Thursday, March 16th 2023
ASUS Teases 192 GB DDR5 Memory Support on AMD X670 Chipset Motherboard
While Intel 600- and 700-series chipset motherboard already support non-binary memory modules and kits, such support has yet to be implemented on AMD's AM5 motherboard, but, judging from screenshots posted on ASUS ROG forums, AMD motherboard partners are working on it and it should be just around the corner.
The screenshot from ASUS Tech Marketing person, named Raja, which was posted on ASUS ROG forums, shows the ASUS ROG STRIX X670-E motherboard running 192 GB of DDR5 memory. These are four 48 GB Corsair modules running at 2600 MHz (5200 MT/s). The post includes both CPU-Z and task manager screenshots, confirming it boots into Windows. Earlier, it has been reported that AMD motherboards can't boot into Windows with non-binary memory modules and kits, although the motherboard successfully recognizes it. There have also been rumors that AMD is working on an AGESA update that will fix this issue, and now, it looks like it could be coming sooner than we expected.
Sources:
ASUS ROG Forum, via Videocardz
The screenshot from ASUS Tech Marketing person, named Raja, which was posted on ASUS ROG forums, shows the ASUS ROG STRIX X670-E motherboard running 192 GB of DDR5 memory. These are four 48 GB Corsair modules running at 2600 MHz (5200 MT/s). The post includes both CPU-Z and task manager screenshots, confirming it boots into Windows. Earlier, it has been reported that AMD motherboards can't boot into Windows with non-binary memory modules and kits, although the motherboard successfully recognizes it. There have also been rumors that AMD is working on an AGESA update that will fix this issue, and now, it looks like it could be coming sooner than we expected.
12 Comments on ASUS Teases 192 GB DDR5 Memory Support on AMD X670 Chipset Motherboard
Binary is a number system, not specific number combinations, or binary as a word means one or 0, one or the other.
My driving style is binary, throttle on or off.
3 in binary is 11
11 in binary is 1011.
I think it's good. Motherboard vendors need something to excel from the rest with. Up to 192GB of RAM is a good selling point, if you need it.
1. You can use ECC-RAM.
2. You have a lot of useable PCIe-lanes from CPU, 20 Gen4 with Ryzen3000/5000 and 24 Gen5 with Ryzen 5000.
3. You can use AMD PCIe-RAID, which AFAIK is highly limited on Intel mainstream and requires HEDT with VROC. For example, would all Gen5-lanes be put into one x16 and one x8-slot, with those x16-to-4xM.2-adaptors you could build a RAID with six gen5-SSD.
4. On AM4, you could have 8xSATA or a decent amount of Gen4-lanes. Sadly on AM5, you can only have up to 12 Gen4-lanes plus one Gen3-lane for each SATA-Port you sacrifice (which is why most boards only have 4 Ports and/or use Asmedia-controllers). 99% of AM5-boards only have one Gen4x4-slot, but 3-4 M.2-slots.
Now that we have the vast bandwidth of PCI 5.0, it would be great if those two x4 ports allowed splitting too, but again, they don't seem to.
It's different for Intel. Since Rocket Lake, the x16-Port can only be split in two. Many S1700-boards have an Gen5x4 M.2-slot that, when used, turns the x16 to x8 and makes you lose 4 Lanes.
Then you have physics simulations, Blender, Unreal, AI, servers, etc. It may not be useful for you or the regular consumer/gamer, but it's definitely NOT a marketing "show of force".