It's a huge upgrade for multitasking, less so for gaming.

Do it. Adding a second 8GB stick to your soldered 8GB gives you 16GB total, and more importantly, it enables dual-channel memory. That alone can boost CPU-bound tasks by 10-30%, especially in games or workloads that hammer the memory bus.

Here’s the breakdown: If you currently hit 8GB usage—and you probably do with a browser, Slack, and Spotify open—the system starts swapping to the SSD. That slowdown is brutal. Going to 16GB means the OS has breathing room. Everything feels snappier because you stop hitting the pagefile.

For gaming, you’ll see higher 1% lows (fewer stutters) in most modern titles. For productivity, compiling code, or heavy browser tabs, it’s night and day. The only scenario where you won’t notice is if you only run one app at a time and stay under 8GB—but who does that in 202４?

If your laptop has a free slot, this is the single best performance-per-dollar upgrade you can make. Do not skip it. Future you will thank you.