Why can’t we just use SSDs with 128GB as RAM on our Computers? It seems way better than 8 or 16 GB.

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Why can’t we just use SSDs with 128GB as RAM on our Computers? It seems way better than 8 or 16 GB.

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Type | Data transfer rate
—|—
SATA SSD | 0.5GB/s
NVMe SSD (PCIe x3) | ~3GB/S
DDR4 3200 RAM | 25.6GB/s
DDR5 6400 RAM (next gen, in development) | >50GB/s

The issue with that idea is fairly evident from these numbers.

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