144hzGamer
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The matter of this article is comparing 2 CPUs, but using different hardware and settings.
The 1700 used 2933Mhz ram and the 2600 used 3400Mhz.
They should have used either 3400 Mhz on both, or 2933Mhz.
The other thing to consider is that ram prices are dropping significantly, so there's no longer the issue of price.
And even with cheap ram you could get better speeds than 2933Mhz and CL15, on Ryzen 1.
I did have a cheap kit when Ryzen lauched, and managed to get it to 3200Mhz CL14.
You mean 3200 14-16-16 right? Because I dont see any 3200 14-14-14 capable kit for less than 190€. And there is a difference on those latencies
Either way the article shows that even with expensive ram, ryzen is a bottleneck