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Intel reportedly preparing surprise return to DDR4 systems with 'Raptor Lake Next' — LGA 1700 platform apparently slated for first half of 2027, takes a page from AMD's book by extending budget platf… (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

When I decided to build a new system in 2023, I couldn't make heads or tails of 4 vs 5. Yeah, sure, it's faster... but no one could really say what that meant in practical terms. I think techpowerup had one rudimentary benchmark for RAM but it was inconsequential.

So I just went with what was cheaper. I also dodged a bullet by getting the slightly cheaper 12700k instead of the newer and allegedly just as fast 13600kf...