5 Things to Know About RAM and MSFS 2024 Loading Times

32GB is still enough for loading times Doubling to 64GB won’t noticeably speed up how fast a flight loads, even with many addons installed.

Loading is bottlenecked by storage and CPU Your NVMe SSD speed and CPU decompression determine load times, not RAM capacity. A faster SSD or better single-thread CPU performance will cut load times more than more RAM.

RAM helps mid-flight, not during loading Once you’re in the air, RAM keeps assets ready. It does not get you to the loading screen faster.

64GB can fix stuttering, not loading bars If you have heavy ortho and traffic mods, 64GB may reduce mid-flight stuttering caused by paging to disk. It will not shave seconds off the initial load.

Upgrade storage or CPU instead If loading times bother you, spend money on a better NVMe SSD or a CPU with stronger single-thread performance rather than more RAM.