{"id":346,"date":"2020-03-09T15:39:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T15:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2021-04-28T23:53:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:53:21","slug":"sram-vs-dram","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/sram-vs-dram\/","title":{"rendered":"SRAM vs DRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<h2 class=\"tabtitle\">SRAM<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<div id=\"attachment_350\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/cpu2.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/cpu2-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/cpu2-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/cpu2.png 523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SRAM is used in the CPU as Cahce memory as it is incredibly fast<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Static RAM (SRAM)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SRAM uses on-chip memory to store data, which makes it very fast.<\/li>\n<li>It is used in the CPU Cache memory because of its speed.<\/li>\n<li>It costs more compared to DRAM<\/li>\n<li>It has a lower storage density (amount stored per area)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">DRAM<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<div id=\"attachment_348\" style=\"width: 271px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/ram2.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/ram2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DRAM is used in main memory due to it&#8217;s cheaper cost and higher storage density than SRAM<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Dynamic Ram (DRAM)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>DRAM uses off-chip memory to store data,\u00a0 which means it is fast, but not as fast as SRAM<\/li>\n<li>It is used in the main memory<\/li>\n<li>It costs less compared to SRAM\n<ul>\n<li>It has a higher storage density compared to SRAM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Tutorial Video<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Tutorial Video<\/h3>\n<p>A great video that explores the differences between SRAM and DRAM<\/p>\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r787m_IaR1I\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"SRAM vs DRAM : How SRAM Works? How DRAM Works? Why SRAM is faster than DRAM?\" title=\"Play video &quot;SRAM vs DRAM : How SRAM Works? How DRAM Works? Why SRAM is faster than DRAM?&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r787m_IaR1I<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r787m_IaR1I\" title=\"SRAM vs DRAM : How SRAM Works? How DRAM Works? Why SRAM is faster than DRAM?\">SRAM vs DRAM : How SRAM Works? How DRAM Works? Why SRAM is faster than DRAM? (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r787m_IaR1I)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Static RAM (SRAM) SRAM uses on-chip memory to store data, which makes it very fast. It is used in the CPU Cache memory because of its speed. 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