Meh. You’ll either see no gain at all; or so little that you won’t notice.
Here’s why:
The circuits that RAM plugs into are controlled by a clock that sets the pacing for all memory-related operations in that part of the PC. In the vast majority of PCs, the RAM clock speed is set at the factory, and cannot be changed.
Plugging in RAM chips that are rated for higher speeds doesn’t change the PC’s RAM clock speed. The new, theoretically-faster chips will still operate at the original, unchanged, factory-spec clock speed — meaning you just wasted some money buying speed capabilities your PC can’t use!
However, a minority of PCs (mostly gaming rigs and DIY setups) do allow for the user to alter the RAM clock speed. In that case, if your system allows you to change the speed from 3GHz to 3.2GHz, then you may be able to gain some advantage from the faster RAM.
But even there, and even if you assume a 1:1 correlation between RAM clock speed
Six percent isn’t much. Most users need change of about 10% or more to notice a speed difference; single-digit speed increases are down in the noise level, and often pass undetected by humans.
You might be different: Pro-level users (e.g. professional benchmarkers,
So, IF your PC is one where you can adjust the RAM clock speed, AND IF you’re a highly experienced and attuned user, THEN — and only then — might you see some perceptible benefit from upgrading your RAM speed.
Otherwise, not so much. Sorry!
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