G.Skill Shows Off Fastest DDR5 RAM Ever Achieving Incredible Speeds at Computex 2024
G.Skill has unveiled new DDR5 RAM kits at Computex 2024 and these are insanely fast memory modules – in fact, the fastest ever, with a transfer speed of 10,600 MT/s.
Starting with the DDR5-10600 32GB kit, called βExtreme memory on air,β this configuration was able to achieve that staggering speed when paired with an AMD Ryzen 8500G APU and Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Gene motherboard. As noted, that’s as fast as we’ve seen from the technology, blowing DDR5-8000 well out of the water.
The timings are equally impressive when this setup reads CL56-62-62-126. Given the dual-channel 16GB configuration, that’s lightning fast and, as far as we know, has yet to be beaten or even attempted by any other RAM manufacturer. An equally impressive point here is the fact that the CPU of choice is fairly mid-range.
In addition to an ultra-high frequency configuration, G.Skill also showed off a super-fast, low-latency setup. DDR5-9000 CL38 has timings of CL38-52-52-143 and is available in a capacity of 48 GB (2x 24 GB). This demonstration was performed with an Intel Core i9-14900K CPU and an Asus Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard.
Innovations were also broadcast with overclocking on CAMM2 sticks (Compression Attached Memory Module). These are essentially dual-channel configurations packed into a single RAM stick, and the speeds are impressive. G.Skill showed off a DDR5-7800 CL3 48GB kit with overclocked timings of 36-48-48-128, which is encouraging for the format.
Manufacturers are learning how to push DDR5 RAM
DDR5 RAM has been around for about four years and is now used exclusively by AMD for its AM5 socket with Ryzen 7000, 8000 and the upcoming 9000 processor series. Intel has also been supporting this newer, faster memory standard (which replaces DDR4) since Alder Lake in 2021. However, it’s only in the past twelve months that we’ve seen speeds start to exceed expectations.
When DDR5 was originally unveiled and early adopters joined the fray, you would often see kits of DDR5-6000. Recently, AMD announced new X870 and X870E motherboards for the Ryzen 9000 series with support for increased RAM speed when using EXPO. It’s more common to see DDR5-8000 kits these days, but we’ve now reached a point where DDR5-10000 is a reality.
For those looking for extreme performance with overclocking, G.Skill seems to be for you. Arguably more impressive than the two-channel demonstrations is the new CAMM2 coming to desktops. This manufacturer is far from the only one in this area, as Kingston and Geil are also aiming for first place. MSI has also unveiled a motherboard concept with CAMM2 support, but it’s still too early for this RAM on the desktop (and how it might turn out).
This is just a taste of what has been revealed Computerex 2024 so far. There’s still time for new and exciting technological innovations, and our hub has everything you need to know.