A Closer Look

A quick look at the Group T-Force Vulcan ECO memory after removing it from the packaging, and it looks very similar to the Vulcan Z DDR4 series that came before it. This ECO edition currently only comes in a silver color hue, whereas the non "ECO Edition" variants are sold in red, black or silver color variations. These modules also have quite a low Z-Height (33 mm) and no RGB elements to speak of.


Team Group has placed the T-Force branding front and center with the Team Group logo above it. On the right of that is the words "recycled aluminium," just in case you missed it before on the packaging.


On one side of each DIMM module is the identification sticker listing the SKU, rated XMP operating frequency at its corresponding voltage of 1.25, and XMP/EXPO related timings. Team Group 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, we can see the word "T-Force" written in contrasting white lettering to the (silver color) aluminium.


The Team Group T-Force Vulcan ECO DDR5-6000 Z-Height is 33 mm after rounding up with calipers and weighs in at 35 g on the scales.


After taking the heat spreader off, we see that these are single-sided DIMMs with eight 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 shows that these are SK Hynix (H5CG48MEBD-X014). Currently, Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix are the three big suppliers of DDR5 ICs. When it comes to overclocking, SK Hynix ICs provide the highest frequencies and scale better with higher voltage. The kit we have here today is using M-Die (2 GB), which is the predecessor to A-Die (2 GB) and M-Die (3 GB) found in 7000 MT/s+ kits, but is still quite good in regard to tweaking the sub-timings.

This brings up a common argument against buying lower-bin memory to overclock, because it is a much cheaper option. You ultimately are taking a chance of not getting the preferred memory brands and revisions. It is recommended to buy pre-binned to the desired specifications, then do further tuning.


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=AH FG1," software reports this as Richtek being the manufacturer.