Worth upgrading from DDR4 to DDR5?

[Nitefly]

Hey there - I have a 5950x paired with a set of F4-3800C14D-32GTZN ram I bought a few years ago:

Trident Z Neo
DDR4-3800 CL14-16-16-36 1.50V
32GB (2x16GB)

^ this was pretty much top shelf at the time, but obviously diminishing returns…!

I’ll be looking to upgrade to a 9000 series CPU whenever those come around and I’ve been looking at new DDR5 ram… the kits generally seem to be pushing 6000-6400hz with CL32 timings… but from my calculations that actual ‘true latency’ of these is actually worse than my current kit.

… would a new kit perform better than the existing ‘fair / good timings’ kit?

Sorry for the noob question, but it seems like an absolute river of garbage googling for this sort of info! As an aside I’d only be enabling XMP… set and forget! Thanks.

 

[Nitefly]

Thanks for the replies - much appreciated. Yes, it looks like DDR5 will be essential then.

I’ve read on here that 64gb is now recommended for a gaming PC. With me going the AMD route are there any other quirks that I ought to be on the look out for? Or it just a case of finding the sweet spot and going with that? 2 sticks, 6000hz, 32cl etc?

 

[Nitefly]

Thanks all. Yeah the cost difference isn't going to be a factor. If there's no material performance penalty then 64gb seems like a sensible option at face value.

I suppose it will be a case of waiting to see what kits are well rated closer to the time. But I do find the speeds / cas latency / true latency priority to be confusing... there doesn't seem to be any reliable source of info on what's good to buy!