A Closer Look

A quick look at the KLEVV FIT V after removing it from the packaging, there isn't any resemblance to the DDR4 FIT series that came before it. This new design allows KLEVV to improve on the aesthetics, while keeping some design language like the low-profile, non-RGB elements, intact. Currently, the FIT V is only available with one color type for the heatspreaders (shown here).


On one side of each DIMM module is the identification sticker listing the SKU, rated XMP operating frequency at its corresponding voltage of 1.35, and XMP/EXPO related timings. KLEVV keeps the information in an easy-to-read format, which is great for those who aren't that tech-savvy and will have a hard time deciphering a block of text into something useful.


Laying the DIMMs on the side, the KLEVV FIT V has no branding visible.


The KLEVV FIT V DDR5-6000 Z-Height is 33 mm after rounding down with calipers and weighs in at 33 g on the scale.


After taking the heat spreader off, we see that these are dual-sided DIMMs with eight 1 GB (8Gbit) ICs on each side. The thermal pad covers all the memory ICs. This particular kit does have coverage for the PMIC and surrounding components.


A closer look at the ICs and KLEVV covers up the actual maker with its own silkscreen. Currently, Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix are the three big suppliers of DDR5 ICs. CPU-Z tells us this is SK Hynix, however no information about 1 GB DDR5 could be found at the time of writing.


With DDR5, one of the major changes is how the motherboard directly provides 5 V to the memory module's PMIC, which is then stepped down and split accordingly. No longer is the motherboard responsible for regulating the voltages, as with DDR4. The PMIC has the part number "OP=AM 4G1," software reports Richtek being the manufacturer.