Intel: Boost DDR5 Adoption With Raptor Lake

We live in a time when DDR5 is gaining traction, but DDR4 remains the vast majority, and Intel may have plans to speed the adoption of the new standard, according to TechPowerUp. And, according to the text, the technology would be working in such a way that the manufacturers of 700 series motherboards for its next generation of processors, Raptor Lake, would largely opt for DDR5.

This should not surprise us, because there was speculation about this possibility prior to the official launch of Alder Lake, although the low and expensive supply of DDR5 memory at the time must have acted as a brake on Intel's plans, which would have decided to delay this movement until the thirteenth generation of Intel Core.

DDR5 memory availability is now significantly greater than it was when the 12th generation was announced, however, its costs remain significantly higher than DDR4 memory. However, it is believed that any effort aimed at quickening its acceptance will result in an increase in supply, which will result in a price decline. And it stands to reason that Intel's ambitions are similar.

Even if the firm wants to push the use of DDR5, this does not exclude the usage of a mix of Raptor Lake and DDR4 memory, which will continue to be fully supported by Intel processors, barring a major surprise. Thus, the ball is now in the court of motherboard manufacturers, who must decide whether to follow Intel's instructions or, on the contrary, whether to respond to the enormous availability of DDR4 memory on the market by selling motherboards of the current generation that employ the latter.

It may appear to be a little early for this, but keep in mind that the task of designing, developing, and manufacturing the boards that will arrive to support Raptor Lake is a months-long process, so the engineering teams of these firms must have been working on it for some time. As a result, these businesses, such as Intel, will most likely be working with forecasts regarding the state of the RAM market by the end of this year, when the first Intel Core-i n 13 xxx processors begin to arrive.

However, it appears that creating your own PC will be slightly more expensive in terms of RAM. The price correction of graphics cards and other components will undoubtedly compensate for this rise, and the difference in system performance will make it a desirable step.