My horror that 32GB RAM has become the norm is exceeded only by my contempt that 7.28% of you have over 4TB free hard drive space
This week, Steam published another one of their monthly hardware surveys , offering a granular market assessment based on optional and anonymous contributions. I don't read a lot of these. Perhaps if I did, I'd be less shocked to discover that 32GB is now the most popular RAM setup, with 42.22% of respondents choosing it, as against 37.82% for 16GB configurations, and 6.47% for 8GB. Read more
This week, Steam released its latest hardware survey, detailing how PC components are distributed among users. The survey revealed that 32GB of RAM has become the most popular configuration, favored by 42.22% of respondents. Previously, 16GB setups held the lead at 37.82%, while 8GB setups trailed behind at 6.47%. To put that into perspective, the Apollo guidance computer used during the Apollo missions only had 4KB of RAM and managed to reach the Moon and safely return.
The survey also highlighted an unusual trend - 7.28% of users have over four terabytes (TB) of free hard drive space. Such vast storage capacity raises questions about how it's being utilized, especially considering the limited number of games currently available. The survey's representation is unclear, but it's likely that its participants are more interested in gaming hardware than the average user, making them more likely to have high-end systems.
Other notable findings include a rise in the use of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics cards and a significant increase in respondents speaking Simplified Chinese, up by 7.42%. The survey even mentioned a few extreme setups, such as 0.03% of users with 11 CPUs, which is an unusual and eye-catching statistic.
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