Pushing For Speed

With testing out of the way, I endeavored to see if these sticks had any headroom. For Intel, I kept the same procedure I have been using, leaving all settings at their XMP defaults and then increasing the frequency until the system loses stability.

For both Intel and AMD, I tested overclocking in its full four-stick configuration.


I was able to get 4133 MHz out of this kit with all other XMP settings at their default.


For AMD overclocking, I wanted to dig a little deeper. First, I followed the same procedure as with Intel to find the maximum possible frequency with XMP timings. Next, I set the frequency to 3600 MHz and used DRAM Calculator for Ryzen to optimize the timings. In the case of the Dominator Platinum RGB, I had no trouble using the "Fast" configuration. I then benched each setting with AIDA64 to showcase what kind of benefits you can expect from each. I also included the default (non-XMP) settings as a base reference point.


I was only able to squeeze 4066 MHz out of the Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB on my MEG X570 ACE with the XMP default timings. For timings, the "Fast" preset proved too much. 3600 MHz CL16 was achievable, though. Not bad for a four-stick kit.

AIDA64

Looking at the graphs, there really isn't much benefit to overclocking this kit past XMP speeds, but there is a huge gain to be had by down-clocking and optimizing timings to better suit Ryzen systems.