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> > what sort of protection does ECC ram give me? > Side-band ECC (which is what you'd use on desktops/workstations/servers) doesn't have a performance hit, as
by semi 3y ago
> > what sort of protection does ECC ram give me?
> Side-band ECC (which is what you'd use on desktops/workstations/servers) doesn't have a performance hit, as the overhead of ECC is fully neutralized by the additional bandwidth and capacity of an ECC DIMM.
This is true as far as I know but only for comparing ECC ram vs non ECC ram that is otherwise equivalent. But if you want the fastest ram available, it doesn't support ECC, so you're still taking a perf hit by buying slower ram with ECC support than you could get without ECC
- type0 3y agoYeah, Ryzen usually performs best with faster RAM, but finding good speed on ECC sticks is generally tricky. It makes sense to get x3d version of CPU if you are planning to build a system and squeeze more out of it.