theglaze wrote on Nov 4, 2021, 15:49:
jacobvandy wrote on Nov 4, 2021, 14:52:
theglaze wrote on Nov 4, 2021, 14:03:
jacobvandy wrote on Nov 4, 2021, 13:57:
It's disappointing to see that DDR5 makes so little difference in general
Did you see the Anandtech comparison of DDR4 to DDR5? They've done the deepest dive into the new memory that I've found. When it comes to gaming, it looks significant to me, especially considering how tight performance is with AMD.
Their Alder Lake review shows a difference of 5% or less average FPS on every game but Far Cry 5, where it's nearer to 10%... and that's at 1080p. Have you seen the prices on DDR5?
First generation modules, early mobo BIOS versions, mem settings probably not yet optimized by testers, and DDR5 is consistently beating DDR4 beyond the margin of error. That's better than DDR4's debut, and DDR5 will only get better moving forward.
As for price... we're talking about the launch of the fastest hardware on the market, so I give that a pass, for now!
There is no doubt DDR5 will get better but you're buying high priced now and in 1-2 years can maybe upgrade to faster/stable speeds for less money. And then sell your older, slower ram? Yet, in 1-2 years you will be at gen2 of these new Perf/Efficiency core designs from Intel and Zen4 stuff from AMD. Not to mention out of the bug phase of Windows 11. Maybe if ram prices settle down in 3-6 months, ddr5 will be more enticing but I doubt it. The current rumors are AMD's 3D tech is coming out early next year with a 15% perf boost in gaming.
This is what happens every new ram tech generation. If you're on Intel 8th gen/Ryzen 2000 cpus or newer, I'd say hold out. If you need a new system now, look for the deals on the previous gen parts. The only decent deal I see here is the i5 12600k and probably only with quality DDR4. Even better will be the non K i5, aka the i5-12400 which I bet will be priced at low $200s.