14 DAY TRIAL // DDR4, a memory standard much faster than DDR3, wasn't supposed to take off for real until 2014, or even 2015. However, ADATA has already revealed DDR4 DRAM modules.
Said modules are on display at the Intel Developer Forum 2013 (IDF13), held in San Francisco, California, from September 10 to 12.
Running on 1.2 volts, they achieve transfer rates of 3.2 Gbps at frequencies as high as 2,133 MHz.
ADATA expects server applications to use them first, due to their ability to boost overall system performance.
True, DDR3 can reach 2,133 MHz under certain circumstances, but overclocking never helps longevity. Besides, DDR4 can run at 2,133 as a base, when DDR3 usually works at 1,333 MHz (laptop) or 1,600 MHz (desktop).
Nevertheless, ADATA's new memory won't be used for anything any time soon. After all, Intel will only release Haswell-E CPUs, the first with support for the memory type, in late 2014, and only rich gamers and professional designers and the like will buy those. DDR4 isn't in for a quick ascension.