We were WRONG about RAM – Or were we?

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For CPUs back in 2013, we said RAM speed didn’t matter. But as CPUs and GPUs have gotten faster and we move to DDR5, everyone’s suddenly very interested in memory. What changed, and were we wrong then, too?

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:46 Theory 1: Test methodology was bad
2:50 Theory 2: Software is more complex now
4:12 Theory 3: GPUs are MUCH faster now
5:50 Theory 4: CPUs are MUCH faster now
7:46 So which theory was most right?
8:57 Conclusion: Why does RAM speed matter now?