Effects of Memory Latency - Conclusion
(Page 6 of 6 )
If you are gaming, or backing up daily, then low latency memory might be a good investment for you. If you plan on encoding audio a majority of the time, lower latency will not improve you system performance. Lower latency memory can account for a 2-5% performance boost in overall performance of your PC. The result of lower latency does not make a difference in leaps and bounds, but more of a few FPS, or a few seconds.
Your decision whether or not to get lower latency should come down to what you are going to do with your PC and what you budget is. Take into account other components' effects on what you want in your computer. The price difference could be more than $200 between the high end, lower latency, and the cheaper, higher latency RAM. There was a difference in the results, but if you're just surfing the Internet, or listening to music, the lower latency of your memory will not make the Internet any faster, or your music any better quality.
Lower latency should only be considered if the user will use the small gain in performance. You could save the money, and invest it in other parts of your PC; it all depends on what you will be doing with your PC.
| DISCLAIMER: The content provided in this article is not warranted or guaranteed by Developer Shed, Inc. The content provided is intended for entertainment and/or educational purposes in order to introduce to the reader key ideas, concepts, and/or product reviews. As such it is incumbent upon the reader to employ real-world tactics for security and implementation of best practices. We are not liable for any negative consequences that may result from implementing any information covered in our articles or tutorials. If this is a hardware review, it is not recommended to open and/or modify your hardware. |
|
| · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | · | | | | |
|
/ 55 
