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> Is there some benefit to having memory sitting around empty and idle? Yes, modern operating systems use free RAM as cache for the HDD. If you have an I/O int
by est31 8y ago
> Is there some benefit to having memory sitting around empty and idle?
Yes, modern operating systems use free RAM as cache for the HDD. If you have an I/O intensive process, having a large amount of RAM is really helpful.