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Consider balance. If one spec is too low, the rest of the system might as well be configured with fewer resources. RAM is also not all the same. 8GB DDR4+ pair
by washadjeffmad 4y ago
Consider balance. If one spec is too low, the rest of the system might as well be configured with fewer resources.
RAM is also not all the same. 8GB DDR4+ paired with NVMe will perform better than 32GB DDR2 with a mechanical hard drive. This is part of why I'd take an M1 MacBook Air over a 16GB Intel Mac.
If your storage is slow / high latency, then swap will be slow. If RAM is low and swap is happening often, then the system will be difficult to use. zswap/zram can help, as well as adjusting swappiness if you run into issues.
I'm using a 4GB Chromebook and a 4GB Raspi 4 for a lot of work lately, and I'm enjoying the constraints.