Can I run just one 32GB-3600 stick on X570 mobos?

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I RMAed a dead Asus X570 Mobo and moved all the parts to a different MSI Mobo. Now I just received a new Asus Mobo sent back to me. Basically, I have 2 x X570 mobos now.
I might build a second system on it.

Currently, I have 2 x 32GB 3600 RAM. I was thinking of just stealing one stick from my current PC and using it on the 2nd one.

Is there any issue in running just 1 x 32GB-3600 ram on X570 mobos? CPU is Ryzen 5950x.
 
is it possible?

yes

Should you do it?

research some benchmarks comparing Ryzen single channel vs dual channel memory performance and decide whether you accept the performance loss
 
In programs that require the extra performance Dual channel memory brings you will lose up to 25% CPU performance, while in programs that work within the CPU cache there will be almost no performance hit.
 
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