DDR4 vs DDR5 - Test in 10 Games

RAM : DDR4 3200MHz CL14 vs DDR5 5200MHz CL38 l 1080p

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Games :
Rainbow Six Siege - 5:29

System:

[TestingGames]

Games :
Forza Horizon 4 - 0:24
Far Cry 6 - 1:21
Assassin's Creed Valhalla - 2:10
Battlefield V - 3:14
CYBERPUNK 2077 - 4:22
Rainbow Six Siege - 5:29
Hitman 3 - 6:23
The Witcher 3 - 7:22
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 8:29
Microsoft Flight Simulator - 9:26



System:

[dejnio]

FH4 235 vs 223 + 5, 4%
Far Cry 6 149 vs 136 + 9, 6%
AC Valhalla 137 vs 134 + 2, 2%
BF5 226 vs 214 + 5, 6%
CP2077 166 vs 150 + 10, 7%
R6 571 vs 555 + 2, 9%
Hitman 3 199 vs 184 + 8, 2%
Witcher 3 226 vs 203 + 11, 3%
RDR2 160 vs 149 + 7, 4%
MFS2020 84 vs 80 + 5%

DDR5 6, 8% better. Big suprise for me. I even didn’t expected that the DDR5 will win with this horrible high timings. Maybe DDR4 with better frequency and timings will be closer to this DDR5, but anyway I must say that DDR5 is faster.

[SuperAstro]

The fps lows are the best gains ! Smoother gameplay when playing

[yaosio]

Finally I can get over 550 FPS in Rainbow 6. I've refused to play because of that.

[Amedinno]

damn didnt expect that much of a difference in some of the games

[joeywilhelm]

For productivity, it might make a difference. In terms of games, it definitely improved the low 0.1% frames and stutters.

[BILLDOZERGAMING]

Love to see technology improving but I'm happy with my pc for at least another 4 year's

[darksaint]

Thank you very much, excellent comparison. Clearly there is a small improvement on all 3 fps numbers, but not really worth it if the cost of ddr5 is higher than getting a ddr4 kit of the same capacity.

[earthling]

Thank you. I don't play the newest games, but, I play some games here and there; and do video rendering. I was looking for a simple video to show me the difference in DDR4/DDR5. It seems this video shows that the upgrade has it's improvement; however, not enough (for me at least) to justify the cost. I'll wait a couple years before upgrading. Good since I just built a 5800x desktop. Hopefully I won't need a new desktop or upgrades for 5+ years (my last computer lasted me 7, and still works great).

[DJaquithFL]

My takeaway .. the 0.1% that often in FPS games is stutter is greatly reduced with DDR5.

[khalil]

Seems substantial, but we need to see the exact same test with the only variable being 4K!

[nubtube]

Would be interesting to see the same test repeated at 1440p. Thanks for the review.

[Antares-dwiv]

That's honestly a pretty positive surprise, didn't think it would make a significant difference at all and if anything I would have expected the lower latency of DDR4 to be more beneficial than the higher bandwidth of DDR5.

[karlfranciscobalbuena]

Have a decent Gpu rather than Ddr5, trust me it's better. Ddr4 still rocks!

[gamechanger]

I get the 1080p test but I play in 4K max everything and like 10% in 1080p translated to 4K is like 2-5 fps. Also at 1080p who cares about a few fps when your in the 100's-200's and up unless you play competitive and make $ or upgrading from a very old rig it is just not worth all the hassle or extra 💵 to run 12th gen imo.

[hugo-garcia]

This channel has all the tests in the world of PC gaming

[James-wdib]

TLDR: BELOW (Please upvote)
DDR5 5200Mhz > DDR4 3200Mhz by 10 to 15 FPS (around 8%-ish give or take 2%);
It reduces GPU bottleneck, causing it to run faster but at the cost of +5 to +10 watts (and slight +thermal);
As of 2022, DDR5 costs around 25% more than DDR4, and is currently only utilized by flagship mobos and CPUs;
My opinion, DDR4 will continue to be relevant during it's ramp-down/phase-out through around 2028(-ish) as 4k 60Hz and 2k 144Hz become the norm.

[estebano]

Could you include Forza Horizon 5 in your next tests?

[darkhaven]

10-30 fps difference for just the ram is hella impressive. Imagine how much better it’ll be once more games are optimized to properly use it to?😁

[gekota]

5% about to buy a new PC
95% can’t afford new pc