Friday, August 12th 2022
G.Skill Readies AMD EXPO Memory that Applies "Zen 4" DDR5-6000 "Sweetspot" Settings
G.Skill is readying variants of its DDR5 memory series that feature the AMD EXPO technology. A rival to Intel XMP 3.0, EXPO makes it easy to use overclocked memory modules with AMD Ryzen 7000 series platforms, by applying the advertised settings of the memory with one click in the motherboard's UEFI setup program, or Ryzen Master. What sets EXPO apart from XMP 3.0 is that it includes not just the memory frequency and main timings, but also fine-grained settings that are unique to the AMD platform. It's also different from DOCP, which was essentially a motherboard UEFI setup program-based feature that translates XMP settings to AMD-compatible settings on a "nearest neighbor" principle.
We've learned from earlier reports that DDR5-6000 will be the "sweetspot" memory frequency for the Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" processor, much in the same way DDR4-3600 is for the Ryzen 5000 "Vermeer," as this is when you'll be able to run the FClk at its highest possible frequency—3000 MHz in case of Raphael and 1800 MHz in case of Vermeer—without engaging a 1:2 divider between FClk and memory clock. At least one G.Skill SKU featuring EXPO has been confirmed, the Trident Z5 "F5-6000J3038F16G." G.Skill already sells Trident Z5 DDR5-6000 kits in the market, but those only feature XMP 3.0, and run the memory at CL30-40-40-96 instead of CL30-38-38-96 that the EXPO-equipped kit will. This is because the EXPO profile includes all the various AMD-specific sub-timings needed to tighten the tRCD, tRP, and tRAS. Various memory manufacturers are expected to announce AMD EXPO memory kits late-August, alongside Socket AM5 motherboards, and the Ryzen 7000 processors themselves; with market availability expected in mid-September.
Sources:
Wccftech, VideoCardz
We've learned from earlier reports that DDR5-6000 will be the "sweetspot" memory frequency for the Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" processor, much in the same way DDR4-3600 is for the Ryzen 5000 "Vermeer," as this is when you'll be able to run the FClk at its highest possible frequency—3000 MHz in case of Raphael and 1800 MHz in case of Vermeer—without engaging a 1:2 divider between FClk and memory clock. At least one G.Skill SKU featuring EXPO has been confirmed, the Trident Z5 "F5-6000J3038F16G." G.Skill already sells Trident Z5 DDR5-6000 kits in the market, but those only feature XMP 3.0, and run the memory at CL30-40-40-96 instead of CL30-38-38-96 that the EXPO-equipped kit will. This is because the EXPO profile includes all the various AMD-specific sub-timings needed to tighten the tRCD, tRP, and tRAS. Various memory manufacturers are expected to announce AMD EXPO memory kits late-August, alongside Socket AM5 motherboards, and the Ryzen 7000 processors themselves; with market availability expected in mid-September.
28 Comments on G.Skill Readies AMD EXPO Memory that Applies "Zen 4" DDR5-6000 "Sweetspot" Settings
ddr5 memory companies: please amd help to sell ddr5 because own liar publicity dont work and most people believe ddr5 dont offer
enough features to buy and most people buy ddr4 because stay cheap and normally can buy 32gb of ddr4 as same price than 16gb of ddr5 with crappy latency like 40ns
luck selling this garbage memory, maybe can rethink when stay cheap with frecuencies as 7000 or 7200 mhz minimum like cas latency around 38ns and with 1.35v as max
:)
www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007611%20601396890%2050008476
/s
Like, here's 32GB of DDR5-5600 WITH a 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD for $250: www.newegg.com/team-32gb/p/N82E16820331847
The cost of buying a separate 2TB SSD and 32GB of DDR4 is about the same or even higher. Prices are getting pretty good now.
It's marketing, it's s way to promote your products, so we'll just be seeing more of this kind of stuff.High-end DDR5 is only around 25% more than high-end DDR4 here. High-end DDR4 is comparatively expensive here though.