{"id":15267,"date":"2022-02-01T13:58:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T12:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=15267"},"modified":"2022-04-27T19:27:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T17:27:05","slug":"mts-vs-mhz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/mts-vs-mhz\/","title":{"rendered":"MT\/s vs MHz (Datarate vs Frequency) in RAM Modules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-668441e8ddac5\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-668441e8ddac5\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-668441e8ddac5\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/mts-vs-mhz\/#Differentiating_RAM_Frequency_and_Effective_Speed_Why_is_the_Usage_of_Megahertz_Incorrect\" title=\"Differentiating RAM Frequency and Effective Speed: Why is the Usage of Megahertz Incorrect?\">Differentiating RAM Frequency and Effective Speed: Why is the Usage of Megahertz Incorrect?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/mts-vs-mhz\/#What_is_a_Megatransfer_How_Much_is_it\" title=\"What is a Megatransfer? How Much is it?\">What is a Megatransfer? How Much is it?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/mts-vs-mhz\/#Why_Does_Everyone_Use_Megahertz_Then\" title=\"Why Does Everyone Use Megahertz Then?\">Why Does Everyone Use Megahertz Then?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/mts-vs-mhz\/#Isnt_Frequency_Just_Something_per_Second\" title=\"Isn't Frequency Just &#8216;Something per Second'?\">Isn't Frequency Just &#8216;Something per Second'?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/mts-vs-mhz\/#How_Will_G100_Handle_Memory_Speed_Notations_in_the_Future\" title=\"How Will G100 Handle Memory Speed Notations in the Future?\">How Will G100 Handle Memory Speed Notations in the Future?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/mts-vs-mhz\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>The misuse of \u2018Megahertz\u2019 by media, motherboard manufacturers, and even memory manufacturers has always bothered me.<\/p>\n<p>Even we\u2019ve been guilty of sticking to the technically incorrect unit for simplicity\u2019s sake \u2013 just to avoid this long-winded explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s MSI using MHz on one of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Motherboard\/MEG-Z690-ACE\/support#support-mem-34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QVL pages<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15268\" style=\"width: 1614px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl.png\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15268\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15268\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl.png\" alt=\"MSI's Qualified Vendors List (QVL) page using MHz.\" width=\"1614\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl.png 1614w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl-1024x191.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl-768x143.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl-1536x286.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1614px) 100vw, 1614px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15268\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15268 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201614%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"MSI's Qualified Vendors List (QVL) page using MHz.\" width=\"1614\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201614%20301%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1614px) 100vw, 1614px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl.png 1614w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl-1024x191.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl-768x143.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl-1536x286.png 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/qvl.png\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Motherboard\/MEG-Z690-ACE\/support#support-mem-34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSI<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingston.com\/en\/memory\/gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u2019s Kingston doing the same<\/a> for their own memory modules:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15269\" style=\"width: 1557px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description.png\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15269\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15269\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description.png\" alt=\"Kingston's memoy page using MHz.\" width=\"1557\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description.png 1976w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-1536x831.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1557px) 100vw, 1557px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15269\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15269 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201557%20842%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Kingston's memoy page using MHz.\" width=\"1557\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201557%20842%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1557w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1557px) 100vw, 1557px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description.png 1976w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-1536x831.png 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-description.png\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingston.com\/en\/memory\/gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kingston<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Are they wrong? Well, yes. Technically.<\/p>\n<p>Let's quickly cover why the speed of a DDR4 memory module is 3200 MT\/s and NOT 3200 MHz.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also go over what MT\/s (Megatransfers per second) is and why it\u2019s the perfect unit to indicate the effective speed of any DRAM module.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differentiating_RAM_Frequency_and_Effective_Speed_Why_is_the_Usage_of_Megahertz_Incorrect\"><\/span>Differentiating RAM Frequency and Effective Speed: Why is the Usage of Megahertz Incorrect?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each DRAM module has a certain clock frequency that it can maintain without compromising stability. This frequency indicates the number of clock cycles per second and is measured in Hertz (Hz, MHz, GHz, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>The universal use of Megahertz to denote the data transfer rate stems from early generations of memory - SDR or Single Data Rate memory. At the time, your DRAM frequency was EQUAL to your memory speed because data was transmitted only once every clock cycle.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15276\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR.jpg\" alt=\"SDR vs DDR\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15276 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"SDR vs DDR\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/SDR-vs-DDR.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>However, things changed with the advent of DDR (Double Data Rate) memory. Modern DDR memory modules transmit data TWICE per clock cycle. Once at the rising edge of the square wave and once at the falling edge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, what you often see advertised as 3600 MHz DDR4 Memory is a module operating at an 1800 MHz clock rate with an effective transfer rate of 3600 MT\/s (Megatransfers\/second).<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Megatransfer_How_Much_is_it\"><\/span>What is a Megatransfer? How Much is it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Megatransfer is a bandwidth-agnostic term usually used for the rate of signal on I\/O buses \u2013 making it the perfect unit to measure memory \u2018speed.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s think of your memory access like a water pipeline. Now, just saying that water is flowing at 3600 meters\/second doesn\u2019t really tell us exactly HOW MUCH water is flowing through it.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s a thin pipe, you\u2019re clearly sending much less water down it compared to a thicker one \u2013 even though both might be going at 3600 m\/s. You need the width (radius) of that pipe to find out exactly how much water is flowing through it.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Megatransfers is the equivalent to the data transfer speed. It tells you how many transfers are taking place per second but is independent of the memory bus width (pipe thickness).<\/p>\n<p>So, this number can\u2019t really tell you how much data is being sent\/received per second until you also factor in memory bus width. This means something transmitting at 10 MT\/s over a 1-byte wide bus will offer speeds of 10 Megabytes\/s.<\/p>\n<p>Here's an example:<\/p>\n<p>Consider a mainstream DDR4-3200 memory module.<\/p>\n<p>Now, DDR4 has a bus width of 64 bits (1 byte is 8 bits, so 64 bits\/8 = 8 bytes) for data.<\/p>\n<p>So, DDR4-3200 memory transmits data at a maximum rate of 3200 MT\/s*8 Bytes = 25,600 MB\/s.<\/p>\n<p>Here are JEDEC specifications for DDR4 memory showcasing the same.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15270\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15270\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15270\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/word-image-4.png\" alt=\"JEDEC specifications for DDR4 memory.\" width=\"557\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/word-image-4.png 557w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/word-image-4-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15270\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15270 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20557%20592%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"JEDEC specifications for DDR4 memory.\" width=\"557\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20557%20592%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 557w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/word-image-4.png 557w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/word-image-4-282x300.png 282w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/01\/word-image-4.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-15270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DDR4_SDRAM\" target=\"_blank\">DDR4 Wikipedia<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>There's an advantage to measuring memory speeds this way. Why? Well, because you can use this unit across memory generations as it doesn't need to take bus width into account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Does_Everyone_Use_Megahertz_Then\"><\/span>Why Does Everyone Use Megahertz Then?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since a DDR4 module with a 1600 MHz frequency does ACT like a module with 3200 (1600*2) MHz frequency, it became quite widely used as it did still indicate its effective speed.<\/p>\n<p>That said, continuing this convention will only cause more confusion if\/when things like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quad_Data_Rate_SRAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QDR memory<\/a> become mainstream, which would be able to transfer 4 times each clock cycle.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Isnt_Frequency_Just_Something_per_Second\"><\/span>Isn't Frequency Just &#8216;Something per Second'?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, but one of the basic tenets of frequency is that it is a <b>repeating <\/b>activity per unit of time. The key word here is &#8216;repeating.'<\/p>\n<p>A data transfer, on the other hand, isn't a repeating activity. A clock rate is constant and will not change as long as the required voltage is supplied to the module.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15525\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15525\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15525\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/frequency_pendulum.gif\" alt=\"frequency_pendulum\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15525\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15525 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20220%20165%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"frequency_pendulum\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/frequency_pendulum.gif\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-15525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frequency#\/media\/File:%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4.gif\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just because you're measuring the rate of something doesn't make it frequency.<\/p>\n<p>It's not a perfect analogy, but suppose you measure the speed of a car and it comes out to 6 m\/s (meters\/second). Does this make 6 Hz or even 6 kHz the &#8216;frequency' of said car? No, that's silly.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer rate of memory is how fast you can expect data transfer to happen, while a clock rate is the number of clock cycles per second.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Will_G100_Handle_Memory_Speed_Notations_in_the_Future\"><\/span>How Will G100 Handle Memory Speed Notations in the Future?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the best ways (in my opinion) to indicate memory speeds is using the following notation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>64GB (2&#215;32) DDR4-3200 CL16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first number is the total memory capacity, while the brackets denote the memory config (2 sticks of 32GB each).<\/p>\n<p>The memory generation comes next, and the number after it is a memory kit\u2019s MT\/s speed. The final number is the kit\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-memory-ram-amd-ryzen-cpus-3600-3700x-3900x\/#Memory_Timings_CAS_Latency\">CAS Latency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, we\u2019ll be sticking to this notation when describing or recommending DRAM modules\/kits.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have any other questions about Memory Speed Notations? Feel free to ask us in the <a href=\"#comments\">comments<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\">forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The misuse of \u2018Megahertz\u2019 by media, motherboard manufacturers, and even memory manufacturers has always bothered me. Even we\u2019ve been guilty of sticking to the technically incorrect unit for simplicity\u2019s sake \u2013 just to avoid this long-winded explanation. Here\u2019s MSI using MHz on one of their QVL pages: And here\u2019s Kingston doing the same for their...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2334,"featured_media":15271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[74],"tags":[120],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2334"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15267"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15526,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15267\/revisions\/15526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}