Most DDR3 memory modules available today can handle 2GB while 4GB modules are hard to find in stock. If you are about to increase the memory capacity further you would have to get another 2GB module, which in the case of the Intel Core i7 platform would result in up to 12GB RAM. Memory manufacturer Samsung now offers three times the capacity with a single module. Samsung’s new DDR3 memory targets Intel servers and can store up to 32GB data.
This was made possible by Samsung’s new 50nm 4Gb chip on a RDIMM module with 16GB of memory chips on each side of the circuit board for a new record capacity. The memory is specially tweaked for energy efficiency and operates at only 1.35V. There was no mention of the price and that may very well be for the best to be completely honest.
Hopefully we will see some more high-capacity models on the retail market, or at least some 4GB modules in stock…
