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Now I know this question has been posted a lot but I cant find a satisfying answer anywhere on the internet.
So 2x4GB
vs 1X8GB
.
What are all the pros and cons in terms of speed, performance, temperatures and power consumption?
PS: I dont want to hear anything related to cost or saving slots for future upgrades.
They are exactly the same in terms of speed, performance, temperatures and power consumption. – Ramhound – 2013-08-29T18:42:22.413
I've heard that 2x4GB is faster (although too small to cont) as well as other difference regarding that I've mentioned – Mihai Bratulescu – 2013-08-29T18:46:20.477
Where did you hear this? DDR3 is DDR3 the speed diferences would be in connected to the actual frequency differences in the memory. 2x4GB 3000mhz is exactly the same as a single 8GB 3000mhz module. – Ramhound – 2013-08-29T18:51:17.017
@Ramhound Depends on the motherboard configuration. Assuming it doesn't take advantage of Double Channel like technology, 2x4GB memory sticks may be marginally slower than a single one. But it would be too low to tell. – Doktoro Reichard – 2013-08-29T18:52:07.780
@DoktoroReichard - I assume in this case Double Channel is disabled for comparision ( Apples to Apples ) – Ramhound – 2013-08-29T18:53:40.473
@Ramhound OP probably wants to find out which one will give him better performance. If you're choosing between two CPUs you don't underclock the faster one first - same here. – gronostaj – 2013-08-30T09:39:56.337