# Battlefield 1 impossible on run on single channel ram? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 2, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492 "2018-10-02T18:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![19Dominator99](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/59ef9b/32.png) [@19Dominator99](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/19Dominator99)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/1 "2018-10-02T18:01:00Z")
My FPS in BF1 is dropping below 60 a lot.Amiens is basically unplayable with FPS dropping to 40s and 50s.Other maps are more forgiving but it still drops below 60.Is it because my ram is in single channel?(8gb 2666).Lowering settings doesnt help.Specs are i5 8600 4.1ghz on all cores,Gtx 1080 oc to 2050mhz and 8gb 2666mhz Ram in single channel. ---
**Author:** ![19Dominator99](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/59ef9b/32.png) [@19Dominator99](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/19Dominator99)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/2 "2018-10-02T18:04:00Z")
CPU usage is higher than gpu usage too 90% of the time ---
**Author:** ![BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BigF33t_13)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/3 "2018-10-02T19:06:00Z")
The game does not run well on single channel ram. It’s well documented here. Dual channel is a must to run the game well. ---
**Author:** ![ackers75](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@ackers75](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ackers75)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/4 "2018-10-02T20:27:00Z")
Am not entirely sure about this dual channel performance upgrade with bf1. Both my systems are a single 8gb stick and they run fine. Gamers nexus did an article on this a while back and they found no discernible difference either ---
**Author:** ![BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BigF33t_13)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/5 "2018-10-02T20:49:00Z")
> [@ackers75](#): > > Am not entirely sure about this dual channel performance upgrade with bf1. > Both my systems are a single 8gb stick and they run fine. > Gamers nexus did an article on this a while back and they found no discernible difference either I don’t know. There’s countless threads here with the same issue. Those who put in another stick found the issues went away. I’ve never run the game with one stick, and wouldn’t attempt it anyways. It’s wasted performance. ---
**Author:** ![Oskool\_007](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/oskool_007/32/103047_2.png) [@Oskool\_007](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Oskool_007)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/6 "2018-10-03T04:15:00Z")
The best way to compare single vs dual channel is to think of single channel running at half it’s listed MHz. So 2666Mhz in single channel is the performance equivalent of running two 1333Mhz ram sticks in dual channel mode. > [@Gamers Nexus](#): > > With a single-channel platform, memory speeds are effectively halved from the advertised rate, so these 1333 and 1600 results give a simplified glimpse into single-channel performance with BF1. > > [https://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2677-bf1-ram-benchmark-frequency-8gb-enough/page-2](https://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2677-bf1-ram-benchmark-frequency-8gb-enough/page-2) So then we take a look at the performance chart and see that yes, there is a difference in performance between 2666Mhz and 1333Mhz memory speed. A little over 20fps increase on the low 1% fps dips. ![bf1-ram-bench-6700k.png](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/d/d/dd8c92f253e2ce05614e94f823b3513750b41aec.png) ---
**Author:** ![BACKYARDBULLY38](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@BACKYARDBULLY38](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BACKYARDBULLY38)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/7 "2018-10-04T00:05:00Z")
> [@19Dominator99](#): > > My FPS in BF1 is dropping below 60 a lot.Amiens is basically unplayable with FPS dropping to 40s and 50s.Other maps are more forgiving but it still drops below 60.Is it because my ram is in single channel?(8gb 2666).Lowering settings doesnt help.Specs are i5 8600 4.1ghz on all cores,Gtx 1080 oc to 2050mhz and 8gb 2666mhz Ram in single channel.[/ > > > [@19Dominator99](#): > > > > My FPS in BF1 is dropping below 60 a lot.Amiens is basically unplayable with FPS dropping to 40s and 50s.Other maps are more forgiving but it still drops below 60.Is it because my ram is in single channel?(8gb 2666).Lowering settings doesnt help.Specs are i5 8600 4.1ghz on all cores,Gtx 1080 oc to 2050mhz and 8gb 2666mhz Ram in single channel. > > Battlefield is a lot of game, I know they say 8gig of ram will play but it won’t play well. They test this on PCs that only have Windows running and the game. Average Joe’s PC has all kinds of apps running in the background and your 8gigs of ram it maxed out, That is like running your Truck floored 24/7 you should be expecting performance issues right?. Just upgrade, get you another 8gig stick and be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![EdwinSpangler](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/edwinspangler/32/101832_2.png) [@EdwinSpangler](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/EdwinSpangler)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/8 "2018-10-05T12:13:00Z")
> [@ackers75](#): > > Am not entirely sure about this dual channel performance upgrade with bf1. > Both my systems are a single 8gb stick and they run fine. > Gamers nexus did an article on this a while back and they found no discernible difference either I think its system specific regarding dual channel being necessary or not.. Ive tried both on two PCs. One (weaker i5 cpu) got maybe a 20fps boost, the other PC (8700k) wasnt affected at all. ---
**Author:** ![ackers75](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@ackers75](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ackers75)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/9 "2018-10-05T21:11:00Z")
> [@EdwinSpangler](#): > > > [@ackers75](#): > > > > Am not entirely sure about this dual channel performance upgrade with bf1. > > Both my systems are a single 8gb stick and they run fine. > > Gamers nexus did an article on this a while back and they found no discernible difference either > > I think its system specific regarding dual channel being necessary or not.. Ive tried both on two PCs. One (weaker i5 cpu) got maybe a 20fps boost, the other PC (8700k) wasnt affected at all. Yeah probably correct I suspect the extra bandwidth helps out in cpu limited scenarios ---
**Author:** ![SWE-Androctonus](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@SWE-Androctonus](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SWE-Androctonus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/10 "2018-10-06T12:17:00Z")
RAM seem to effect performance alot in this game. I even saw a good increase in FPS just by clock the RAM to 2133 from 1600. ---
**Author:** ![EdwinSpangler](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/edwinspangler/32/101832_2.png) [@EdwinSpangler](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/EdwinSpangler)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1-impossible-on-run-on-single-channel-ram/103492/11 "2018-10-06T20:32:00Z")
> [@SWE-Androctonus](#): > > RAM seem to effect performance alot in this game. I even saw a good increase in FPS just by clock the RAM to 2133 from 1600. Yea it does.. I saw a similar gain going from 1600mhz to 3200 as going from an i5 to an 8700k. Crazy how much ram speed can improve this game.