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I currently run a 3700X with 64 GB ECC. I've been interested in a jump to an AM5 series, but have found the matter of ECC compatibility frustrating to research,

I currently run a 3700X with 64 GB ECC. I've been interested in a jump to an AM5 series, but have found the matter of ECC compatibility frustrating to research, particularly because DDR5 has limited ECC built in and that confuses the discussion. I'm curious what your use case is. I mostly use mine for software development (including VMs) and some family media processing. I like the peace of mind that ECC brings, but I have no way to really know if RAM speed is performance factor.

Arnavion 3y ago
Personal Linux machine mostly used for watching video, code compiling, and some light gaming. The 7950x definitely compiles my stuff much faster than the TR 2920x did, but I don't know how much of that is because of the RAM speed (6000MHz vs 4800MHz, faster timings) and how much because the CPU clocks higher (~5.4GHz vs ~4.2GHz).
- Arnavion 3y ago
  (Made a typo. The RAM speed in my 2920x build was 2666MHz, not 4800MHz, of course.)