After its introduction at Intel Alder Lake, Iwona Zalewska predicts that it will become the standard in two or three years.
Random access memory (RAM), despite being an important part of the computational experience in the recent era, has gained notoriety among the various sectors of use and consumption, which is to be expected given its importance in dealing with the various processes carried out in hardware and devices. We are currently in a time of transition to DDR5, which, as is customary, entails a number of changes that both motivate and concern users. A Kingston board recently discussed it.
DDR5 RAM BRINGS MANY BENEFITS, BUT AT THE COST OF HIGHER PRICES.
Iwona Zalewska, business manager at Kingston Technology, spoke with PC Gamer on the arrival of DDR5 memory, which have already launched with complete compatibility on Intel Alder Lake processors, despite the fact that they are still distant from being the industry norm in certain industries. When it comes to PC gaming, Zalewska says: "DDR5 outperforms DDR4 in terms of performance and data integrity. When playing certain games, increasing memory speed over bandwidth might serve to improve the user experience by raising the number of frames per second (FPS). The improvement in performance will, of course, differ depending on the title."
THE USE OF DDR5 WILL INCREASE BY 30% OF THE MARKET IN THREE YEARS.
Energy consumption issues are also being examined at the moment, and in the case of DDR5 RAM, Kingston's management stated that better efficiency in energy consumption will be evident in the use of these memories in laptops and data centers.
On the other hand, he pointed out that 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB DIMM and SODIMM capacities are being considered.
However, in addition to the advances, the price must be considered because we are living in a period when a semiconductor shortage and the rise of digital operations (cryptocurrencies, NFT) have combined to change things: "like We can anticipate a rise in demand for new memory with the launch of new memory technology. DDR4 was about 30-40% more expensive than DDR3 when it was first available. DDR5 is being released at a time when the semiconductor industry is experiencing a global chip scarcity that is affecting all sectors of the business. In addition, the technology necessitates additional components per module, which raises expenses. As a result, the market price differential between DDR5 and DDR4 modules is larger than in prior generations of memory launches."
Finally, according to Iwona Zalewska, DDR5 RAM will be positioned on the road to standardization in roughly 2 or 3 years, encompassing 30% of the market.
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