[OT]: Memory & Performance

[Dmitry Olshansky]

03-Sep-2013 21:48, Wyatt пишет:
> On Tuesday, 3 September 2013 at 16:15:51 UTC, Chris wrote:
>> If you had the choice between:
>>
>> - 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 1 X 4 GB
>> - 8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 X 4GB ( + $49.00 )
>>
>> Is it worth the extra money or is the increase in performance not
>> worth mentioning? Any experience with that.
>>
>> The processor
>>
>> 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Processor ( 2.4 GHz 6MB L3 Cache
>> - 4 Cores plus Hyperthreading )
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> That's a little pricey for a 4GB DIMM, but the prospect of living with
> less than 8GB is unfathomable with my usage habits.  Do you run a lot of
> things?  Do you use browser tabs?  Do you compile code?  If the answer
> to any of these is "yes", more memory will probably help.

+1

The more the better. Esp with i7 it should be a nobrainer, BTW doesn't 
i7 have 3-channel memory controller? I then would go 3x4Gb, maybe 
cheaper ram.

> If nothing
> else, you benefit from OS caching to memory and not swapping.  That's a
> nice thing to have.
>
> -Wyatt


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Dmitry Olshansky