DDR4 - x2 times as fast as DDR3

MrMarvelous · 15 Nov 2013 at 17:37

Surprised there isn't a thread on this, it's supposedly coming out sometime next month!

A new mobo will be required and starting speeds are supposed to be 2133Mhz.

http://www.hardwarepal.com/ddr4-memory-will-released-next-month/

Of course DDR4 has a different architecture, meaning we are going to need a different motherboard, we can’t just put them in our old DDR3 systems. But, is it worth upgrading to DDR4? Crucial Memory also provided a comparison chart with some specifications of what DDR4 will offer, just to show you the difference. The DDR4 will only eat up 1.2Volts as stated by Crucial , while having twice the speed of DDR3 Memory. DDR4 will run on a base memory speed of 2133MHz while having 4GB as their minimum density. According to the chart, we can see that DDR4 is 100% faster than DDR3, requires 20% less voltage and has 300% more density than that of DDR3.

Yaayuh! · 15 Nov 2013 at 17:57

Because it's nothing we didn't already know? In fact, those Crucial slides/graphs have been on their site for ages - http://www.crucial.com/promo/DDR4.aspx
Won't be seen for us until Haswell-E late next year.

WingZero30 · 16 Nov 2013 at 09:56

Rossi~ said:
Because it's nothing we didn't already know? In fact, those Crucial slides/graphs have been on their site for ages - http://www.crucial.com/promo/DDR4.aspx
Won't be seen for us until Haswell-E late next year.

Indeed

bemaniac · 16 Nov 2013 at 10:19

Can I pop my processor into a DDR4 board? Do I literally just need board and memory? Ramdrive nomnomnom.

Randomface74 · 16 Nov 2013 at 10:20

Depends if the board has the same socket.

Haven't seen a board yet so don't know....

but with business hat on... a new socket sells boards and processors... so I don't see why they'd re-use a socket.

EdgeDs · 16 Nov 2013 at 11:03

Wonder how much performance impact this will really have and how much it will cost

Jokester · 16 Nov 2013 at 11:05

There aren't any processors out yet with DDR4 memory controllers.

d_brennen · 16 Nov 2013 at 11:06

billysielu said:
Depends if the board has the same socket.

Haven't seen a board yet so don't know....

but with business hat on... a new socket sells boards and processors... so I don't see why they'd re-use a socket.

Integrated Memory Controllers (IMC) being, ya know, integrated on the CPU die, 99% most likely no. New chip + board

EdgeDs said:
Wonder how much performance impact this will really have and how much it will cost

CPU performance, not much initially, at least for stuff which interests us anyway. For iGPUs, it's Manna from heaven

Sin_Chase · 16 Nov 2013 at 17:23

I ,love how uninformed that article is. There are no CPUs/Motherboards supporting DDR4, yet apparently we will all be slotting them into our systems before the year is out.

Surrrrre.

Yaayuh! · 19 Nov 2013 at 08:58

bemaniac said:
Can I pop my processor into a DDR4 board? Do I literally just need board and memory? Ramdrive nomnomnom.

New CPU and new Motherboard required. Haswell-E is the first desktop solution to support DDR4, which will be Q3+ 2014.

MrMarvelous · 19 Nov 2013 at 17:11

I think i'll be looking to upgrade in Q3 2014 then. Would like a whole new PC.

panyan · 19 Nov 2013 at 17:13

DDR4 will run on a base memory speed of 2133MHz while having 4GB as their minimum density

Scoldedcat · 24 Nov 2013 at 11:58

The question is do you need it? The only benefit I can see for myself is I assume prices on ddr3 stuff will go down. If you need more ram then you could just add more ram, or am I missing the point?

Frozennova · 24 Nov 2013 at 12:19

It's technology advance it's what happens.

DDR3 pricing will do exactly the opposite and climb as DDR4 becomes mainstream as the fabs will begin to lower ddr3 production to increase ddr4 production.

More ram and faster ram are two different things, ddr4 will bring bandwidth increases that ddr3 can't offer.