T400 - single vs dual DIMM - Is the RAM dual channel?

[shizat63]

Would splitting the RAM to fill both banks be faster? (2GB + 2GB vs. 4GB + empty)

Ie. is the motherboard dual channel?

[FTC]

Hi. In a word, yes it is dual channel. Whether the speed increase is noticeable is debatable though. I would say that it mostly helps with graphics applications and games if you have integrated graphics, since both the CPU and integrated GPU are then much more memory starved.

[archer6]

Splitting the ram has no effect. Yes it's dual channel, and if you _do_ use two memory modules they must be the exact same spec, if not it will not operate in the dual channel mode.

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