A Closer Look

Looking closer at the KLEVV URBANE V memory, it is a brand-new design for both the heat spreader and RGB section, though it fits right at home with the rest of KLEVV memory products. This memory currently is only available with one color type. KLEVV also explains the ridged design on the bottom half of the heatspreaders is for maximum heat dissipation, which is a must for higher speed memory.


In the top center has the product name (URBANE V RGB), with word "KLEVV" in the corner written in a contrasting gray color. Both sides have the same markings.


On one side of each DIMM module is the identification sticker listing the SKU, rated XMP operating frequency at its corresponding voltage of 1.40 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 that may have a hard time deciphering a block of text into something useful.


Laying the DIMMs on the side, the RGB strip might be hard to spot. However, the entire plastic strip in the middle will be illuminated when the system is powered on, and lighting can be controlled with supported ASUS Aura Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync, and ASRock Polychrome Sync motherboard software.


The KLEVV URBANE V DDR5-7600 Z-Height is 42.5 mm measuring with calipers and weighs a hefty 73 g on the scale.


After taking the heat spreader off, we see that these are single-sided DIMMs with eight (16 Gbit) 2 GB ICs. This is as expected for a DDR5 32 GB kit, since densities increased with DDR5. 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. SPD data tells us this is SK Hynix and, from the bin frequency alone, we can tell these are the A-Die revision (H5CG48AGBD-X018). Which can be abbreviated to SK Hynix (16 Gbit) 2 GB A-Die. Up until the release of 3 GB ICs, the previous world record title was held by SK Hynix A-Die (2 GB) and is still considered a great choice for high frequency overclocks paired with lower primary timings.


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=BC KY7," software reports this as Richtek being the manufacturer.