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DDR4 RAM To Hit Devices Next Year

Posted by timothy on from the wear-your-helmets dept.

angry tapir writes "Micron has said that DDR4 memory — the successor to DDR3 DRAM — will reach computers next year, and that the company has started shipping samples of the upcoming DDR memory type. DDR4 is more power-efficient and faster than DDR3. New forms of DDR memory first make it into servers and desktops, and then into laptops. Micron said it hopes that DDR4 memory will also reach portable devices like tablets, which currently use forms of low-power DDR3 and DDR2 memory."

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  1. Would have gotten a FP except by Barbara,+not+Barbie · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... I'm still stuck on good ole DDR2

    Realistically, while there are benefits for "faster", it's no substitute for reducing inefficient bloatware.

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    1. Re:Would have gotten a FP except by Dorkmaster+Flek · · Score: 5, Interesting

      True, but I'm actually more interested in the supposed power savings. These days, I think reducing power consumption is a higher priority than increasing speed, or at least it should be.

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    2. Re:Would have gotten a FP except by vyhd · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer hardware industry." - Henry Petroski

    3. Re:Would have gotten a FP except by eviljolly · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Luckily we're getting both. I just purchased a video card that's twice as powerful as my current one, and only uses 2/3 the power. I'm upgrading from a CPU using up to 130W to just 77W, but still gaining 20-25% performance.

      Those are some good jumps in performance, but great leaps in efficiency. Total power consumption is a big factor moving forward in trying to reduce what we need from the grid.

  2. You can all thank me for this by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just bought a new computer with DDR3 in it yesterday.