32GB makes sense for heavy workloads, not just gaming.

Not really, unless you’re running memory-hungry apps or multitasking like crazy.

3600MHz is the sweet spot for Ryzen—you’ve got that right. But capacity and speed are different things. 16GB is still plenty for gaming, even with a few background apps. You won’t see higher FPS going from 16 to 32GB at the same speed. The extra RAM just means you can have more stuff open before it starts swapping.

Where you’d actually notice the difference: video editing, large data sets, running VMs, or fifty Chrome tabs while also gaming. If that’s you, 32GB is a solid upgrade. If you’re mostly gaming and occasionally browse the web, 16GB is still fine.

Save the money unless you know you’ll actually use it.