16GB vs 32GB DDR4: 16GB is still the sweet spot for most users

16GB costs roughly half the price of 32GB ($50–60 vs $90–110), and for browsing, email, streaming, Office work, or older games, you won’t feel the difference. You only need 32GB if you regularly hit 14+ GB of memory usage with heavy Chrome tabs, VMs, video editing, or simulation games. For the average user, that extra $40–50 is wasted.