I am building a machine for my “productivity” loads (mostly large code bases compilations + lots of virtual machines).
Main specs: intel i7 13700K, no gpu, 1tb m.2
Because of vms I run, I need some ram, so I would buy 64gb. Should I go DDR4 3200 or DDR5 5600?
DDR4 is quite cheaper, also motherboard is quite cheaper, so it adds up. But would DDR4 be a bottleneck for cpu?
Most reviews talk about gaming, but maybe ddr4 and ddr5 effect my workloads different?
It is ddr4 2x32gb kit cl16 vs ddr5 2x32gb kit cl40. I read somewhere that ddr4 cl16 is same as ddr5 cl40?
You have to compare frequency and latency. DDR4 3600 CL16 is roughly the same latency as DDR5 6400 CL32, but the DDR5 will have nearly double the read and write bandwidth.