With the RAM shortage, every bit faster Revit can be is savings for the users. Fixing the memory leak in Revit's Family Material database will speed up models and reduce the need to split models, since they will not grow in size as quickly. This is documented in an Autodesk Knowledge Network article here:
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Unable-to-purge-da...
