Kingston’s advice for doubling gaming performance on a budget

10 de October de 2022

When the budget is tight for building a gaming PC, it’s necessary to be creative in choosing processors and configuration to get the most out of your investment. José Luis Fernández, Technology Manager at Kingston Technology for the Southern Cone, shares this advice for building an affordable gaming PC that offers superior performance.

The first component to choose is the processor. It’s recommended to select a popular one with integrated graphics, such as AMD Ryzen models and its newer sibling: the Ryzen 5600G.

This type of processor is unique because it incorporates both CPU and GPU cores, allowing you to run most games. The key point here is that both types of cores share access to the RAM, making this resource especially critical.

While it’s always important to configure RAM properly for CPU use, in the case of the GPU, the bandwidth to memory has a much greater impact on performance. Here’s the secret, and it’s called Dual Channel: by using 2 identical modules instead of just one, you double the bandwidth between the processor and memory, which has a huge impact on performance, especially in games. With just this small configuration change, you can double the FPS (frames per second) in most games.

This was recently proven with a test where a live demo showed the difference on the same PC using a single 16GB RAM module versus 2x8GB modules. Performance went from a meager 30 FPS (barely playable) to about 60 FPS, which is considered optimal for non-competitive gaming.

This is excellent news for “budget gamers” because there’s practically no price difference between buying, for example, 2 Kingston FURY Beast 3200 8GB modules and a single 16GB module with identical specs.

With just one memory module, performance is barely adequate for gaming.

In Dual Channel mode, DOOM Eternal can be enjoyed comfortably at around 66 FPS.

Obviously, the type and frequency of memory also matter, with 3200 MT/s being the standard supported by AMD Ryzen processors. If you look for higher frequency modules, you’ll get even more performance (though not by a massive percentage).

To get the best PC performance, Kingston and AMD offer the following recommendations:

  • Use the latest versions of the graphics driver and BIOS (depending on the manufacturer).
  • Use the latest chipset driver version.
  • Keep the operating system updated to significantly improve performance and support.

The tests were run on an AMD Ryzen 4600G system, stock cooler, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max motherboard, Kingston FURY 3200 MT/s memory (1x16GB and 2x8GB), integrated Vega graphics, Kingston NV1 500GB NVMe SSD, 650W power supply.

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