Regardin number of RAM Sticks

Pallav S

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Hi, I am planning to purchase a new laptop. Should I go for 1 8GB RAM or 12GB (1x8 + 1x4).
Having only 1 stick impacts performance? I have heard that having 2 RAM sticks improves performance.
 
Dual ram sticks does improve performance slightly.
With mismatched sizes, like 8gb and 4gb, only the 4gb on each channel will run in dual channel mode, the remainder 4gb will be single channel.
Regardless, the amount of ram will trump faster ram, so buy all you can.
Still, the performance difference is minimal.
 


It's best if the ram is matched in both size and speed. So a 2x4GB kit beats a 1x8GB kit, each totaling 8GB and a 2x8GB kit beats a 1x16GB or a 1x8GB+1x4GB solution.