#Pc games 8gb vs 16gb ram Pc
While my initial reaction of this as a clever way to trick consumers into thinking they are getting 24GB of memory in their PC when in reality it is only 8GB holds true, there are a lot of interesting angles to take.įirst, yes, I believe it is a poor decision to incorporate Optane Memory into the specification of “memory” in these PCs. Game play will not be that different between an SSD and an HDD based systems since the games in loaded into DRAM during play. If I use Intel® Optane™ memory with an HDD to accelerate my games, game launches and level loads become faster and close to that of an SSD experience, but what about the game play? Is the game play impacted? It can be, however, added to DRAM to increase systems performance. The Intel® Optane™ memory module does not replace DRAM. What is the difference between Intel® Optane™ memory and DRAM? Does it replace DRAM? For example, 4 GB DRAM + 16GB Intel® Optane™ memory delivers better performance and cost than just 8GB DRAM. Mixing DRAM with Intel® Optane™ delivers better performance and cost. This solution comes in a module format and by placing this new memory media between the processor and a slower SATA-based storage devices ( HDD, SSHD or SATA SSD), you are able to store commonly used data and programs closer to the processor, allowing the systems to access this information more quickly and improve overall system performance. Some systems allow you to add Intel® Optane™ memory, which is a system acceleration solution for the 7th Gen and 8th Gen Intel® Core™ processor platforms. There is important wording to point out that Dell provides (emphasis mine): Clicking on the More Info link takes you to the “Help Me Choose” portion of the page that details what system memory does, how it helps the performance of your machine, and how Optane comes into the mix.