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Patriot Memory brought an updated line of M.2 Gen 5 NVMe SSDs, and PC overclocking memory products that leverage CKD (client clock driver) technology to achieve high data rates. We begin our tour with the company's flagship OC memory, the Viper Xtreme 5 CKD. Patriot set up a demo build showing off a 48 GB (2x 24 GB) kit doing DDR5-9600 at 46-58-58-154; with the Core Ultra 9 285K running in Gear 4 mode. The memory OC is y-Cruncher stable, both for versions 0.8.5 and Pi-1b. It may come as a surprise, but Patriot Memory has been around for a while in the market. In 2025, the company is celebrating its 40th year in business. All memory products and packaging have a special "40 Years" logo. The Viper Xtreme 5 CKD comes in RGB and non-RGB variants.
Besides Viper Xtreme 5 series, the company unveiled other, more cost-effective CKDIMMs, such as the Signature series CKD. These are bare modules that lack heatspreaders. The CKD helps these modules offer speeds of up to DDR5-6400. Switching gears to non-volatile memory, and we have what is probably the most interesting SSD we've come across this CES—the Patriot Viper PV563. This drive lacks any heatsink or heat spreader, and looks like it belongs in the entry-mainstream market segment, but don't be fooled by its looks. It is the first M.2 NVMe Gen 5 SSD with a DRAMless controller to claim sequential speeds of up to 14 GB/s. Gen 5 drives with DRAMless controllers such as the Phison E31T tend to offer speeds of up to 12 GB/s, but the PV563 uses a Maxiotek MAP1806 the fastest market rival to the E31T.
The drive uses 3D TLC NAND flash, and when paired with the MAP1806, it offers sequential reads of up to 14 GB/s (something drives based on high-end controllers like the Phison E26 tend to do); along with sequential write speeds of up to 12 GB/s. The company didn't put out endurance figures, but backs the drive with a 5-year warranty.
Back to memory, and Patriot showed us the first LPCAMM2 module with a CKD. The module shown is an engineering sample, the company hasn't assigned a model number to it, yet. An LPCAMM2 is a compacted module that connects both DDR5 channels of the processor over a land-grid, conserving Z-Height in thin and light notebooks. It spares end users of lack of upgradability from hardwired memory. Patriot didn't mention the speed of this CKD LPCAMM2, but if we were to guess, it is dual-channel DDR5-6400.
Moving over to consumer flash memory products, and we ran into the Viper EV330, an interesting portable NVMe SSD enclosure that's the size of car's key fob, and encloses a preinstalled M.2-2230 SSD. It then relies on a single chip USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVMe bridge chip. The drive offers sequential speeds of up to 1000 MB/s reads and writes. The Viper PVP30 is an interesting dual-interface (type-A and type-C) USB 3.2 Gen 2 flash drive offering the same speeds, but in a more conventional form-factor. Lastly, there's the EP series CFexpress 2.0 type-B memory card that comes in capacities of up to 256 GB, with speeds of up to 1750 MB/s reads, and 1650 MB/s writes. Patriot claims that the card offers enough guaranteed write speeds for 4K @ 120 Hz RAW and 8K @ 60 Hz RAW video writing.
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Besides Viper Xtreme 5 series, the company unveiled other, more cost-effective CKDIMMs, such as the Signature series CKD. These are bare modules that lack heatspreaders. The CKD helps these modules offer speeds of up to DDR5-6400. Switching gears to non-volatile memory, and we have what is probably the most interesting SSD we've come across this CES—the Patriot Viper PV563. This drive lacks any heatsink or heat spreader, and looks like it belongs in the entry-mainstream market segment, but don't be fooled by its looks. It is the first M.2 NVMe Gen 5 SSD with a DRAMless controller to claim sequential speeds of up to 14 GB/s. Gen 5 drives with DRAMless controllers such as the Phison E31T tend to offer speeds of up to 12 GB/s, but the PV563 uses a Maxiotek MAP1806 the fastest market rival to the E31T.
The drive uses 3D TLC NAND flash, and when paired with the MAP1806, it offers sequential reads of up to 14 GB/s (something drives based on high-end controllers like the Phison E26 tend to do); along with sequential write speeds of up to 12 GB/s. The company didn't put out endurance figures, but backs the drive with a 5-year warranty.
Back to memory, and Patriot showed us the first LPCAMM2 module with a CKD. The module shown is an engineering sample, the company hasn't assigned a model number to it, yet. An LPCAMM2 is a compacted module that connects both DDR5 channels of the processor over a land-grid, conserving Z-Height in thin and light notebooks. It spares end users of lack of upgradability from hardwired memory. Patriot didn't mention the speed of this CKD LPCAMM2, but if we were to guess, it is dual-channel DDR5-6400.
Moving over to consumer flash memory products, and we ran into the Viper EV330, an interesting portable NVMe SSD enclosure that's the size of car's key fob, and encloses a preinstalled M.2-2230 SSD. It then relies on a single chip USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVMe bridge chip. The drive offers sequential speeds of up to 1000 MB/s reads and writes. The Viper PVP30 is an interesting dual-interface (type-A and type-C) USB 3.2 Gen 2 flash drive offering the same speeds, but in a more conventional form-factor. Lastly, there's the EP series CFexpress 2.0 type-B memory card that comes in capacities of up to 256 GB, with speeds of up to 1750 MB/s reads, and 1650 MB/s writes. Patriot claims that the card offers enough guaranteed write speeds for 4K @ 120 Hz RAW and 8K @ 60 Hz RAW video writing.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
