you do, if everything is done singularly - then prob not, if you open a number of windows (multi-task) and go back and forth you might notice, or if doing memory intensive work

 

[clutchc]

How do you know it's 1600Mhz? Just curious as to know how you found out.

http://computercomponentcheapshop.appspot.com/page-81/crucial-blt8g3d1608dt2txrgceu-8gb-ballistix-smart-tracer-memory.html
That, and the fact that the "160" is in the name.

 

[ZerkaaHD]

Depends on what all you do, if everything is done singularly - then prob not, if you open a number of windows (multi-task) and go back and forth you might notice, or if doing memory intensive work

If you're gaming mostly, would it be noticeable?

How do you know it's 1600Mhz? Just curious as to know how you found out.

http://computercomponentcheapshop.appspot.com/page-81/crucial-blt8g3d1608dt2txrgceu-8gb-ballistix-smart-tracer-memory.html
That, and the fact that the "160" is in the name.

Thank you very much

 

[Tradesman1]

No worries

 

[ZerkaaHD]

No worries

Will the 10 - 15% difference be noticeable while gaming?

 

[clutchc]

No worries

Will the 10 - 15% difference be noticeable while gaming?

Memory speed is usually the last thing to make a difference in gaming. A poor or a great CPU and/or GPU will override most effect any memory speed difference will make. The one place it does make a difference, is when using an AMD APU with the on-die GPU since it uses system memory for its vram.

 

[Tradesman1]

Up to a couple FPS in gaming maybe, gaming primarily simply uses DRAM as a data conduit