Quick question about RAM
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Have a quick read of this... should help you a bit.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1812
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1812
DDR (1/2 &3) memory modules for PC's operate with a 64bit wide parallel bus. Dual channel means your motherboard has a pair of 64bit memory busses acting as a single fast 128bit wide bus.
Yes its parallel.
RIMM memory modules are parallel to, but they use a 16bit wide bus (although wider ones were/are made). In theory its a simpler bus allowing for high clock speeds, but the narrow bus adds latency to every transfer.
As the linked website says though, FB-Dimms are serial, but most PC's dont use them, and they dont offer any performance advantage over DDR3 at the moment. Perhaps in the future at much higher clock rates.
Yes its parallel.
RIMM memory modules are parallel to, but they use a 16bit wide bus (although wider ones were/are made). In theory its a simpler bus allowing for high clock speeds, but the narrow bus adds latency to every transfer.
As the linked website says though, FB-Dimms are serial, but most PC's dont use them, and they dont offer any performance advantage over DDR3 at the moment. Perhaps in the future at much higher clock rates.
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