The two main types of RAM for modern computers are DDR4, and DDR5. Together they span a number of processor and motherboard generations across desktop PCs and laptops, and though DDR4 RAM might be the ...

We all know that bigger is better, right? At least in generalities, it's often true. More CPU cores help performance in multi-threaded workloads, while high frequencies boost performance in ...

DDR4 memory, even though a generation old at this point, is still very capable and can deliver performance levels only slightly behind the newer DDR5. While DDR5 memory continues to make inroads with ...

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If you've ever been computer shopping, you'll undoubtedly have heard the term RAM thrown around willy-nilly. You might know a few things about RAM, such as that it's one of the most important parts in ...

Every component in your computer is important, complex, and has more specifications than most folks are familiar with. Your RAM, or Random Access Memory, is no exception to this. Generally, people ...

In this article we'll take a closer look at memory scaling performance with Intel Alder Lake CPUs, or more specifically the Core i9-12900K, though these results should apply across the entire 12th-gen ...

Since the introduction of DDR5 memory kits to the consumer market, there is one thing that everyone is talking about – which memory type between DDR4 and DDR5 is the best. While both RAM types have ...

I'm a tech journalist and author from Gloucestershire, UK. Once was, RAM had little effect on your system performance as long as you had enough of it. Today, it can cause serious bottlenecks for your ...

The DDR5 memory standard, which was officially finalized in July 2020 with AMD Ryzen 7000 (“Raphael”) and Intel Core 13000 (“Alder Lake”), only really started to slowly replace its DDR4 predecessor in ...

Rahim is a Senior Tech/Commerce Writer at Valnet and builds PCs & networking solutions on demand. Whether It's your GPU, CPU, Display, or just an SSD upgrade, expect him to have a well-researched ...