Intel Core i9-12900K & Core i5-12600K Alder Lake CPU Review Ft. Z690 AORUS Master, MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi, & G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5-6000 Memory

DDR5 Memory Performance (Apps & Games)

In these specific tests, I will be taking a look at the performance impact that DDR5 stock and over-clocked memory have on certain games and applications. The memory we used is G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5-6000 which can be easily pushed to DDR5-6400 by tuning the voltage to 1.35V (+.5V) while keeping the same timings of CL36.

AIDA64 Memory Bandwidth Benchmark

For AIDA64 memory tests, I used the G.Skill Trident Z5 memory kit in three configurations, JEDEC, XMP 3.0, and Overclock. The JEDEC speed was set to the standard 4800 Mbps (CL40) at 1.1V, the standard profile in XMP 3.0 mode was 6000 Mbps at 1.3V while the overclock profile was a slight bump to 6400 Mbps at 1.35V (.5V+) while retaining the same timings. I used the Core i9-11900K DDR4 results below for comparison to how the DDR5 memory stacks up against high-end DDR4 kits.

You can see the performance impact that DDR5 makes in all the standard and overclocked configs in the following gaming and application tests.