Introduction

Corsair should be a well-known brand name by this point in the United States and Europe, partially thanks to easily identifiable yellow product boxes. The company is well established in the computer market for a number of years now, offering gaming peripherals, flash drives, SSDs, AIOs, watercooling hardware, power supplies and entire pre-built computers. Of course, let's not forget about the highly successful memory division. Corsair is also one of the few brands that took the leap to offer DDR5 during the first few months of its release, despite global supply chain issues to meet consumer demand for the newest technologies.

With AMD imminently releasing its new DDR5 exclusive processors, DDR5 will soon be exiting the early adoption phase. Throughout 2023 we should see prices continue to decrease as the market shifts to higher volume DDR5 sales. AMD has created a new memory profile called Extended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO), specifically optimized for new AMD Ryzen CPUs. Corsair has plans to release memory kits with EXPO profiles marketed towards Ryzen 7000 series and beyond, alongside the CPU launch. Don't forget to check back for continuing coverage.


Corsair currently offers an assortment of memory products ranging from laptop DDR3 SODIMMs to PC enthusiast grade DDR5 memory. Using the well established DDR4 memory lines, Corsair brings forward both Vengeance and Dominator products reusing the names and overall design language for the DDR5 iteration. Both products are available in RGB, with the Vengeance series offering non-RGB memory kits as well. Configurations include 32 GB (2x 16 GB) and 64 GB (2x 32 GB) kits with frequencies ranging from 5200 MT/s to 6600 MT/s. In this review, we will be taking a closer look at the Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 memory kit. Equipped with modest timings of 36-36-36-76 operating at 1.35 V for the 6000 MT/s X.M.P profile, it provides higher bandwidth and considerable performance gains compared to baseline JEDEC 4800 MT/s DDR5 with a CAS latency of 40 operating at 1.1 V. Marketed towards a wide range of users, we will benchmark this this Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 32 GB kit and see how it stacks up to the competition, along with some overclocking as well!

Specifications

Packaging

The Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 sticks to the yellow box marketing that its most recognized for in recent years. The information on the packing does a great job to inform the consumer about what is actually being offered for sale. In the top left, details clearly indicate the type of memory, module densities, and how it is configured, along with the operational frequency the XMP profile provides. The lower half confirms this is indeed Vengeance RGB DDR5 memory, and the iCUE logo shows this memory's RGB is supported by Corsair's software as well.

The back of the box has Corsair branding, and states that this is indeed DDR5 memory, in seven languages. A window onto each DIMM shows the back, where the revision number (4.43.02), XMP profile of 6000 MT/s, and primary timings of 36-36-36-76 are listed.


Removing the memory from the box only requires cutting some tape—the memory sticks are secured and protected from minor damage with a clamshell inside the outer box.