Weird they didn't talk about the DDR4->DDR5 transition. The 5800X3d->7800X3D wen...

Panzer04 · 2026-09-23T01:31:20

There was a brief and glorious time before September 2025 where DDR5 was actually pretty comparable.

Even really good DDR5 could be had for cheap; I remember paying like 300$ for 96GB of high-quality M-die hynix DDR5.

ericpauley · 2026-09-23T01:34:54

July 11 last year I got a Crucial 128GB kit for $299. Those were the days…

kasabali · 2026-09-23T07:15:09

DDR5 has always been twice as expensive as DDR4. But yeah when they were a lot cheaper maybe it didn't matter as much as it does now.

egeozcan · 2026-09-23T08:43:29

Ram is getting better, faster etc. except for the latency. I guess we still cannot bend the rules of physics.

dopa42365 · 2026-09-23T10:50:18

Latency has roughly remained the same since DDR2, no? So that has just about nothing to do with the improved performance of every generation.

egeozcan · 2026-09-23T12:03:26

Latency had to improve because of the increased CPU speeds, but it didn't, causing a regression that's easy to perceive.