Intel 12th and 13th Gen processors support both DDR4 and DDR5 motherboard options. However, according to a new report, vendor partner MSI is allegedly working on phasing out the DDR4 variants.
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Marvel's extremely popular Spider-Man Remastered becomes one of the first titles to show insane performance gains going from DDR4 to DDR5. In certain cases, the difference is nearly 40%.
Intel13th Gen Raptor Lake-S launch is right around the corner and as such, leaks are coming in thick and fast. The latest one shows Raptor Lake will continue using DDR4 memory too alongside DDR5.
A Chinese motherboard vendor called Onda has developed a fascinating motherboard for Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake-S processors that has one DIMM slot for DDR4 while the other DIMM slot is for DDR5.
ASUS has made a new DDR5 to DDR4 adapter which can help fit DDR4 RAM onto a DDR5 motherboard. The device, although prototype, makes sense in the market right now as DDR5 kits are too expensive.
Intel launched its 12th gen Alder Lake-S desktop CPUs recently which are compatible with both DDR5 and DDR4 boards. In this article, we try to summarise what the pros and cons of each platform are.
