4GB, 8GB Or 16GB; How Much RAM Do You Need?

ByAashish Sharma August 22, 2015March 30, 2022

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Short Bytes: How much you should RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB? It’s one tricky choice that every computer buyer, a hardcore coder, and even major gaming enthusiasts face. Take a look at the study and know how much RAM is best suited for your machine.

Buying a computer is not as easy task as you would have thought. Given a choice among the plethora of configurations available for each brand, confusion is bound to creep in. The most frequent questions that tend to bewilder the regular users are about the processors i5 vs i7, the RAM, and the graphics.

How much RAM would be enough for your computer? This is always a tricky one. According to a comparative study by TechSpot for the system performance with 4GB, 8GB, and 16 GB RAM, more the merrier concept doesn’t suitably apply here with the RAM.

The Windows 10 desktop machines with separate RAMs were tested by TechSpot to check each one’s performance. Each desktop running two browsers, playing super heavy games and 65 tabs open in the background. The machines were then subjected to even further test with Postbox, Photoshop, Microsoft Word and Excel, Dropbox, and other programs running in the background to find the differences between using 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB of RAM.

Well, you can the see the results for yourself. Th 16 GB RAM doesn’t do your computer much good over its other counterparts. Other tests showed that even the 4 GB RAM would be sufficient for the regular buyers.

16 GB RAM gives you a slight performance boost if you are a power user and intend to perform heavy video editing or running other virtual machines. 16 GB RAM was also advantageous while compressing huge files with 7-zip.

Conclusion: So, if you are planning to buy a new computer or upgrading your system, then 8 GB RAM should be preferred. 16 GB RAM is only advised if you are dealing with specific high-demand scenarios.

Read the complete tests results here at TechSpot