Introduction

Dating back to 1985, Patriot started in the United States San Francisco Bay Area and has since expanded, with distribution channels around the world to offer consumers access to a wide range of different products. While the headquarters may still be located in the USA, not all of the company's products are assembled in the country, with facilities in Fremont, California, Taipei, and Taiwan.

Patriot currently offers multiple memory products, with consumer and enterprise lines to fit a wide range of consumer needs. Taking the established DDR4 Viper brand, Patriot brings forward the name with a new addition, appropriately named Viper Venom for its DDR5 memory. This product is available in both RGB and non-RGB formats. Configurations include 16 GB (2x 8 GB) and 32 GB (2x 16 GB) kits, with frequencies currently ranging from 5200 MT/s to 7400 MT/s. It doesn't stop there either, with Viper Xtreme 5 series on the horizon, pushing into the 8000 MT/s territory later this year.


In this review, we will be taking a closer look at the Patriot Viper Venom (Non-RGB) DDR5-7200 memory kit marketed towards hardcore gamers and PC enthusiasts. This kit has modest primary timings of 34-42-42-84 at 1.45 V for the main 7200 MT/s X.M.P profile. Pushing well beyond what was possible just a year ago, DDR5 is continually breaking frequency records, which invariably trickles down to consumers. Even though this specific memory kit isn't breaking any new records, it is still best suited for Intel Z790 based motherboards paired with 13th Generation Processors due to the high frequency XMP profile. That being said, it's now time to see how this Patriot Viper Venom DDR5 kit stacks up against the ever-growing competition!

Specifications

Packaging

Take a quick look at the packaging, Patriot has an exceptionally brightly colored red box, helping it stand out on the store shelf. From a design prospective, it is a little too busy in terms of visual information, but the main bullet points do come across. It is a Viper Venom DDR5 memory kit from Patriot under the Viper Gaming brand. The only thing wrong here with the packaging is the AMD EXPO sticker. This memory kit does not have a EXPO profile and certainly will not work at 7200 MT/s for any Ryzen 7000 series CPU. This has been confirmed by the Patriot Rep to be early production packaging error. Retail kit over 6200 MT/s will not have this sticker.

Flip the box around and on each DIMM, the SKU number, CAS timings, and operating voltage can be seen through the cutout. Patriot also has a QR code that can be scanned, sending you to the product page for further information.


The box has some tape to prevent anything from falling out during shipping. Once cut and removed from the outer packaging; the memory sticks are secured and protected from minor damage with a clamshell inside the outer box. Included is a Viper Gaming sticker too!