The adoption of the CUDIMM standard is expanding, as Colorful is now developing new DDR5-9600 MT/s CUDIMM kits.
Colorful Becomes The Latest Manufacturer To Showcase 9600 MT/s CUDIMM DDR5 Memory, Others Firms Likely To Follow
It looks like the memory industry is shifting its focus toward CUDIMM, given the immense capabilities it comes with.
For those unaware, CUDIMM, or Clocked Unbuffered Dual In-Line Memory Module standard, utilizes a CKD (Clock Driver) to regenerate the clock signal to improve stability and help the RAM modules reach higher frequencies, up to 10,000 MT/s in some cases. Now, a leak from Chiphell reveals that Colorful is in the way of developing CUDIMM memory kits, with speeds reported up to 9,600 MT/s at a CAS latency of 44.
Colorful has joined the list of manufacturers developing CUDIMM memory. Up until now, we have seen Biwin, V-Color, and Asgard reveal their respective solutions. The debut of Colorful in the list means that the new memory standard will indeed be adopted by some of the top-tier companies in the segment, but the standard looks confined for now. Lexar also unveiled its own 9600 MT/s DDR5 CUDIMM kits at Computex 2024 which we reported here.
Interestingly, CUDIMM memory kits have reached a maximum speed of 9,600 MT/s, but there were claims that the standard might cross the four-digit barrier, so anticipated solutions by Corsair or G.Skill could be able to achieve this benchmark. In terms of support from the hardware segment, we recently saw MSI claim that their upcoming X870E motherboards will come with compatibility with CUDIMM modules but run in standard UDIMM mode.
Apart from this, Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-S CPUs will also leverage CUDIMM capabilities, so it's only a matter of time before we see the standard becoming mainstream. It will be interesting to see how the new memory standard turns out for the industry, given that it is likely to open new doorways in terms of the performance and capabilities of systems out there.
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