ASUS's first DDR5 memory modules, the ROG 20th Edition, have been demoed on the ROG Crosshair X870E APEX motherboard, showcasing impressive OC capabilities.
ASUS Equips Its ROG Crosshair APEX Motherboard With Its First DDR5 Memory Modules & Pushes Them To 8800 MT/s With Ease
This Friday, ASUS announced its first-ever "ROG" DDR5 memory modules featuring up to 48 GB capacity, a stunning design, and a special ROG-Mode that switches between low-latency and high-speed profiles.
During the event, ASUS's in-house overclocker, Safedisk, also showcased some overclocking capabilities of its first DDR5 memory solution on the newly released ROG Crosshair 2006 motherboard, which takes the retro-style of the original ASUS Crosshair motherboard from 2006 and reinvents it for the modern era with X870E and AM5 feature sets.
For the overclocking session, two ASUS ROG 20th Edition DDR5 memory modules were used on the board. The DIMMs are labeled "ROGACN6000CL30-24GBROG20" and by default, feature 6000 MT/s speeds and CL26 timings.
The test platform used an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU. For this specific testing, the ROG Crosshair X870E APEX motherboard was used. The motherboard was running on the latest AGESA 1.3.0.1 BIOS firmware (2301). The same BIOS also enables preliminary AMD EXPO 1.2 support on the ASUS 800-series motherboard family.
The two DDR5 memory modules, each 24 GB in capacity, were overclocked to an impressive 8800 MT/s speed with clock timings of CL34 and tested under RunMemtestPro, yielding an average coverage of 114.50% through an uptime of 47 minutes. The memory modules were operating at 1.70V and were water-cooled, maintaining -20C temperatures.
This is a very nice showcase of ASUS's first DDR5 memory kit featured under its ROG brand. With this launch, we can expect ASUS to enter the memory segment big time with more products planned for the future, aiming at its enthusiast and mainstream users.
News Source: SoonHo Jeong
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