Minimum RAM speed for a Ryzen build?

[beany_bot]

I've read a lot about RAM speed affecting Ryzen performance (certainly in games). Wondering what the accepted "minimum" is for people? I assume this is a case of diminishing returns as you go faster and faster and pay more and more. But where do you draw the line? Whats a good speed in terms or price-perf?

 

[beany_bot]

Thanks guys. That's clear to me now.

What about Intel? Does it matter really?

 

[beany_bot]

I'm already reminiscing about the time when it didn't matter what RAM you bought.

FFS...

 

[beany_bot]

Was that ever really true? There have always been different speeds on the market and enthusiasts have always paid more for the faster stuff

(Unless you want to roll it back to the 90s )

Pretty true. Increasing RAM speeds on my older Haswell had absolutely miniscule gains. So you could get away with "cheap" RAM