Swap memory related issue

[abhisek.061]

Is it correct if I increase the swap memory in my linux (ubuntu 20.10) system will my linux system work faster?
I am using an 8GB RAM system, can I increase it's swaps to 16 GB? please guide me step by step by providing general information about modifying it's memory.

Details of my current working system.
Processor - i3
RAM - DDR3 4GB * 2 ( Total 8 GB)
generation - 5th
Model - Dell inspiron 3558

 

[Deleted member 101831]

With 8.0 Gig of ram increasing swap serves no point.

I have 8.0 Gig of ram and my swap partition is only 4.0 Gig.

Unless you hibernate your computer with a major amount of open tabs and programs running I doubt swap will ever be used.

Swap:      ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 4 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/sda5

 

[Alexzee]

RAM, holds your data for active applications, and doesn't increase your system speed. In fact, the more RAM you have, the more applications you can have open simultaneously.

On my gaming rig I've got 16 Gig's of RAM and it doesn't move any faster than my laptop.
The extra RAM does come in handy when I'm doing heavy gaming.

On my old rig that I had replacing my GPU from a Radeon 3300 to a Radeon 7700 with 2 Gig's of RAM made my system run much faster!
Also, installing an nvme increased the boot up time from one minute to 4 seconds.

Read this article when you get a chance:

Does Adding More RAM to Your Computer Make It Faster?

Up to a point, adding RAM (random access memory) will make your computer feel faster on certain types of operations. However, upgrading the CPU may make it several times faster across the board.

computer.howstuffworks.com

Upgrading hardware:

What Hardware Upgrade Will Best Speed Up My PC (If I Can Only Afford One)?

Dear Lifehacker, I only have $X to spend, so I can only make one upgrade to my PC. Should I upgrade my RAM/hard drive/processor/video card or my RAM

lifehacker.com