How much faster is Dual Channel than Intel's Flex Memory Mode?












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How much faster is a RAM configuration of sticks 8+8+4+4 than one of 8+8+8? I'm interested in delay and speed in MB/s.










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    How much faster is a RAM configuration of sticks 8+8+4+4 than one of 8+8+8? I'm interested in delay and speed in MB/s.










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      How much faster is a RAM configuration of sticks 8+8+4+4 than one of 8+8+8? I'm interested in delay and speed in MB/s.










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      How much faster is a RAM configuration of sticks 8+8+4+4 than one of 8+8+8? I'm interested in delay and speed in MB/s.







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          Assuming a processor that supports Triple-Channel, the second version (8+8+8) would be faster.



          The first version (8+8+4+4) would only support Dual-Channel.



          About the Triple-Channel memory architecture:




          The architecture can only be used when all three, or a multiple of three, memory modules are identical in capacity and speed, and are placed in three-channel slots. When two memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in dual-channel architecture mode.




          The delay and the speed of this difference are hard to tell.

          I do not know of any measuring in this regard.

          He who has any reliable information in this regard should stand up and tell.






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          • What about sual-channel processors?
            – Alex78191
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:52










          • Your processor/mainboard combo has to support Triple-Channel, of course. If this combo only supports Dual-Channel, you are limited to this. You can check if your processor supports Triple-Channel by visiting the link I provided.
            – zx485
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:55












          • I'd expect software that is "hardware agnostic" (in the relevant sense) to show any differences in speed, if there is any detectable difference - e.g. google "memtest86"
            – Hannu
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          Assuming a processor that supports Triple-Channel, the second version (8+8+8) would be faster.



          The first version (8+8+4+4) would only support Dual-Channel.



          About the Triple-Channel memory architecture:




          The architecture can only be used when all three, or a multiple of three, memory modules are identical in capacity and speed, and are placed in three-channel slots. When two memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in dual-channel architecture mode.




          The delay and the speed of this difference are hard to tell.

          I do not know of any measuring in this regard.

          He who has any reliable information in this regard should stand up and tell.






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          • What about sual-channel processors?
            – Alex78191
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:52










          • Your processor/mainboard combo has to support Triple-Channel, of course. If this combo only supports Dual-Channel, you are limited to this. You can check if your processor supports Triple-Channel by visiting the link I provided.
            – zx485
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:55












          • I'd expect software that is "hardware agnostic" (in the relevant sense) to show any differences in speed, if there is any detectable difference - e.g. google "memtest86"
            – Hannu
            Dec 8 '18 at 16:14
















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          Assuming a processor that supports Triple-Channel, the second version (8+8+8) would be faster.



          The first version (8+8+4+4) would only support Dual-Channel.



          About the Triple-Channel memory architecture:




          The architecture can only be used when all three, or a multiple of three, memory modules are identical in capacity and speed, and are placed in three-channel slots. When two memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in dual-channel architecture mode.




          The delay and the speed of this difference are hard to tell.

          I do not know of any measuring in this regard.

          He who has any reliable information in this regard should stand up and tell.






          share|improve this answer





















          • What about sual-channel processors?
            – Alex78191
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:52










          • Your processor/mainboard combo has to support Triple-Channel, of course. If this combo only supports Dual-Channel, you are limited to this. You can check if your processor supports Triple-Channel by visiting the link I provided.
            – zx485
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:55












          • I'd expect software that is "hardware agnostic" (in the relevant sense) to show any differences in speed, if there is any detectable difference - e.g. google "memtest86"
            – Hannu
            Dec 8 '18 at 16:14














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          Assuming a processor that supports Triple-Channel, the second version (8+8+8) would be faster.



          The first version (8+8+4+4) would only support Dual-Channel.



          About the Triple-Channel memory architecture:




          The architecture can only be used when all three, or a multiple of three, memory modules are identical in capacity and speed, and are placed in three-channel slots. When two memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in dual-channel architecture mode.




          The delay and the speed of this difference are hard to tell.

          I do not know of any measuring in this regard.

          He who has any reliable information in this regard should stand up and tell.






          share|improve this answer












          Assuming a processor that supports Triple-Channel, the second version (8+8+8) would be faster.



          The first version (8+8+4+4) would only support Dual-Channel.



          About the Triple-Channel memory architecture:




          The architecture can only be used when all three, or a multiple of three, memory modules are identical in capacity and speed, and are placed in three-channel slots. When two memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in dual-channel architecture mode.




          The delay and the speed of this difference are hard to tell.

          I do not know of any measuring in this regard.

          He who has any reliable information in this regard should stand up and tell.







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          • What about sual-channel processors?
            – Alex78191
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:52










          • Your processor/mainboard combo has to support Triple-Channel, of course. If this combo only supports Dual-Channel, you are limited to this. You can check if your processor supports Triple-Channel by visiting the link I provided.
            – zx485
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:55












          • I'd expect software that is "hardware agnostic" (in the relevant sense) to show any differences in speed, if there is any detectable difference - e.g. google "memtest86"
            – Hannu
            Dec 8 '18 at 16:14


















          • What about sual-channel processors?
            – Alex78191
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:52










          • Your processor/mainboard combo has to support Triple-Channel, of course. If this combo only supports Dual-Channel, you are limited to this. You can check if your processor supports Triple-Channel by visiting the link I provided.
            – zx485
            Dec 7 '18 at 23:55












          • I'd expect software that is "hardware agnostic" (in the relevant sense) to show any differences in speed, if there is any detectable difference - e.g. google "memtest86"
            – Hannu
            Dec 8 '18 at 16:14
















          What about sual-channel processors?
          – Alex78191
          Dec 7 '18 at 23:52




          What about sual-channel processors?
          – Alex78191
          Dec 7 '18 at 23:52












          Your processor/mainboard combo has to support Triple-Channel, of course. If this combo only supports Dual-Channel, you are limited to this. You can check if your processor supports Triple-Channel by visiting the link I provided.
          – zx485
          Dec 7 '18 at 23:55






          Your processor/mainboard combo has to support Triple-Channel, of course. If this combo only supports Dual-Channel, you are limited to this. You can check if your processor supports Triple-Channel by visiting the link I provided.
          – zx485
          Dec 7 '18 at 23:55














          I'd expect software that is "hardware agnostic" (in the relevant sense) to show any differences in speed, if there is any detectable difference - e.g. google "memtest86"
          – Hannu
          Dec 8 '18 at 16:14




          I'd expect software that is "hardware agnostic" (in the relevant sense) to show any differences in speed, if there is any detectable difference - e.g. google "memtest86"
          – Hannu
          Dec 8 '18 at 16:14


















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