Re:Intel brings a six-core i9 CPU to laptops
by wtallis on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @09:42PM
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> With super fast SSDs, does anyone really need 32GB of RAM?
I've used a machine with 8GB of RAM and a swap partition and hard drive cache on the fastest SSD (Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X). Responsiveness still takes a huge hit when processes are actively using more data than fits in RAM.
Fast SSDs can help when you have more RAM than you need but not as much as you'd like, but they don't help when you don't have as much RAM as you need.
I've used a machine with 8GB of RAM and a swap partition and hard drive cache on the fastest SSD (Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X). Responsiveness still takes a huge hit when processes are actively using more data than fits in RAM.
Fast SSDs can help when you have more RAM than you need but not as much as you'd like, but they don't help when you don't have as much RAM as you need.