Steam Machine performance benchmark shows 20% loss without dual-channel memory spec

[Redaktion]

Despite its lofty price, Steam Machine performance is not as optimized as expected. To address high DDR5 RAM costs, Valve installed one 16 GB module. New benchmarks confirm that lacking dual-channel memory, apps and games produce significantly lower scores and frame rates.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Steam-Machine-performance-benchmark-shows-20-loss-without-dual-channel-memory-spec.1331990.0.html

[nosey]

Why is single channel RAM cheaper? I thought the most expensive part of RAM is fast, high-density chips.