Both DDR4 and DDR5 RAM are widely used in today’s computers. Anything DDR3 or lower is now considered obsolete, leaving aside the mobile phone segment which still has some models containing DDR2 chips and other older sodimms. So, what is the fundamental difference between DDR4 and DDR5 RAM? Let's work together through the basics and analyze each memory technology step by step, revealing their benefits and drawbacks in the end.

Question

Which one should I choose for my gaming PC, DDR4 or DDR5, and why?

Answer 1

RAM can be categorized into two generations, DDR4 and DDR5. Out of these two, DDR5 is the most advanced one and it is faster and more efficient compared to its predecessor. It is clear that the compatibility of the RAM generation depends on the motherboard and the CPU, therefore one must choose from the two generations only – DDR4 or DDR5. Most of the contemporary CPUs accept DDR4 while the modern CPUs run on DDR5. However, if the motherboard and the CPU allow the use of two types of RAM, then it is best to use DDR5 since it works better.

Comments

When you say 32gb of ram do you mean each stick has 32gb or each stick has 16 gb. (Assuming you only have 2 sticks of ram)

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Is Sabrent 1TB SSD good enough? I mean Its not like I'm not trusting samsung but lets use other than samsung, I wanna try Sabrent

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make content about choosing ram and speeds specially ddr5 and best speeds at it

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Which ram can go with a intel core i9