Question Have I made a mistake with this RAM upgrade ?

[zencimenci]

I have a B460 motherboard with an i7-10700 CPU and 2 x 8GB Kingston 2666mhz CL13 RAM modules.

My plan was to upgrade to 32GB RAM since i need it for work applications so I bought 2 x 16GB
Corsair LPX 3200mhz CL16 modules.

Now after purchasing it I realised that the B460 board only supports up to 2933Mhz, so the RAM will be limited and not fully utilized unless I overclock it (which i dont want to risk doing).

Doesn't this technically make my old RAM faster in single case applications since its CL13 2666Mhz compared to CL16 2933Mhz? (negligible difference in Mhz but more in CAS latency).

I tried searching other forums but haven't come across an answer since this seems to be a rare case.

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[Bob.B]

I have a B460 motherboard with an i7-10700 CPU and 2 x 8GB Kingston 2666mhz CL13 RAM modules.

My plan was to upgrade to 32GB RAM since i need it for work applications so I bought 2 x 16GB
Corsair LPX 3200mhz CL16 modules.

Now after purchasing it I realised that the B460 board only supports up to 2933Mhz, so the RAM will be limited and not fully utilized unless I overclock it (which i dont want to risk doing).

Doesn't this technically make my old RAM faster in single case applications since its CL13 2666Mhz compared to CL16 2933Mhz? (negligible difference in Mhz but more in CAS latency).

I tried searching other forums but haven't come across an answer since this seems to be a rare case.

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Speed and cl gain on one end lose on the other. Also factor in did the old ram cause a lot of page file usage which may go away with the new ram.

Put the new ram in the pc and test to see if you can tell a difference.