Samsung Unveils 32 GB DDR4-2666 SO-DIMMs
Samsung on Wednesday introduced its first consumer products based on its 16 Gb DDR4 memory chips demonstrated earlier this year. The new SO-DIMMs are aimed at high-performance notebooks that benefit from both speed and capacity of memory modules.
Samsung's new 32 GB DDR4 SO-DIMMs based on 16 Gb DDR4 memory ICs (integrated circuits) are rated for a 2666 MT/s data transfer rate at 1.2 V. Because the 16 Gb memory chips are made using Samsung's 10 nm-class process technology, the new module is claimed to be 39% more energy efficient than the company's previous-gen 16 GB SO-DIMM based on 20 nm-class ICs. According to Samsung, a laptop equipped with 64 GB of new memory consumes 4.578 W in active mode, whereas a notebook outfitted with 64 GB of previous-gen DDR4 consumes 7.456 W in active mode.
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Samsung press release. Also at Tom's Hardware and DigiTimes.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday June 04 2018, @05:31PM
My former job would "invest" into giving us the ability to manipulate or compile the latest FPGAs on our laptops. 32G was required three years ago, 64GB would clearly help today.
Obviously, the other parameter, processor speed, has not doubled in the last three years, so an actual compile would be insanely long (overnight to multiple days) and only for major issues, but at least analyzing and tweaking the results would benefit from more elbow room.
The beefy compile server at the factory is not always reachable, often by design (.mil customers).