Intel reportedly preparing surprise return to DDR4 systems with 'Raptor Lake Next' — LGA 1700 platform apparently slated for first half of 2027, takes a page from AMD's book by extending budget platform longevity
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The name came up a few times during our conversations at Computex. Intel has declined to comment on it.
    • grinning_serpent@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      When I decided to build a new system in 2023, I couldn’t make heads or tails of 4 vs 5. Yeah, sure, it’s faster… but no one could really say what that meant in practical terms. I think techpowerup had one rudimentary benchmark for RAM but it was inconsequential.

      So I just went with what was cheaper. I also dodged a bullet by getting the slightly cheaper 12700k instead of the newer and allegedly just as fast 13600kf…

    • papalonian@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 hours ago

      Yeah I’m running a 5800x with 32gb of ddr4 that I’ve had since 2020 and have never needed faster RAM. I only use one program that maxes out my RAM, it’s very infrequent I use it and I don’t think a few kHz would make a noticeable difference in how long it takes to render.