What is the difference between SD Ram and DD Ram?

by- vishal sharma

• SD Ram is actually SDR SDRAM, and DD Ram is actually DDR SDRAM, though the
former does not usually have the SDR in front of it. The letters SDR and DDR stand
for Single Data Rate and Double Data Rate, and the letters SDRAM stand for
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.
The main difference between SDR and DDR memory is speed. There are a lot of little
differences, but the main one (IMHO) that affects the user is speed: DDR can transfer
data at roughly twice the speed of SDR. More speedy data rates = better
performance.
Just remember, the motherboard you are using must include the appropriate chipset
to support the different RAM types. They are not interchangeable.
SDR SDRAM comes in three main flavors: PC66, PC100 and PC133. Each successive
number refers to the bus speed of the RAM in MHz, thus PC66 runs at 66 MHz, PC100
runs at 100 MHz, etc. SDR SDRAM has 168 pins at the connector.
DDR SDRAM has 184 pins at the connector, which is one reason you can't just use
DDR instead of SDR, and comes in many different flavors; PC2100 which runs at 266
MHz, PC2700 which runs at 333 MHz, PC3200 which runs at 400 MHz, etc. In order to
know which type of RAM you need, you must know what your motherboard supports.
• While the numbers on SDR SDRAM referred to clock speeds, the DDR SDRAM
numbers come from the theoretical maximum bandwidth in Megabytes per second
(MB/s). Thus, PC2100 has a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 2100 MB/s, but runs
at 133 MHz. DDR SDRAM modules are available from PC1600 all the way up to
PC4400 now, which has a bandwidth of 4400 MB/s and runs at 550 MHz

What is the difference between SDRAM and DDR

RAM?
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Answer

SDRAM stands for Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory. DDR is short for
"DDR SDRAM" and stands for Double Data Rate. Nowadays to avoid misunderstandings
SDRAM is often specified as SDR SDRAM and SDR stands for Single Data Rate by
analogy with DDR. Therefore, the main difference between SDR and DDR memory the
doubled speed: DDR can transfer data at roughly twice the speed of SDRAM. For
example, PC133 SDRAM runs at 133 Mhz, while 133 Mhz DDR effectively runs at 133
Mhz x 2 = 266 Mhz.

SDRAM has 168 pins and two notches at the connector, which prevents it from being
used in a DDR SDRAM motherboard and vice versa. It comes mainly in PC66, PC100
and PC133; the bus speeds of the RAM in MHz.
DDR SDRAM has 184 pins and a single notch at the connector. It comes in speeds of
PC1600 (166 MHz), PC1800 (200 MHz), PC2100 (266 MHz), PC2700 (333 MHz),
PC3200 (400 MHz), and PC4400 (550 Mhz). The numbers represent the theoretical
maximum bandwidth of the DDR SDRAM in Megabytes per second (MB/s). For
example, PC2100 has a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 2100 MB/s.

Answer

Good question. Let's start with DRAM. Dynamic Random Access Memory is used to
temporarily store information on computers. DRAM is made up of many cells and each
cell is referred to as a bit. A cell contains a capacitor and a transistor. Since computer
machine language is made up of 1s and 0s, it has the value of one when active and zero
when inactive.

SDRAM or Synchronous Random Access Memory is the result of DRAM evolution. This
type of memory synchronizes the input and output signals with the system board. Its
speed ratings are in MHz. SDRAM was introduced in 1996 and is still used today.
SDRAM transmits every clock count at a specific time.

DDR RAM (or Double Data Rate Random Access Memory) does the same but it does so
twice every clock count. This makes DDR RAM twice as fast as SDRAM. Over the
years, RAM has become very fast and efficient -- and it will be exciting to see what's
coming next.

What is the difference between ddr1 ram and ddr 2

ram?
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The primary difference between DDR and DDR2 memory is the ability of DDR2
memory to operate the data bus at 2x the speed (compared to DDR). However, DDR2
runs the internal modules's speeds at 1/2 the clock rate. This means that if you take 2
similar DDR and DDR2 modules, and run them at the same external speed, you'd get the
same data rate, but DDR2 would have twice the latency. Likewise, if you run DDR2 at 2x
the data rate of DDR, you'd get 2x the data throughput, with the same latency at the DDR
modules.

When you are installing or upgrading DDR/DDR2 memory, make sure you get memory
modules that are supported by the motherboard by type (DDR/DDR2), speed (MHz
rating), and latency (most motherboard don't care about this last one), and also that ALL
modules of memory on the motherboard are exactly the same speed, and latency. Ideally,
they'd be the same brand too, but that can be relaxed a bit, so long as everything else is
the same. Modules do not need to be the same size, but some motherboards may exhibit
slightly reduced performance in DDR2 Dual-Channel mode if the modules are different
sizes. Check your documentation of the Motherboard to see what your manufacture
recommends for speed, max size, and latency.