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?

  • hank81@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    So you are telling that your PC is snappier due to RAM? Because his DDR5 is objectively much faster than your DDR4. Try the same 7-zip benchmark on both systems and you will see at what extent the difference is there