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‎03-23-2024 02:54 PM

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Product: OMEN by HP - 17-w122tx
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

when i open Hp Pc hardweare Diagnostics 

have mark near memory says maximum memory speed refers to the speed that memory module is capable of, whereas the memory clock speed refers to actual speed of memory after implemnitng on the platform 

 

please help what is it and what to do

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‎03-23-2024 07:52 PM

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@AB314 

 

That is in theory BUT in our REAL world, max speed sometimes is lower than max speed of RAM because machine can only run at lower speed.

 

For example: your machine supports 2400MHz RAM, you can install 3200MHz RAM but your machine will downgrade RAM back to 2400MHz.

 

Hope that makes sense.

BH
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‎03-23-2024 07:52 PM

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@AB314 

 

That is in theory BUT in our REAL world, max speed sometimes is lower than max speed of RAM because machine can only run at lower speed.

 

For example: your machine supports 2400MHz RAM, you can install 3200MHz RAM but your machine will downgrade RAM back to 2400MHz.

 

Hope that makes sense.

BH
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