# Testing DDR4 Memory Speeds on a Ryzen 5 3600: A Comprehensive Analysis
## Introduction
In this detailed analysis, we explore the impact of different DDR4 memory speeds on gaming performance and productivity tasks using a Ryzen 5 3600 CPU. The video transcription provides in-depth insights into how various memory configurations affect popular games like CS:GO, GTA V, Dota 2, and productivity applications such as Geekbench, V-Ray, GPU utilization tests, and 7-Zip.
## Gaming Benchmarks
### Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
The results from CS:GO demonstrated a clear correlation between memory speed and performance. The highest speeds yielded the best results, with the worst-case scenario averaging 426 FPS and the best-case hitting 470 FPS. Notably, the difference between 3600 MHz CL16 and 3200 MHz CL14 was minimal, suggesting that opting for the cheaper option at any given time is a viable strategy.
### Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V)
GTA V showed a similar trend to CS:GO. The performance gains were modest but consistent across different memory speeds. Starting from 149 FPS at 2133 MHz, the average increased steadily with each speed increment, peaking at 164 FPS on 3600 MHz CL16.
### Dota 2
Dota 2 exhibited more significant performance differences. The best-case scenario reached 198 FPS, while the worst-case dropped to 173 FPS. This highlights the importance of memory tuning for achieving consistent high frame rates in CPU-bound games.
## Single-Channel Testing
Running a single stick of 3600 MHz CL16 memory in CS:GO yielded impressive results with an average of 469 FPS, showcasing the potential benefits of even a single high-speed stick. This emphasizes the value of investing in quality memory modules, even if budget constraints limit to one stick.
## Productivity Benchmarks
### Geekbench and V-Ray
Geekbench mirrored gaming performance trends, with higher speeds yielding better results but differences being less pronounced compared to gaming. V-Ray tests showed negligible variations across different memory speeds, indicating that for some productivity tasks, memory speed may have a more modest impact.
### GPU Utilization Test and 7-Zip
The GPU utilization test showed consistent times across all configurations except for the 3600 MHz CL16, which shaved off one second. The 7-Zip benchmark highlighted noticeable differences between 3600 MHz and lower speeds, underscoring the importance of memory speed in certain compression tasks.
## Budget Considerations
When building with a budget motherboard like the B450 or A320, prioritizing high-speed memory is crucial. Opting for 3200 MHz CL13 or 2666 MHz configurations can offer good performance and may allow for overclocking to further enhance speeds.
## Conclusion
The findings from this analysis underscore the importance of tuning memory settings, whether through overclocking or selecting modules with XMP profiles. Enabling these profiles in the BIOS is a simple yet effective step to maximize performance. Whether gaming or working on productivity tasks, investing in quality memory can yield significant benefits.
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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enif you are in the market for a new zen to CPU take for instance the risin 5 3,600 you may be wondering do I need to go out and spend all this extra money on fancy gold bling 3600 CL 16 memory or can I get away with a bit of an in-betweener say for instance some 3200 megahertz or can I scrape the bottom of that barrel which me nowadays I kind of still do by choice and get some 20 133 megahertz ddr4 memory and save ourself a few bucks well today we're gonna be testing all this memory at different speeds and putting it on the rise in 5 3600 and seeing what difference we can extract in CPU bound games let's get the results up for you guys and so now the results are in with these benchmarks and what we saw a straight away with the csgo numbers was that as expected the higher you go in memory speeds the more performance you're going to get with the worst case scenario being 426 average fps this is the best-case scenario being 470 average FPS the difference between 3,600 however and 30 200 megahertz wasn't that much I mean we had CL 16 versus CL 14 and I definitely say just based on these results alone you would definitely want to go out and pick yourself the cheaper of the two of you could get thirty-two hundred megahertz CL 14 on sale or CL 16 thirty-six hundred megahertz on sale I'd get either which is cheapest at the time 2666 sort of is the in-betweener so it definitely goes to show if you want to overclock some of your memory then you'll get a bit more FPS even if you're buying the cheapest stuff out there which is what we did today with the 20 133 megahertz stuff but moving over to GTA 5 we saw a similar trend however the results between the best and worst case scenario wasn't that big in this game we had 149 FPS then stepping it up to 155 then going to 163 and then 164 on the 36 hundred megahertz stuff moving over to dota 2 we did see quite a big difference however with the best-case scenario being 198 FPS and in the worst case being 173 however was important to know that the 1% in point one percent lows through these three games was absolutely fine on all the four different configurations here and then the next gaming benchmark we're going to show you is something a little bit weird with the horizon 5 3600 and that was when we just took one stick of memory out and ran it in single channel in csgo we got 469 average FPS with 36 hundred megahertz C L 16 and then 122 1% and then 93 0.1% lows so it goes to show that at least with the risin 5 3600 you'll definitely want to focus on getting your memory speeds up to tuned so you can get the best performance in games even if you're on a budget and you can only afford one 8 gigabyte stick of memory at this particular time is that's what the csgo numbers we're showing maybe I'll have to do a separate video looking at single versus dual channel on Zen too but moving over to some productivity numbers now we had Geekbench showing pretty much a similar trend just like the gaming scores where the thirty-six hundred megahertz came out a little bit ahead of the 3,200 CL 13 and then 2666 being the in-betweener then 2133 coming in last there and then moving out of v-ray we virtually got no difference between the four different memory speeds and then the GPU utilization test showed 47 seconds across the board except for thirty six hundred megahertz which managed to shave off one second and then last up here we had 7-zip which showed a difference between thirty-six hundred megahertz and 2133 and then The Inbetweeners did quite well on both the compression and decompression so now with Zen - if you're gonna go out and buy that six call for 199 bucks a couple of with a budget motherboard whether it's be 450 or even an a320 like we tested here on the channel you want to get some good high-speed memory whether it's thirty-two hundred megahertz even seal sixteen awesome 3600 CL sixteen thirty-two hundred megahertz of course the Samsung be diced off at CL fourteen will make a difference on the Zen two CPUs versus the cheaper stuff you can go out and get that's the twenty 133 megahertz but rest assured even when we test the things at 2666 we saw that you're going to gain benefits even if you get the cheapest stuff and overclock it and that's the most important thing going into Zen - and the new rising 3000 chips is that you're going to want to definitely tune your memory whether it's overclocking or just getting some good stuff that has some good X and P profiles already locked in and it's pretty simple to do this especially with the X and P profiles you just go into your BIOS and then enable the X and P profiles but I find even on a lot of the x5 70 boards it'll actually enable these XMP profiles for you by default so that's really all there is to it with Zen to memory speeds definitely get the best stuff you can afford and that's going to make a difference in games and also make a difference in productivity depending on the application but more so in games we saw a strong correlation where it's always going to make a difference and give you better fps regardless off the game and without a side I hope you enjoyed today's video if you did and be sure to hit that like button and I'll see you in the next video very soon but also with that said let us know in the comments section below have you found any weird things going on with rising memory speeds and the new Zend 2 CPUs love reading your thoughts and opinions as always and I'll catch you soon peace out for now byeif you are in the market for a new zen to CPU take for instance the risin 5 3,600 you may be wondering do I need to go out and spend all this extra money on fancy gold bling 3600 CL 16 memory or can I get away with a bit of an in-betweener say for instance some 3200 megahertz or can I scrape the bottom of that barrel which me nowadays I kind of still do by choice and get some 20 133 megahertz ddr4 memory and save ourself a few bucks well today we're gonna be testing all this memory at different speeds and putting it on the rise in 5 3600 and seeing what difference we can extract in CPU bound games let's get the results up for you guys and so now the results are in with these benchmarks and what we saw a straight away with the csgo numbers was that as expected the higher you go in memory speeds the more performance you're going to get with the worst case scenario being 426 average fps this is the best-case scenario being 470 average FPS the difference between 3,600 however and 30 200 megahertz wasn't that much I mean we had CL 16 versus CL 14 and I definitely say just based on these results alone you would definitely want to go out and pick yourself the cheaper of the two of you could get thirty-two hundred megahertz CL 14 on sale or CL 16 thirty-six hundred megahertz on sale I'd get either which is cheapest at the time 2666 sort of is the in-betweener so it definitely goes to show if you want to overclock some of your memory then you'll get a bit more FPS even if you're buying the cheapest stuff out there which is what we did today with the 20 133 megahertz stuff but moving over to GTA 5 we saw a similar trend however the results between the best and worst case scenario wasn't that big in this game we had 149 FPS then stepping it up to 155 then going to 163 and then 164 on the 36 hundred megahertz stuff moving over to dota 2 we did see quite a big difference however with the best-case scenario being 198 FPS and in the worst case being 173 however was important to know that the 1% in point one percent lows through these three games was absolutely fine on all the four different configurations here and then the next gaming benchmark we're going to show you is something a little bit weird with the horizon 5 3600 and that was when we just took one stick of memory out and ran it in single channel in csgo we got 469 average FPS with 36 hundred megahertz C L 16 and then 122 1% and then 93 0.1% lows so it goes to show that at least with the risin 5 3600 you'll definitely want to focus on getting your memory speeds up to tuned so you can get the best performance in games even if you're on a budget and you can only afford one 8 gigabyte stick of memory at this particular time is that's what the csgo numbers we're showing maybe I'll have to do a separate video looking at single versus dual channel on Zen too but moving over to some productivity numbers now we had Geekbench showing pretty much a similar trend just like the gaming scores where the thirty-six hundred megahertz came out a little bit ahead of the 3,200 CL 13 and then 2666 being the in-betweener then 2133 coming in last there and then moving out of v-ray we virtually got no difference between the four different memory speeds and then the GPU utilization test showed 47 seconds across the board except for thirty six hundred megahertz which managed to shave off one second and then last up here we had 7-zip which showed a difference between thirty-six hundred megahertz and 2133 and then The Inbetweeners did quite well on both the compression and decompression so now with Zen - if you're gonna go out and buy that six call for 199 bucks a couple of with a budget motherboard whether it's be 450 or even an a320 like we tested here on the channel you want to get some good high-speed memory whether it's thirty-two hundred megahertz even seal sixteen awesome 3600 CL sixteen thirty-two hundred megahertz of course the Samsung be diced off at CL fourteen will make a difference on the Zen two CPUs versus the cheaper stuff you can go out and get that's the twenty 133 megahertz but rest assured even when we test the things at 2666 we saw that you're going to gain benefits even if you get the cheapest stuff and overclock it and that's the most important thing going into Zen - and the new rising 3000 chips is that you're going to want to definitely tune your memory whether it's overclocking or just getting some good stuff that has some good X and P profiles already locked in and it's pretty simple to do this especially with the X and P profiles you just go into your BIOS and then enable the X and P profiles but I find even on a lot of the x5 70 boards it'll actually enable these XMP profiles for you by default so that's really all there is to it with Zen to memory speeds definitely get the best stuff you can afford and that's going to make a difference in games and also make a difference in productivity depending on the application but more so in games we saw a strong correlation where it's always going to make a difference and give you better fps regardless off the game and without a side I hope you enjoyed today's video if you did and be sure to hit that like button and I'll see you in the next video very soon but also with that said let us know in the comments section below have you found any weird things going on with rising memory speeds and the new Zend 2 CPUs love reading your thoughts and opinions as always and I'll catch you soon peace out for now bye\n"
