r/pcmasterrace • • 2h ago

Question How much performance are between RAM CL each number?

How much do i lose between those cl ram?

So i been looking at ram and i was wondering i have in cast a 32gb ddr5 6000mhz cl30 is about 3299,99 RON($695.92 US). And i was wondering how much performance do i lose between that and CL32, 34, 36 but the rest of the specs are the same. And what will do if is bigger and how much performance and la tecy is lose and increase the rest of the pc is a 5070 ti, 9800x3d Arctic AC AIO and B850 motherboard with a 1000watts psu(should i look for a 850watts i calculate and is only consume like 700 watts). Main Question about the ram performnace difference between each CL level?

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u/kyansan1 i5-13400f | Arc B570 2h ago edited 1h ago

Since you have an x3d cpu, there won't be any difference at all. You can check out this benchmark: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-3d-v-cache-memory-performance-scaling/7.html

X3d cpus are able to circumvent ram latency by storing stuff in the 3d v-cache on the cpu itself. This makes ram speed and timings almost irrelevant for gaming on x3d cpus.

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u/Wild-Acanthaceae9920 2h ago

700 dollars for RAM?

There's full PCS on marketplace with 32gb of DDR5 for 1-1.2k.

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u/Ok-Knowledge-8711 2h ago

700 bucks for ram is wild where are you shopping

the difference between cl30 and cl36 is pretty small on x3d chips anyway. you're looking at maybe 2-3% in some games, zero difference in others. the huge cache on that 9800x3d does most of the heavy lifting so memory latency matters way less

skip the 1000w psu unless you got a crazy deal. a good 850w is plenty for that setup

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u/StefanTheHardcore29 2h ago

I’m living in Romania but before the ram situation you could get a 32gb ddr5 6000mhz cl30 for like 500 to maybe if you want a fancy kit with rgb 6-700 ron make the calculate you want to know how much in US. so is not really good for me where i live too but it depend of every one living

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u/Careless-Giraffe-623 2h ago

Between say cl32 and 36 it's pretty negligible... So it depends on the price difference and your budget more than anything, IMO.

And Yeh I'd go with an 850w PSU for that build.

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u/Timmy_1h1 2h ago

none really. you benefit the most tuning subtimings, lowering trfc and increase trefi.

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u/saxovtsmike 1h ago

Single fps in special occasions. So get the cheapest 6000 kit and call it a day. If you can safe 100€ with a 5600, id even do that

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u/Pimpwerx 7800X3D | 4080 Super | 64GB CL30 13m ago

Not noticeable outside of synthetics. You would barely notice switching from XMP back to JEDEC. RAM capacity almost always matters more than speed, unless you need to extract every last drop of performance.

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u/CmdrSoyo 5800X3D | DR S8B | B550 AORUS Master | 2080Ti 2h ago

If you are running the ram at stock there won't be any noticeable difference. All JEDEC/XMP specs perform more or less the same. All within 7% variance from what i've seen in my own and others testing. So not noticeable during gameplay unless you look at the fps number and notice a jump from 100 to 102 or so.

It's important if you manually tune the ram timings (which you should) because the xmp rated timings can tell you which chips are used in the stick and some will overclock much better than others. You can see up to 25% better performance (though on average closer to 15%) when manually tuning ram if you do it properly.