Performance
Performance has been tested on the ASUS TUF A15 laptop, including the Ryzen 7 4800H, eight-core processor, and GTX1660Ti graphics card. This is quite a popular laptop set up in the last months.
Let’s begin the tests.
Memory bandwidth in AIDA64 looks well. If you wonder why in theory slower memory kit like Kingston DDR4-3200 CL22 has better results than the Impact at DDR4-3200 CL20, then the answer is simple. BIOS is adjusting sub-timings automatically, and for higher capacity modules, all additional settings are more relaxed.
In rendering benchmarks like Cinebench R20, we can already see that higher capacity memory performs a bit better. At least in this benchmark, the difference isn’t high, but we would see it more clearly during longer rendering tasks.
The most important for most users is a performance in daily usage, which is simulating PCMark 10. This benchmark clearly likes fast memory.
The Impact DDR4-3200 shows the best results in this test, and I could say it’s the most important test for most users. There is a clear improvement over a lower frequency memory, suggesting that the DDR4-3200 will be a recommended standard for some longer.
UL benchmarks from 3DMark Time Spy and Fire Strike series show nearly the same performance at all our settings, but again we can see that the DDR4-3200 is faster than the lower clocked memory kit.
VRMark tests show that at lower display details, the improvement between the slowest memory kit and the HyperX Impact is up to 5FPS. More demanding tests are not showing any difference, but at least, in this case, we expect gamers to stick with lower details as laptops usually don’t offer high 3D performance.
Final Fantasy XV and Superposition benchmarks are showing what was suggested before. Because of memory performance, we can gain a couple of FPS more in games. These two benchmarks are showing points, but the next two are based on popular games.
Newer games like the Shadow of the Tomb Raider or Farcry 5 at a lower display resolution of 1080p show up to 3FPS increase because of the HyperX Impact memory. Both games are quite demanding, and in both, we can see about the same performance gain.
I’m sure that all who decide on the HyperX Impact memory will be satisfied. DDR4-3200 option is optimal for new laptops, especially with AMD Ryzen processors.
