Is 8GB of RAM enough for Windows 11? A performance test

I'm seeing a lot of negativity recently about running Windows 11 on 8GB of RAM, so I thought I'd test it out myself to see ...
Kotaku

Seller Who Stockpiled Memory Now Panicking After RAM Prices Dip: ‘We’re Doomed, We’re Screwed’

At least one PC parts vendor that had stockpiled a load of DRAM components as prices skyrocketed is now apparently worried they and others who bought up as much of the stuff as possible are “doomed” ...
MUO on MSN

I paid for fast RAM and it was throttled by default for months — one BIOS setting fixed it

Your RAM probably isn't running at the speed you paid for.
NPR

There's a shortage of RAM (computer memory). How is this affecting the industry?

There's a RAM shortage at the moment. RAM, as in random access memory. The memory computer keeps immediately at hand, so it can perform tasks quickly. How can that be? Well, as with so much these days ...
PC World

The right way to put RAM in your PC’s memory sockets

A RAM slot, also known as a RAM socket, is a long, slim slot on the motherboard of a PC. This allows a RAM module of varying speeds and capacities to be accommodated. Most motherboards have either two ...