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[TJ Hooker]

@ikjadoon
Anadtech used CL22 DDR4 for some reason, looked like they wanted to have bad results on that front. CL16 or even 18 (which also comes close) is available at very good prices and perform near or better than DDR5 4800 sets.

I haven't even seen CL22 DDR4 sets available for purchase.

They explain their rationale in the article: "Traditionally we test our memory settings at JEDEC specifications. JEDEC is the standards body that determines the requirements for each memory standard."
The JEDEC standard for DDR4-3200 is CL22.

 

[Koldur]

They explain their rationale in the article: "Traditionally we test our memory settings at JEDEC specifications. JEDEC is the standards body that determines the requirements for each memory standard."
The JEDEC standard for DDR4-3200 is CL22.

That may well be the case, but only makes it worse for me. Everyone and his uncle will use CL16 maybe CL18 DDR4.
That said, the test isn't representative for what people will be using and therefore not useful to the readers to find out what is what.
Toms Hardware, Techpowerup and more sites are way more informative and focussed towards practical testing which is helpful in making a choice on all aspects.

 

[ikjadoon]

@ikjadoon
Anadtech used CL22 DDR4 for some reason, looked like they wanted to have bad results on that front. CL16 or even 18 (which also comes close) is available at very good prices and perform near or better than DDR5 4800 sets.

I haven't even seen CL22 DDR4 sets available for purchase.

AnandTech uses JEDEC timings, as always. That’s why they used DDR5 JEDEC—too. Nothing special about DDR4.

Hell, DDR5 JEDEC 4800 CL40 has worse latency than DDR4 JEDEC 3200 CL22.

 

[Koldur]

AnandTech uses JEDEC timings, as always. That’s why they used DDR5 JEDEC—too. Nothing special about DDR4.

That may well be the case, but only makes it worse for me. Everyone and his uncle will use CL16 maybe CL18 DDR4.
That said, the test isn't representative for what people will be using and therefore not useful to the readers to find out what is what.
Toms Hardware, Techpowerup and more sites are way more informative and focussed towards practical testing which is helpful in making a choice on all aspects.