# Re-examining the DDR4 gaming gap with Intel’s LGA 1700 CPUs in mid-2026 — performance drops of 14% on average, and up to 25% in some games

> Unless you already have a kit of DDR5, or deep pockets for PC hardware, you’re stuck right now. Despite seeing some of the best CPUs for gaming released just in the past year, the DDR5 tax represents a major hurdle to…

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/re-examining-the-ddr4-gaming-gap-with-intels-lga-1700-cpus-in-mid-2026-performance-drops-of-14-percent-on-average-and-up-to-25-percent-in-some-games?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a689df87f5ab608f2018041)
- **Published:** 2026-07-28
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #amd #intel
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a689df87f5ab608f2018041

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