What is the experience of using a 64GB computer? It feels like it will take off

Since March 2016, due to the shortage of flash memory particles, the prices of memory and SSD have been soaring, and everyone has complained. Some friends originally planned to install 8GB*2 or 16GB*2 memory, but seeing that the memory price is so high, they had to choose a single 8GB memory. So is 8GB memory enough for daily use? Does a large capacity memory increase the speed of the computer?

With these questions in mind, we assembled a dream computer with i7 6700K/GTX 1080 and 64GB of memory, and the answers will soon be revealed.

The main configuration of this dream computer uses an i7 6700K processor; MSI Z270 GAMING M7 motherboard; GALAXY Hall of Fame GTX 1080 graphics card; and Plextor M6S PLUS solid-state drive.

i7 6700K/GTX 1080/64GB memory dream computer configuration is as follows:

Finally, let me explain why it is 32GB*2 instead of 32GB*4, because both Z170 and Z270 only support a maximum memory capacity of 64GB, and although X99 supports a maximum capacity of 128GB memory, it does not support a single 32GB, so only 32GB*2 installation solution can be adopted.

Asgard 32GB*2 memory performance test

The capacity of a single Asgard memory stick is astonishingly 32GB. Some readers are worried about whether the performance will be reduced. So let's first take a look at the performance of Asgard's 32GB*2 memory stick.

AIDA64

The AIDA64 memory bandwidth test project mainly includes memory reading, writing, copying and latency parameters, and provides a full range of hardware information detection functions, so that users can know the accurate information of the platform hardware configuration.

Test results

The above is the test result of AIDA64 memory testing tool. We analyzed the test data and found that the memory reading, writing and copying speeds were 31713 MB/s, 33194 MB/s and 30913 MB/s respectively. From the test, we can see that the delay time of Asgard 32GB*2 memory is 63.2ns.

WinRAR compression performance

WinRAR is an excellent file compression and decompression tool. Its performance is closely related to the platform's CPU, memory and hard disk. When SSD performance alignment does not constitute a bottleneck, the factors that affect the speed of compressing files are only CPU and memory.

WinRAR compression Mindray

The WinRAR decompression rate of Asgard 32GB*2 memory is 10128 KB/s.

Super PI 1M computing performance

Super PI is a platform computing performance testing tool that evaluates the computing performance of the platform by measuring the time required to calculate a certain number of PI digits. Factors affecting performance include CPU and memory.

Super PI 1M Calculation Results

The calculation result of Asgard 32GB*2 memory in Super PI test is 8.739 seconds. Through the above test, we can find that although the capacity of Asgard memory is 32GB, it does not affect the memory performance and stability at all. The quality of Asgard laboratory is indeed convincing.

Do you really need a capacity as large as 64GB?

For most users, 8GB*2 memory is enough. We have actually tested the memory usage of many large games, and all of them are below 16GB.

But if you are a video post-production or 3D animator, choosing a large memory capacity may effectively improve your work efficiency. Let's take Adobe After Effects as an example to test the memory usage of AE when rendering. (Adobe After Effects, referred to as "AE", is a graphic video processing software launched by Adobe, suitable for organizations engaged in design and video special effects, including TV stations, animation production companies, personal post-production studios and multimedia studios.)

Video: How much memory is needed for actual AE rendering

We randomly selected a 10-minute unrendered project file and adjusted the memory usage to 61GB (the system occupies 3GB) in Adobe After Effects. We can see that the memory usage gradually increased until it reached 57GB.

Therefore, for friends who are engaged in post-production, it is very necessary to choose a computer workstation with large-capacity memory.

Game and machine performance test and summary

Finally, let's test the game performance and overall machine performance.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider is a stand-alone game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. It is the 15th installment of the Tomb Raider series and was officially released in December 2015. In the game, players control the protagonist Lara to explore supernatural phenomena and unknown worlds that Lara didn't believe in before, and to find the secret of immortality. The game map includes multiple locations in the world, and the places that can be explored will be three times larger than the previous game. The map is more open than the previous game, and is full of beautiful and dangerous scenes.

Under the full high special effects of "Rise of the Tomb Raider", the average frame rate of the console is 159.97, which can run this game perfectly.

PCMark 8 Test

The PCMark 8 released by Futuremark this time adopts a sub-item testing method, which is different from the previous ones. Although the previous versions of PCMark also have different sub-items, they all require users to debug in the setting items, while PCMark 8 directly classifies each item. We must select one of them before testing. These items are Home, Creative, Work, Storge and Applications.

Creative Mode Score

This time we chose the Creative mode with the most comprehensive projects for testing. In the end, this platform scored 8069 points in the Creative mode of PCMark 8, which is very high.

Master Lu Test

Master Lu is a hardware detection tool that allows users to intuitively understand their computer configuration. It can identify the garbage traces generated by the user's computer system operation, clear usage traces and memory space, and improve the efficiency of computer operation.

Master Lu

The test score of this console is 428107 points. It can run large-scale games and various high-end entertainment smoothly, beating 99% of users in the country. It is considered the most powerful machine.

summary:

Although this console does not use the latest 7700K, the combination of i7 6700K and GTX 1080 is enough to handle almost all large-scale stand-alone online games. Whether in memory testing, game testing or even whole machine testing, this console has excellent results.

What is the experience of 64GB memory? It allows me to fully experience what luxury is. Except for using Adobe After Effects software, any other large game will not occupy more than 30% of the memory.

So the conclusion is, if you only play games, 8GB*2 is enough. If you are a video post-producer, then you should definitely choose a large-capacity memory!

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.