Ram speed? are we bieng duped?

[Dean_32]

Question. Why are the new ddr 4 ram modules having Cl speeds that are like 34 and 30 ??? isnt cl speed crucial? Like a cl9 ddr3 ram is faster than a cl11 ddr3.. so why in the hell are the new ram modules so slow...?? what is the real world improvement if any and can we expect the latenties to lower as production improves?? New cpu, new board, new ram is highly highly ineffiecient and wastefull not to mention enviromentally brainless. Marginal improvements do not ever justify platform replacement. http://www.howtogeek.com/238990/whats-the-difference-between-ddr3-and-ddr4-ram/ shows virtually no improvement with new mobo and ddr4 ram over haswell with ddr3. 1-2 fps. NOT WORTH WORRYING ABOUT. Whilst bandwidth is improved, latentcies are woefull on ddr4. Untill there is a substantial improvement there is no way I am spending a cent on what is pure marketing hype and irrisponsible behavior by the developers.

 

[Isokolon]

where do you find CL34? CL15/16 is standard.
with higher bandwith comes higher latency.
for gaming it makes little difference (Fallout 4 allegedly profits off higher bandwith)

with CL9/CL11 you have to factor in the bandwith. if both are DDR3-1600, CL9 will be faster. if one is DDR3-1333 CL9 and the other one is DDR3-2133 CL11, the latter will be faster in most cases
also keep in mind that DDR4 is quite young. it takes a while for latencies to drop, it was the same when DDR3 was released.

when DDR4 kits came on the market there was barely a DDR4-3000 kit with a latency below CL18, now we're at CL15, CL14 even
so give it some time man...