Question Ram benchmarks and what do they mean?

[UKTone]

https://www.memorybenchmark.net/ DDR4 beats DDR3 in everything,i know it took a while for it to become this way, and DDR5 eventually may get better or DDR6 may be the one to surpass them both.

What does fast Memory Read Transfer Rate do for your build?

What does fast Memory Write Transfer Rate do for your build?

What does Memory Latency mean for your build?

What does Threaded Memory Transfer Rate mean for your build?

What else matters when it comes to ram?

Does it matter if you are gaming, video rendering, developing games, creating high-scale art, etc. on the type of ram qualities you should go for? If so, which matters most, read, write, latency, threaded memory transfer rates, etc. and when do they matter more?

What are some good ways to compare ram, i used to use userbenchmark, and found out it's bad.

Thank you for any and all help.

 

[Eximo]

Loaded question.

Faster read/write means more bandwidth.
Latency is how quickly the memory can response to commands. Usually measured in First Word latency.
Not actually sure what the Threaded Memory Transfer Rate means...Differing information down channels simultaneously, not sure.

Gaming generally responds to latency improvements, but bandwidth is a factor as the game engine consumes more memory. Typically you want to maximize both as much as possible. Highest speed, lowest latency that you can afford.

Workstation like tasks like rendering, compiling, etc are primarily bandwidth focused. So higher transfer speeds are preferred. Doesn't matter how long it takes to respond, just that it can move quickly once told. In actual industry stability is prized above speed, so ECC at stock JEDEC speeds is the norm. Doesn't matter if you can compile 20% faster if it has a chance to fail and ruin a day's work.

Userbenchmark is mostly about gaming and has some serious flaws when it comes to comparing AMD/Nvidia/Intel. It is best used to compare like for like. So Intel+Nvidia vs Intel+Nvidia. Direct comparisons to an AMD+AMD or Intel+AMD system are no that great. I doubt Intel + Intel or AMD + Intel has even crossed their mind. It also is useful because it can give a simple relative performance to others with the same hardware, which is useful when something is wrong. If they show a 87% with an RTX 3050 or something, and you are only getting 56%, then yeah, useful, and often the cause will be somewhat identified.