Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less t

To avoid rising RAM costs, some PC builders and OEMs have shifted toward using a single DDR5 module for gaming PCs. We test how much of a performance loss that actually represents.

Source: Tom's Hardware31 July 2026 at 5:13 pm ISTrss

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