8gb vs 16gb vs 24gb RAM - which is enough for gaming ?

Single 8gb vs single 16gb vs 8gb + 16gb memory. (1x8gb vs. 1x16gb vs. 8gb+16gb)

Games tested

fortnite
gta 5
god of war
witcher 3
assassin's creed odyssey
csgo
pubg

Test system details
Room Temperature : 29 - 30 degrees

CPU - Ryzen 9 5900x stock speed
CPU Cooler - Antec h1200 aio 240mm
GPU - Zotac amp holo rtx 3070 ti 8G DDR6X triple fans
Motherboard - ASUS X570 TUF GAMING

Memory - Corsair vengeance 16gb 3600mhz (18-22-22-42)
crucial ballistix 8gb 3600mhz
CASE - Inwin 303 ATX
Power - antec neo 650 watts
SSD/Nvme - mx500 500GB m2 ssd , WD SN550 NVMe 1TB
HDD - 2TB seagate 7200 rpm
OS - Windows 11 pro build 21H2
Monitor - Acer cb281

vmreviews

[southbronxny]

That 24gb is great. At least one 2k and 4k test would've nice too.

[marcoburgman]

24gb will always be faster... dual channel... :( that's not a test, that's just showing numbers

[Frosti.HD.]

From my pov, mostly it depends on the game's optimization. For now 16gb ram is more than enough.

[misterai]

well, considering that you used a Ryzen CPU, of course more ram is better, whereas if it were an Intel CPU, anything above 16 gigs of ram wouldn't really affect the performance that much... And the fact that you have the ram in single channel other than the 24 gig configuration..

[Djrepsaj]

This doesn't make sense at all. The 16GB configuration shouldn't be slower than the 8gb one, that already says enough

[VirtuousMarine]

This is a test of dual channel vs single channel and not 8-16-24gb like the title implies.

[Green_Screen_kid]

my laptop is Hp ProBook 645 G3 24gb ram core i7 256gb HHD

[josipmatic]

Today for gaming dual channal 2x8gb at 3200 is king, end of story

[BladeCrew]

Why not use 2x8GB and 2x4GB of the same brand and speed. Full channel use + 24GB of ram

[xiki]

why not 8+8+8? Se pierde el dual channel?

[interspide]

on gta one 8gb performs better than 16 huh ?

[apcetojako]

Bro can you help me i play warzone 3 i have 16gb ram i5 10400f and rx 6600 8gb lownsetting i alwais get sttutering in city but when i avoid city is good do you think 16gb are not enough cuz windows 10neat 4gb rsm and 12 gb ram only for warzone 2 so i f buy 1 more stick will game run smooth?

[STALKY.]

I have 24 gb ram is good or not i play csgo

[stevensgarage]

Can i add a 3rd 8gb stick or will it slow down dual channel speed. i have a 5800x

[primefn]

Can I use 8gb ram and 16gb ram in my desktop PC to make 24gb ram