Wednesday, October 6th 2021
List of Validated DDR5 for Intel Alder Lake Leaks
If you're looking at getting your hands on some DDR5 memory for your new Alder Lake build once it launches, a leak of validated RAM has popped up on Twitter, that should give you an idea of what to expect. The list is only a couple of weeks old and it's not what we'd call a long list, as it only covers five companies, out of which three are actual DRAM manufacturers and one is a subsidiary of one of those companies, there are no real surprises here.
All the DDR5 modules tested are rated at 4800 MHz and are either 8, 16 or 32 GB in size, with all modules using 16 Gbit chips. All modules were tested with timings of 40-39-39 at 1.1 V. Kingston is the only outlier here, since they're not a DRAM manufacturer, unlike SK hynix, Samsung and Micron/Crucial. Intel is listing all the modules as non ECC, which should put an end to the claims of all DDR5 being ECC memory.
Source:
@momomo_us
All the DDR5 modules tested are rated at 4800 MHz and are either 8, 16 or 32 GB in size, with all modules using 16 Gbit chips. All modules were tested with timings of 40-39-39 at 1.1 V. Kingston is the only outlier here, since they're not a DRAM manufacturer, unlike SK hynix, Samsung and Micron/Crucial. Intel is listing all the modules as non ECC, which should put an end to the claims of all DDR5 being ECC memory.
21 Comments on List of Validated DDR5 for Intel Alder Lake Leaks
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"Kingston is the only outlier here, since they're not a DRAM manufacturer." CPU-Z disagrees. :wtf:
and then compare the same games in max/min/avg fps...
would be interesting to see the results... I feel like CAS40 will really hurt some games, but probably not all.
@W1zzard might be good to assign this review to one on your team. it will be interesting indeed. or at least give us some clarity on it all when ddr5 is officially launched. :toast:
kingfaris.co.uk/blog/intel-ram-oc-impact
Also, Kingston manufacture RAM modules, but not ICs. Samsung, Micron(/Crucial, just a brand name for Micron) and SK Hynix all actually produce memory ICs, which are then sold to companies like Kingston, G.Skill, Corsair, etc.
And "most" is relative here, apparently you need Win11 to make sense of the hybrid core configuration.
Keep in mind this is no different than previous DDR transitions: at first they're roughly on par, but it picks up from there.
Even had to check if I was on reddit. I mean...
Ram timings and tuning can yield up to 50fps in some games. Please let's stop this nonsense of "ram speed doesnt matter"
Compare 3200 CL16 vs 3600 CL14 and then say again that it doesn't matter. Even at 4k and rubbish 60hz it does matter in a lot of games (1% lows)
www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-zen-2-memory-performance-scaling-benchmark/4.html
People, wtf do you want? To stay with DDR4 indefinitely? When you do the jump to a freaking new standard you lose a bit of performance on the latency side.
If they would be stuck too long with DDR4 then you would come and whine about DDR4 being long in the tooth.
If they are moving to DDR5, you come and whine because of the latencies.
Guys, mature the FK for once...this is the way tech works, Intel engineers have taken this into consideration and they will hide that latency with caches and stuff.
Stop worrying about these things (you don't even know how to properly cook an egg and you come here giving opinions on memory latency and how Intel engineers are so stupid that their CPUs will have huge latency) and mind your business.
If you don't like it, don't buy it. Period.
I can only speak for myself here:
- I know about the fact that technology jumps come with increased latencies.
- I also know that RAM latency doesn't matter much in real life (except for a few oddball situations).
- I'm not gonna buy into first generation DDR5 (or first generation anything as a matter of fact) without a good incentive.
- I don't think DDR4 is long in the tooth.
All this doesn't change the fact that this is a tech forum where people can read about whatever the F they want, and comment on whatever the F they want. If you don't like it, don't read it. Period. ;)Warzone
Battlefield
Quake Champions
Halo Infinite Beta
World of Warcraft
New world
Etc etc etc
If you're fine with DDR4 and 2020 tech, fine. Great. More power to you. Stop crapping on everyone excited for the biggest jump in memory performance since the introduction of dual channel RAM.