Will DDR3L work well on Toshiba Satellite C850-B883 laptop

babu7 Posts 33 Registration date Friday October 13, 2017 Status Member Last seen December 20, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024 at 06:29 AM
HelpiOS Posts 14587 Registration date Friday October 30, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen December 20, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 at 06:18 PM

Hello,

My Toshiba Satellite C850-B883 laptop's original RAM stick is 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800S. I want to upgrade it with 8GB RAM.

Right now, mostly DDR3L RAM sticks are available here online in my country.

What effect, positive or negative, will DDR3L have on my laptop if I use that to upgrade it? 

I understand that it would improve battery life. But would it also slow down the laptop? 

The only 8GB DDR3 RAM stick available online here right now has PC3L-12800S as opposed to the original PC3-12800S that came with the laptop. If I use that (PC3L-12800S) to upgrade my laptop, what effect, positive or negative, would it have on the laptop's performance? 


 


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HelpiOS Posts 14587 Registration date Friday October 30, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen December 20, 2024 1,883
Dec 19, 2024 at 09:43 AM

Hi,

Yes, you can upgrade it with the DDR3L model. It will work normally just like your current DDR3 RAM. DDR3L is compatible with DDR3 slots by design and supports dual-voltages at 1.5V and 1.35V.

If your PC was DDR3L built-in for example, then inserting a DDR3 RAM isn't possible, because it only provides a single voltage at 1.5V, so the PC won't be able to boot.


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babu7 Posts 33 Registration date Friday October 13, 2017 Status Member Last seen December 20, 2024 3
Dec 19, 2024 at 10:38 AM

Would the laptop's performance slow down a bit if I used DDR3L? Or would there be no difference? 

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HelpiOS Posts 14587 Registration date Friday October 30, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen December 20, 2024 1,883 > babu7 Posts 33 Registration date Friday October 13, 2017 Status Member Last seen December 20, 2024
Dec 19, 2024 at 04:11 PM

The performance should remain the same. Just make sure the DDR3L RAM is having the same frequency (MHz) as the current one.

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babu7 Posts 33 Registration date Friday October 13, 2017 Status Member Last seen December 20, 2024 3
Dec 20, 2024 at 12:56 AM

There is only one 8GB DDR3 (not DD3L) RAM stick available online here right now. It has PC3L-12800S as opposed to the original PC3-12800S that came with my Toshiba Satellite C850-B883 laptop.

If I use that (PC3L-12800S) to upgrade my laptop, what effect, positive or negative, would it have on the laptop's performance?

PC3 versus PC3L. 

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HelpiOS Posts 14587 Registration date Friday October 30, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen December 20, 2024 1,883
Dec 20, 2024 at 06:18 PM

There won't be much difference for your laptop's performance. The PC3L RAM stick will exclusively operate at 1.5V and it will never use the lower voltage at 1.35V as your laptop is DDR3 built-in. It will work the same way as the PC3.

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