Which memory manufacturer is this?

[azrael]

I've (very) recently got some Mushkin Proline ECC DDR4 modules. Mushkin's product code is MPL4E320NF32G28, but it's not apparent who manufactured the actual memory dies. The only thing I can read is 10-1706-37-BA-F (note, the B might be an 8). Perhaps someone here knows...

 

[A Computer Guy]

I've (very) recently got some Mushkin Proline ECC DDR4 modules. Mushkin's product code is MPL4E320NF32G28, but it's not apparent who manufactured the actual memory dies. The only thing I can read is 10-1706-37-BA-F (note, the B might be an 8). Perhaps someone here knows...

Does it really look like this? Can you read the part numbers off the chips? Have you tried reading the SPD chip data with Thaiphoon?

 

[azrael]

Does it really look like this? Can you read the part numbers off the chips? Have you tried reading the SPD chip data with Thaiphoon?

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That is the only thing I can read on the chips. The modules are still in their packaging. Otherwise I'm sure HWInfo et al could tell me more.

 

[A Computer Guy]

That is the only thing I can read on the chips. The modules are still in their packaging. Otherwise I'm sure HWInfo et al could tell me more.

Is it just too small to read? Try taking a good photo and zoom. Also possibly you can paint bucket (flood fill) the image with color and get an outline of the remaining text if the color difference it good enough.

 

[azrael]

Is it just too small to read? Try taking a good photo and zoom. Also possibly you can paint bucket (flood fill) the image with color and get an outline of the remaining text if the color difference it good enough.

Been there, done that. That's the only reason I know what I know.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Not sure why it matters as long as it works.

That said, I have some old Mushkin DDR3 RAM and just looking at one of the sticks, it appears the actual memory modules (ICs) are made by Micron. While that could mean Mushkin had an agreement with Micron (a common agreement since most RAM brands do not actually make their own chips) that does not mean it was an "exclusive" agreement. Yours might be made by Samsung.

But again, other than just for curiosity, it should not matter.

 

[azrael]

Not sure why it matters as long as it works.

That said, I have some old Mushkin DDR3 RAM and just looking at one of the sticks, it appears the actual memory modules (ICs) are made by Micron. While that could mean Mushkin had an agreement with Micron (a common agreement since most RAM brands do not actually make their own chips) that does not mean it was an "exclusive" agreement. Yours might be made by Samsung.

But again, other than just for curiosity, it should not matter.

Curiosity is actually the one and only reason for asking. I'll (probably) find out eventually, but it just irks me that I cannot discern anything useful from the modules themselves.

 

[bug]

Meh, it's ECC RAM. Few people have seen these, no website seems to have ever reviewed them, Mushkin's site is belly-up. Highly doubtful anyone will be able to help you

 

[Bill_Bright]

Curiosity is actually the one and only reason for asking. I'll (probably) find out eventually, but it just irks me that I cannot discern anything useful from the modules themselves.

You may never. It is not uncommon for OEM makers of any product to not put their own company name on it - that's likely part of their agreement with the "brand" company that ends up put their own name on it.

FTR, I just fired up HWiNFO64. I have Corsair RAM but no where does HWiNFO say who makes the actual modules. I know that Corsair has used Samsung, Micron and Nanya chips but it does not say on them who does. But again, it does not matter as Corsair, Crucial, Kingston and the others all sell RAM to specs. This is why we can (these days with modern, precise, production techniques ensuring near exact tolerances and adherence to published specs) we can mix brands on the same motherboard with no compatibility issues - at least not the vast majority of the time.