{"id":60457,"date":"2023-08-17T18:13:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tech-critter.com\/?p=60457"},"modified":"2023-08-17T18:14:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:14:19","slug":"is-it-worth-upgrading-from-ddr5-16gb-to-32gb-ft-kingston-kcp-series-ddr5-memory-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tech-critter.com\/is-it-worth-upgrading-from-ddr5-16gb-to-32gb-ft-kingston-kcp-series-ddr5-memory-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it worth upgrading from DDR5 16GB to 32GB? (ft. Kingston KCP Series DDR5 Memory Kit)"},"content":{"rendered":"

With both Intel and AMD now supporting DDR5 memory, users on both platforms get to take advantage of the new memory. That’s somewhat true if you’re using a desktop PC that comes with 32GB worth of DDR5 memory as we can see a handful of gaming laptops that are given 16GB DDR5 memory instead of 32GB. But then again, is there really any significant performance improvement in going from 16GB to 32GB?<\/p>\n

Well, we put that to the test some time ago, using the KCP548SS8K2-32 from Kingston which we put to test against the stock DDR5 memory that comes with the ASUS ROG Flow X16<\/a>. So, here are the findings from our test for you to see if it’s worth investing in a bit more DDR5 memory for your gaming laptop, or not.<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Model<\/td>\nKCP Series KCP548SS8K2-32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Module Type<\/td>\nSO-DIMM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Error Check<\/td>\nNon-ECC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAS Latency<\/td>\nCL40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pins<\/td>\n262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operating Temperature<\/td>\n0\u00b0C to 85\u00b0C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data Rate<\/td>\n4800MT\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRAM Density<\/td>\n16Gbit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operating Voltage<\/td>\n1.1V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Depth<\/td>\n2G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data Width<\/td>\nX64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chip Organization<\/td>\nX8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Compatibility Check<\/h2>\n

Before making a purchase, it’s best to do a compatibility check just to make sure your system can support the memory kit you wanted to get for the upgrade even though Kingston memory is known to be compatible with the majority of the system out there.<\/p>\n

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For our case, we did a quick check on their website<\/a> and we manage to find the model of the ROG Flow X16 we’re using for this test. With the KCP548SS8K2-32 on the list, we can confirm that it will work just fine with the ROG Flow X16 we’re using for this test.<\/p>\n