Tuesday, July 7th 2026
Lexar to Use CXMT Chips for Upcoming THOR RGB DDR5 Kits Rated Up to 7600 MT/s
Lexar is preparing new DDR5 memory kits built around CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) chips, and the jump in speed over previous CXMT-based products is notable. Earlier kits using CXMT memory were limited to 6000 MT/s while the new modules push that to 7200 MT/s and 7600 MT/s, both running CL38 timings at 1.4 V. The new kits will launch under the THOR II name in the existing THOR RGB DDR5 lineup in 32 GB dual-channel configurations using two 16 GB modules. CPU-Z data backing the 7600 MT/s claim has already surfaced, with the faster kit identified by the module name LD5U16G76C38BV.
MSI recently demonstrated CXMT-based DDR5 hitting 8000 MT/s on AMD platforms, which signals that these chips have more overclocking headroom than their mainstream entry-level positioning suggested. However, the new Lexar kits don't seem to quite reach that speed, but 7600 MT/s at CL38 is competitive with what other memory vendors are offering in the same tier. No pricing or release date has been announced yet by Lexar for its upcoming THOR II RGB DDR5 memory kits. Looking back at CXMT, it does seem that the Chinese company has managed to close the gap with Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron. Moreover, recent reports stated that even Apple is negotiating with the U.S. government to get clearance to use sanctioned CXMT memory chips in its products.
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MSI recently demonstrated CXMT-based DDR5 hitting 8000 MT/s on AMD platforms, which signals that these chips have more overclocking headroom than their mainstream entry-level positioning suggested. However, the new Lexar kits don't seem to quite reach that speed, but 7600 MT/s at CL38 is competitive with what other memory vendors are offering in the same tier. No pricing or release date has been announced yet by Lexar for its upcoming THOR II RGB DDR5 memory kits. Looking back at CXMT, it does seem that the Chinese company has managed to close the gap with Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron. Moreover, recent reports stated that even Apple is negotiating with the U.S. government to get clearance to use sanctioned CXMT memory chips in its products.
24 Comments on Lexar to Use CXMT Chips for Upcoming THOR RGB DDR5 Kits Rated Up to 7600 MT/s
Lets see what it brings in the current industrial culture of greed.There will be a point in time that, that market will be saturated. Time will tell....
No one can eat morals. Cheap memory and if consumer will value those high dram prices may reflect on some future consumer purchases. Many will still give samsung, sk-hynix, crucial the cash regardless of the past. Some will even consider where the memory is made. I'm curious myself on how I will react on future purchases, price over morals who made the dram.
I'll gladly buy RAM with CXMT made chips on it, if it means they can break into the market and undercut the big 3 RAM cartel.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-memory-and-storage-firm-expected-to-post-more-than-60-000-percent-jump-in-profits-due-to-exploding-demand-lexar-owner-longsys-forecasts-nearly-usd1-5-billion-profit-for-1h26-compared-to-usd2-1-million-last-year
Years of investing in the financial markets, mostly stocks, has taught me that the the market can stay irrational longer than anyone of us can stay solvent. There's always a greater fool that is willing to keep investing in AI, thus propping up the bubble. Sustained market momentum usually meant bubbles and market sell-offs can last for years.This kind of hard for CXMT to do this a few years back. They are a relatively new company, they only started to manufacture DDR5 memory in 2025.
In the last few years, they were also alleged to have stole trade secrets from Samsung and SK Hynix. I guess they could have stolen the technology earlier?
Though I am a proponent of Index, Mutuals, Annunities, CD's and of course investment properties.
My concern with CMXT is not the quality, its the market manipulating the Dram Prices.
ALSO BlackRock and Vanguard own sizable holdings in Micron. You know the company that has decided that Crucial Has got to go.
Just sayn'
I think some have no idea about compile times, that is my benchmark. am4 yielded more performance regarding dram