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That is high end RAM binned at 3200Mhz. Consumer RAM is mostly 2133/2400 and with servers often using 2666. RAM at 3200 (PC4-25600) gives you about 25% more pea
by akiselev 6y ago
That is high end RAM binned at 3200Mhz. Consumer RAM is mostly 2133/2400 and with servers often using 2666. RAM at 3200 (PC4-25600) gives you about 25% more peak bandwidth than RAM at 2400 (PC4-19200) and about 16% more than 2666 (PC4-21333)
- p1esk 6y agoThat might be true, but you don't usually care about that for ML workloads running on GPU. Bottlenecks are typically elsewhere.
- junar 6y agoNot true, 3200 CL16 can be nearly as cheap as slower RAM nowadays, with multiple brands at sub-$60 per 16GB stick[1]. OP is paying extra for RGB, as another commenter points out. [1] https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#sort=price&U=4&Z=16384001&S=3200,5000&L=30,160 https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#sort=price&U=4&Z=1...
- formerly_proven 6y ago3200 and 3600 are the default choice on desktops these days.