Upgrading from 1333Mhz to 1600Mhz - is it worth it?

Hey,

I was wondering if I should go and buy faster ram sticks on my laptop.
Like I said I currently have 1333Mhz x 2 x 4gb = 8gb. Laptop is Asus N56DP with
AMD A8 4500m + 7730m. So would I get more performance, (would it be noticeable).

Any thoughts anyone? And what would be the brand? or is the cheapest and high-end equall same
stick with different labels?

Oh and I do have one 4GB 1600Mhz but what I have heard that its not wise to mix sticks with different
brand?

What about one stick with 8GB or two with 4gb?

There was some questions what I would like to know before making the move, that you for time if
you can help me out with this.


What I have looked so far:

Corsair Value Select 8GB SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600MHz CL11
Corsair Value Select 4GB SO-DIMM DDR3 1600MHz CL11
DDR3-SODIMM-1600 Crucial BallistiX Sport 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM 1600MHz

 

My table here, although 3 years old, is still relevant. Unless you run benchmarks you won't notice the difference between 1333 and 1600 MHz with the boost being greatest for integrated graphics.

The component upgrade most likely to give a noticeable boost to performance is an SSD if you don't have one already, but it will be a bigger investment.

John

 

The table that John presents agrees with my less scientific findings but to me, the difference in performance between the highest MHz models from the recommended/original models was how snappy the O/S was after the upgrade. Even on platforms that could not take advantage of the higher MHz RAM and had to down clock it to their comfort zone.

Back when RAM was to be had cheaply a year or so ago, this was a no brainer. I changed all my systems to the fastest RAM I could get for them.


Note that Windows WEI score shows how RAM index scores are limited to below 5.9 with 4GB RAM or less. Two SoDimms with 8GB RAM or higher is recommended to get the most out of your CPU. Especially as John mentioned; for igpu setups.


See:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...-help-screenshots-appreciate.html#post8976613


See:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...-help-screenshots-appreciate.html#post8978284

 

The rule of thumb is you need a change of at least 10% to actually appreciate the difference, but some people like to min/max their systems.

I haven't seen memory make that big of a difference in the systems I have build/worked with in the past. Now buying special ram for overclocking is another matter.