Week 3 - RAM

 When choosing memory for your computer, whether you are building a new one or upgrading an old one, it is hard to determine which is the best route to go. Is DDR4 still a viable option or should you work on making your PC DDR5 compatible. New and emerging technologies are very exciting but are they worth the initial cost of getting the newest in technological advancements?

DDR4 is still a very reliable and great RAM for the majority of users. DDR5 RAM leaves DDR4 RAM eating its dust when it comes to speed in data transfer. DDR5’s transfer speed can get up to 38.4 GB/s while DDR4 is topped out at 25.6 GB/s. The latency is worse in DDR5 over DDR4. While DDR5 can transfer data faster than DDR4, DDR4 RAM can access the information quicker. DDR5 compatible components also cost way more than DDR4 compatible components.

As it currently stands, you are better off with using DDR4 RAM until DDR5 becomes more mainstream and the price of it lowers. Once it becomes more mainstreams the latency should improve along with having a more saturated market for components.

 

References:

Ramirez, A. (2022, June 29). DDR4 versus DDR5: Is it time to upgrade your ram? Reviewed. Retrieved September 18, 2022, from https://www.reviewed.com/laptops/features/ddr4-vs-ddr5