Intel's new 200K Plus chips support ultra-fast DRAM out of the box but as my tests show, there's little benefit for most PC gamers in using warp-speed stuff
Intel's new Core Ultra 200S Plus processors support ultra-fast DDR5 DRAM speeds of up to 7,200 MT/s. However, testing reveals minimal performance benefits for most PC gamers, with improvements rarely exceeding 5% and often falling within the margin of error. Faster DRAM is only beneficial in highly memory-dependent games or specific scenarios, and even then, the gains may not justify the cost.
- Entities
- Game: Cyberpunk 2077
- Company: Intel
- Game: Homeworld 3
- Topic: Hardware
- Game: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition
- Platform: PC
- Game: Total War: Warhammer III
- Game: Baldur's Gate 3
- Topic: DRAM
- Topic: PC Gaming
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