Introduction

When DDR5 entered the market in late 2021, the expectation was that DDR4 production would cease as the industry moved forward. This of course didn't happen because the transition period and winding down of production chains isn't an overnight process. With millions of systems still relying on DDR4, it will be a number of years before the full shift to DDR5. To a great extent, DDR4 has reached full maturity with limited new ways to improve upon it. For consumers, this is a good thing, making for higher compatibility across multiple system generations.

This slow period has not stopped HP from releasing the V10 RGB DDR4-3600 kit aimed at the PC enthusiast community. As a winner of the Red Dot and iF 2021 design awards, HP strives for the best using Samsung B-Die ICs to capture those highly sought after low timings. The V10 RGB SKU ranges from 3200 MT/s to 4000 MT/s and has listed DIMM sizes of 8 GB and 16 GB. In this review, we will cover the HP V10 RGB DDR4-3600 (2x 8 GB) kit rated for 3600 MT/s.


The HP V10 RGB DDR4-3600 16 GB kit I have for review today has an Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) profile with 14-15-15-35 timings at 1.45 V. With eight independent lighting areas and 16 million color options, the HP V10 RGB kit supports ASUS Aura, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, and ASRock Polychrome Sync motherboard software. This memory also suits a wide range of computers as it is ideal for AMD and Intel-based users who want low latency memory with potential headroom for overclocking. In this review, we will be testing the memory at its advertised speed before looking into what a bit of tuning can give us in terms of extra performance. Without further ado, let's now see how this HP V10 RGB kit stacks up to the competition!

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