Question RAM speed

[Dunkz]

looking at the RAM listings and I can see that the top performing DDr5 RAM for AMD has higher CL numbers and other latencies then other RAM, I was under the impression that lower CL was better , So how come?

 

[rgd1101]

which ddr5 ram?

 

[Dunkz]

e.g. the TeamGroup T-Force Vulcanα DDR5 Ram tops the 6000 MT/s memory hierachy but it has latencies 38-38-38-78



the Corsair Vengeance RGB has 30-36-36-76 but is further down the list

 

[rgd1101]

what list?

 

[Dunkz]

this one:
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ram-benchmark-hierarchy

 

[beyondlogic]

this one:
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ram-benchmark-hierarchy

simply put amds chips when it comes to latency have a sweet spot when it comes to am5 its more speed then latency.

also latency can matter depending on the use case. if its gaming it will matter but it wont necessary show up on the tests.

example cl 30 may net you better framerate and better 1 percent lows at 6000. as speed increase keeping latency down is still good. but the overall speed will usually win out.

then its more wallet vs ram lol.

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