Introduction

Neo Forza is one of the newer established manufacturers of DRAM memory modules and flash memory products in the consumer market. Under the guidance of parent company Goldkey, Neo Forza is a Taiwanese company founded in 2018 that focuses on enthusiast-grade products.

Neo Forza has a number of established and successful products, of which its memory lineup is the largest. The company prides itself on selecting high-quality chips through a strict filtering process. Neo Forza DDR4 production consists of Encke, Faye, Finlay and Mars product lines, while the next-generation DDR5 has been given new names to be distinguishable and refreshing. In mid-2022 Neo Forza DDR5 MK5 and Trinity were teased in a press release to the public. Alongside these new DDR5 memory lines, variations came with RGB and without; configurations included 32 GB (2x 16 GB) and 64 GB (2x 32 GB) memory kits with frequencies ranging from 4800 MT/s to 7200 MT/s. We actually covered the Neo Forza Trinity 64 GB memory kit already - Link here!

High capacity memory kits are common in the enterprise server space, but the demand for them in the prosumer space is much lower and nearly nonexistent for the general consumer. Those who need the extra system memory will be happy to hear Neo Forza now has both 64 GB (2x 32 GB) and 96 GB (2x 48 GB) configurations. Unlike the majority of DDR5 consumer system memory for sale today, higher capacity memory is dual-rank. These have ICs placed on both sides, which increases the raw bandwidth and uses fewer DIMM slots for the same capacity.


In this review, we will be taking a closer look at the Neo Forza MK5 DDR5-6000 2x 48 GB memory kit. Equipped with conservative timings of 40-40-40-76 operating at 1.30 V with a dual 6000 MT/s memory profile (XMP / EXPO) and with an added bonus, it also comes with a backup 5600 MT/s profile as well. This memory is well-suited for content creators and gamers who are ideally in need of more system memory beyond 32 GB, while still keeping those performance gains that higher frequency memory can provide compared to the baseline JEDEC 4800 MT/s DDR5. Due to the increased capacity, this memory is certainly not for everyone, as it has some minor drawbacks to consider too. We will of course cover that further along in this review. Because this type of memory configuration has a wide range of uses, we will also be testing it on both our AMD and Intel test systems to see how it compares to 32 GB and 64 GB memory kits too.

Specifications