[SOLVED] Does the dual-channel RAM memory performs better than the single while gaming?

[Maq___]

Hi to all!

I would like to know if the dual-channel RAM memory performs better than the single while gaming?


Please tell me.

Thanks to all in advance.

 

[kanewolf]

It depends on the game, but generally, YES. Dual channel RAM means that the CPU can access data and code twice as fast as the same RAM in single channel. How much that impacts your FPS depends on the game.

 

[WildCard999]

In most cases, yes although there are a few cases where single channel performs better.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1349-ram-how-dual-channel-works-vs-single-channel
RAM Performance Benchmark: Single-Channel vs. Dual-Channel - Does It Matter?

 

[jfriend00]

There are a few types of memory access operations that can be done quicker if one access is in one DIMM and the next access is in another DIMM. There's less of a delay from the first access to the next when they are split across two DIMMs in a dual channel system.

So, theoretically dual channel can be slightly faster. But, as many who have measured real world applications have found, there's very little software that follows the idealized type of memory access patterns that would really take advantage of this difference, thus there is rarely much of a difference.

One advantage to having more than one stick of memory is if you ever get a memory failure, you can often figure out which stick the failure is in and you can still use your computer with the one good stick while you get some replacement memory.