Pushing the Limits

This part of the overclocking section is a continuation of Part 1. Using the same tweaked 8200 MT/s settings, this memory kit is compared to the stock XMP profile without any additional adjustments.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Forza Horizon 5

Doom Eternal

Benchmarks, using a Low Graphic Preset, shows the theoretical performance boost that higher memory frequencies can provide. Across these three games, the average and 1% lows have increased once again. Faster memory does not automatically equal higher performance, but a combination of an increase in frequency and adjustments to the sub-timings raises the number of frames generated.