Star Wars Jedi Survivor Tested – Huge performance gains with PC Patch 3.5
DRAM Scaling – Do gamers need fast DDR5 memory?Â
Something that de don’t cover often is the impact that memory speeds can have on system performance, and with the introduction of our new games test system, we thought that now would be a good time to showcase the impact of DRAM speeds on game performance.Â
When buying new memory kits, gamers want fast speeds and low CL timings, and our CL36 Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 memory kit provides both. Yes, faster kits are available, but those kits are super costly and we wanted to test something that is accessible to the average PC builder.
Below, we have tested Star Wars Jedi Survivor with this memory kit running at its XMP 3.0 settings at DDR5-6000 and at lower speeds of DDR5-5600, DDR5-5200, and DDR5-4800. Â
Below, you can see that DRAM speeds have a clear impact on game performance, with the move from DDR5-4800 to DDR5-6000 boosting average framerates from 72.9 to 79.3 FPS. That’s an 8.78% performance boost, from just a change in memory speed. Note that 1st percentile and 5th percentile framerates saw larger performance gains of 10.8% and 10.6% respectively.
Based on the performance numbers shown below, PC builders should invest in high-performance DDR5 memory kits and avoid low-speed DDR5-4800 or DDR5-5200 modules. With DDR5-6000 memory kits becoming increasingly affordable, there is little reason for PC builders not to invest in faster DRAM.Â
