4 sticks now better than 2? R5 5600X Tested

[Dontrocktheboat]

Forget the 4 DR modules. Consumer CPUs cannot handle more than 4 ranks.

that's not right at all.

There is memory which is QVL for 3600mhz with 64gb and dual rank on most X570 and B550 boards.

with decent tight timings out of the box

DDR4-3600MHz CL16-19-19-39 1.35V

https://www.gskill.com/specification/165/184/1562832133/F4-3600C16Q-64GVKC-Specification

 

[alec]

Forget the 4 DR modules. Consumer CPUs cannot handle more than 4 ranks.

not only can they handle it, there is actually additional performance from going dual rank per channel to quad rank per channel
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_ryzen_ram_scaling_effect_in_games,9.html

Unless you meant handle at high clocks.

 

[Dontrocktheboat]

And I still say it, in theory, it is not ideal and yes, there can be cases, when you cannot even POST with 4x DR module. But if you have those kit, and a ZEN 2, show me result, compare with this one. With Ryzen, the latency is the most important, but it has not been affected by the number of the ranks, above 2.
With the ZEN 3, the FCLK will hit the 2000MHz at least, but I have seen 2066MHz results as well, so with 3600MHz memory, you will miss performance.

Again wrong. You need to stop speculating and reading reddit too much.


I have 5600x and it would max 1900 FCLK, on 2 single sided stick. It could post up to 2133 but with no stability at all.
With 4 single sided stick that drops of considerably, 1800FCLK is now my max.

Zen3 has the same memory controller as Zen2 sadly, and Buillzoid speculated its the same.

4 stick do appear to give more perf, but are much harder to tune and make stable.

4 stick at 3600mhz decimates the above.

 

[SnR3]

 

[Shaolin Chicken]

I'll watch that later tonight, prefer Hardware Unboxed to Gamers Nexus.

 

[RBImGuy]

Real world results for the common user that has a weak gpu which is 80% of all gamers wont benefit from this at all.
amd already stated this years ago about dual rank and single rank.
The 3600mhz cl16 2x8gb is the sweet spot for gamers with Ryzen.
This is just clickbait from various tech tubers that just confuse you

 

[Minstadave]

Real world results for the common user that has a weak gpu which is 80% of all gamers wont benefit from this at all.
amd already stated this years ago about dual rank and single rank.
The 3600mhz cl16 2x8gb is the sweet spot for gamers with Ryzen.
This is just clickbait from various tech tubers that just confuse you

Not everyone is packing a weak GPU or only gaming though. It's interesting to see this explored in more detail.

 

[Chris Ecob]

Real world results for the common user that has a weak gpu which is 80% of all gamers wont benefit from this at all.
amd already stated this years ago about dual rank and single rank.
The 3600mhz cl16 2x8gb is the sweet spot for gamers with Ryzen.
This is just clickbait from various tech tubers that just confuse you

What about the other 20% lol. That's a whole lot of people. Also if you're going to buy 32GB anyway then might as well make sure it's dual rank as it's free performance.

 

[RBImGuy]

What about the other 20% lol. That's a whole lot of people. Also if you're going to buy 32GB anyway then might as well make sure it's dual rank as it's free performance.

Its not 20%, its a few % as the 15% of those 20% again wont have a difference.
This is why people are so confused as they dont understand the difference with real results when your using your stuff vs looking at numbers on benchmarks which wont translate to your experience using and playing.
set up two computers exactly the same with single and dual rank ram as the only difference and then come and tell me it makes a difference so your able to identify what computer has dual vs single rank or such.
Reality means if you cant do that then it does not matter in the real world.

and you cant, prove me wrong mate.
I be waiting a few years for your reply and test of that