Kingston Prepares OC-Supported DDR5 Kits; Fast is Going to be a LOT Faster

RJ Pierce, Tech Times 07 May 2021, 04:05 am

In with the old, out with the new-at least with memory. Kingston is helping pave the way for DDR5 to become mainstream, and their latest kits are aimed at overclocking enthusiasts.

(Photo : Kingston HyperX website)

Kingston just announced that they recently set a handful of OC-supported DDR5 memory kits to motherboard partners (obviously for testing purposes), reports TweakTown. The already blazing-fast DDR5 memory modules feature the patented Kingston touch: a preset XMP profile and support to let mainboard manufacturers manually adjust the PIMC (power management integrated circuit) beyond base DDR5 ratings.

In layman's terms, these Kingston DDR5 sticks can overclock like champs. Considering how unimaginably fast base DDR5 speeds already are (some select manufacturers already teased 5600 MHz modules), looks like avid overclockers will be able to set new world records in no time.

Details, Details, Details

According to Kingston, they sent the modules to ASUS, Gigabye, MSI, and ASRock, among others, as reported by WCCFTech. Of all these motherboard makers, however, ASUS is the only one for now whose products have been spotted-at least digitally.

The boards just got early support in HWinfo and will be featuring the LGA 1700 socket, which supports both 12^th gen Alder Lake and 13^thgen Raptor Lake chips from Intel on the Z690 chipsets. Perhaps ASUS is now testing the Kingston DDR5 kits on a slew of ROG Maximus XIV boards, which are obviously going to possess overclocking features.

As for AMD, there's not much word to go on about when it's going to officially adopt DDR5. Though it is safe to say that with the release of the Ryzen 5000 series, Team Red is going to have a new socket with the release of Zen 4, according to Tom's Hardware. To keep things simple, let's just assume that the new socket will be AM5.

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The big-name RAM maker plans to launch their DDR5 line by Q3 2021, though there's still some speculation that the release might be delayed. It's worth noting that back when DDR4 was new, it wasn't until 3 years after the tech was perfected that it got launched. Maybe DDR5 might need a bit more time for polishing as well, but it seems like its release this year is inevitable.

What Makes These Kits Better?

Kingston might not be as revered as some of its competitors in the RAM space (i.e. GSkill, Corsair, etc), but it looks like they want their DDR5 modules to be among the best in the market upon launch.

The company claims that the kits they sent to board partners feature higher base speeds than normal DDR5, as well as much tighter timings due to binning. Coupled with high-quality power delivery on top-end boards, these RAM kits can reach clocks far greater than any DDR4 memory module could. In fact, competing memory maker TeamGroup reported that some modules can be pushed to as high as 2.6V (from a 1.1V base spec) with extreme cooling solutions like LN2.

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Written by RJ Pierce