Does volume matter? 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB

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What amount of RAM is suitable for your tasks? Until now, there are opinions of "experts" on the Internet that it is stupid to install more than 8 GB in a device, and that this volume is enough for everything in the world. Is this true and for what tasks do you need more memory?

Principle of operation

RAM is needed for the operation of system processes in real time: browser, email clients, office applications, computer games, and so on. It is the second fastest in the system - RAM comes immediately after the processor cache or, as it is also called, super-RAM memory. During operation, RAM continuously consumes energy, and when the computer is turned off, all data from it is erased.

RAM contains all the information that the computer's central processing unit needs to receive. Although users underestimate the importance of random access memory, it is an essential component of a computer. It is on its volume and frequency that the overall performance of the system, the absence of freezes and the level of performance during multitasking depend.

So how much do you need?

Indeed, in the assembly of a personal computer or laptop, 8 GB of RAM is enough. This is quite enough for watching videos, using several programs at the same time, launching a browser with a dozen open tabs.

Everything you need from a laptop for study, work and play.

A laptop like this will do an excellent job with such tasks. If you use many applications at the same time, it makes sense to increase the amount of RAM. Some modern games and heavy applications may require more than 8 GB.

Not only the amount of RAM makes a laptop gaming. Created by gamers for gamers, the Lenovo Legion line of laptops features powerful processors, gaming graphics cards and an improved dual-fan cooling system. Therefore, his "legionary brothers" are able to run games in 2017 with high graphics settings. Naturally, their performance is sufficient for many other demanding tasks.

Do you want to give a laptop to a child by the beginning of the new school year to create presentations, essays and creativity? A future student-programmer needs a decent laptop for work, study and entertainment, on which you can safely “code”? 8 GB is enough for office applications like PowerPoint, Word and Excel, social networking, watching YouTube videos and other daily activities.

On a laptop with 8 GB of RAM, it is comfortable to work in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premier with simple projects. About any 3D modeling, of course, is out of the question. To work with "heavyweight" computer graphics, you will need 16 GB or more.

4 GB - a volume designed for solving simple tasks and office applications. This volume is disappearing, and modern applications require much more RAM resources. If 8 GB is the standard, then 4 GB is the "absolute minimum". This amount of memory is enough for quiet web surfing in two or three tabs, a pacifying session in a ten-year-old game, as well as watching videos.

If your budget is strictly limited, and you need a full-fledged laptop for work, you should consider such an option as such a laptop can handle basic tasks without problems.

What about 16 GB?

To say that 16 GB of RAM is necessary for the average user is not fair. If you work with video editors, computer graphics or you are an avid gamer, a device with 16 GB of RAM will be a rational solution. Of course, professional activities will require even more memory, but this is an exceptional case.

By the way, real "monsters" have been created for architects, engineers and 3D designers, like a laptop based on a Xeon server microprocessor and a professional Nvidia Quadro P5000M video card. Professional graphics cards handle graphics and complex calculations much better than even the most powerful gaming graphics cards like the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti.

Games such as Mass Effect: Andromeda in 4K resolution consume up to 13 GB of memory. With the current pace of development in the computer entertainment industry, systems running on 8 GB of RAM will soon become obsolete and require an upgrade. In the professional sphere, everything is different: 16 GB is the minimum, and 32 GB or more is useful for most tasks.

Let's summarize:

4 GB is the "absolute minimum" for the system to work with almost no multitasking. You should forget about games on such a PC / laptop;
8 GB - the standard, which is enough for most daily activities, games and work in graphic / video editors;
16 GB - the amount of memory needed to work with large projects, as well as for the most demanding games;
32 GB or more is the top option for those who want maximum performance for the toughest tasks. Required only for professional activities.

In many Lenovo laptops, you can upgrade the amount of RAM. You can learn about the capabilities of your model from consultants. And we recommend that you entrust the replacement of the strap to a service center specialist.

Remember: when choosing, you always need to look to the future. Work tasks change and require more and more resources, and technology develops very quickly. This means that the device must have sufficient potential for reliable operation for three to five years.

If development and moving forward is your priority, be on the wave of innovation. Be with Lenovo!

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