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Solve : Speed - RAM vs hz? |
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Answer» A simple question, I think, for theoretical discussion. In regards to overall PC speed, what has more impact, hz or RAM? For example, what would be a faster system 1) 2 GB of ram at 332 Mhz, or 2) 1.5 GB ram at 400 Mhz? Oft debated question! My opinion: Faster AND more = best; more = better. Speed differences are almost imperceptible to the vast majority of users, and, in fact, hard to see in lots of benchmarks. The truth is that 'more' differences are also difficult to notice unless the original configuration was under spec'd or the user is a multitasker or uses memory demanding programs. I think the answer to your specific question is that almost no one would notice any DIFFERENCE with XP; Vista performance might be "felt" to improve with 2 GB v. 1-1/2 GB. Bottom line for 'normal' users, go with more v. faster.In the comparison we are assuming the same CPU, hard drive, motherboard, etc. Otherwise the whole thing doesn't mean doodley. And a heavy gamer might notice a slight difference whereas somebody who does a bit of websurfing, wordprocessing and spreadsheet would not notice any difference. PC equipment sellers know there is a segment of the market, what I shall (politely) call "young guys hung up on numbers". Well I am hardly young, by computer CONSUMER stds, or others for that matter, assuming half a century is not young. So I was just curious as to what the numbers actually do mean to performance. Same can be said for horsepower, TORQUE, flex in golf SHAFTS, the list is endless, unless you are a pro that pushes equipment to the limit, the numbers are just an interesting part of the whole game for the rest of us. So I will side with drmsucks and agree that in this case, larger is better than faster. Yikes! There is a rule of a thumb about processor speed. For an average user to notice a real performance difference, you must double the processor speed. In your case, I don't think, even experienced computer user would tell a difference between 332MHz, and 400MHz. With RAM, that ratio would be little bit different. I'd say having 512MB of RAM will be noticeable, COMPARING to 348MB. In general, it goes along drmsucks' lines. |
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