Corsair 16GB DDR4-5000 Vengeance LPX Memory Kit: Built for AMD Ryzen 3000 and MSI
by Anton Shilov on October 11, 2019 11:00 AM ESTThe high-tech industry loves milestones that are round numbers, be it frequency, number of cores, transistor count or something else. It is not that extra 100 MHz – 200 MHz or a couple of additional CPU cores radically improve performance or user experience these days, but because milestones symbolize an achievement, a new height from where we will go and hit the next ones. Today, the industry has reached a milestone as Corsair introduced the industry’s first commercial DDR4-5000 memory modules. We saw numerous companies 'promote' DDR4-5000 earlier this year at Computex, but none were seriously considering bringing them to retail. Corsair is the first.
Corsair’s dual-channel Vengeance LPX DDR4-5000 (CMK16GX4M2Z5000C18) memory kit comprises two 8 GB unbuffered modules featuring a CL18 26-26-46 latency and a 1.5V voltage. The memory modules use Micron’s cherry-picked memory ICs and use a custom 8-layer PCB from Corsair. The enthusiast grade modules are equipped with aluminum heat spreaders, and are compatible with Corsair’s Vengeance Airflow fan to maximize their cooling.
Corsair says that its Vengeance LPX DDR4-5000 (CMK16GX4M2Z5000C18) memory kit was tuned to hit the desired data transfer rate on high-end platforms based on AMD’s Ryzen 3000 processor and X570 chipset. To be more precise the modules were developed and validated on MSI’s X570 Godlike, MEG X570 Ace, MEG X570 Unify, and Prestige X570 Creation motherboards.
It is unclear how well the modules will work in DDR4-5000 mode when used with other platforms. In any case, keep in mind that modules require 1.5 Volts, which is a whopping 25% increase over standard DDR4 voltage, so they have to be installed in an enthusiast-grade mainboard with a quality and clean memory power supply. In order to reach the DDR4-5000 mode requires some user intervention beyond just setting the XMP profile: to set up the right settings Corsair recommends to check out its Ryzen 3000 memory overclocking guide.
Designed for die-hard performance enthusiasts, overclockers, and benchmarkers, Corsair’s dual-channel 16GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-5000 memory kit is certainly not cheap at all. The company sells it for a sizeable $1,224.99 in the USA ($76.56/GB) and for €1,334.99 in Europe.
Corsair says that there are limited review samples available - if we get one in to test, what would you like to see?
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lightningz71 - Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - link
Remember, the IO die is ALSO used as the chipset on the x570. Some of the dark circuits are used for that.Hul8 - Saturday, October 12, 2019 - link
Threadripper 2990WX's 64 threads weren't memory starved even with four slower memory channels.3000 series added full and equal memory access from any chiplet and allows for higher memory frequencies, so I doubt there should be any problems.
The unified 32MB chiplet L3 on Zen 3 (instead of 16MB L3 exclusive to each CCX) will also help.
peevee - Monday, October 14, 2019 - link
"Threadripper 2990WX's 64 threads weren't memory starved even with four slower memory channels."In any task? Because different tasks use memory differently.
Great_Scott - Friday, October 11, 2019 - link
The best memory for a cheap IGP system is too expensive for said system.That said, I'm curious how Ice Lake / Raven Ridge graphics performs with this RAM.
ads295 - Friday, October 11, 2019 - link
Haha. Nail on the headballsystemlord - Friday, October 11, 2019 - link
I'd like to see whether or not the core-to-core latency changes when zen2's memory controller is attached to 3700 RAM vs. +3700 RAM.As in, does the IF slow down when the RAM is at a speed above the rated speed of the memory controller and the memory controller has to switch to a 2:1 ratio.
evernessince - Friday, October 11, 2019 - link
You don't need to wait and see, this has already been tested. It does indeed switch to a 2:1 ratio. Unless you OC the fabric, anything above 3733 results in a latency penalty. You'd likely need this fast of RAM just to overcome it.haukionkannel - Saturday, October 12, 2019 - link
We need ddr4 7200 so that we can run fabric at 1800 ;)Waiting for that! And lotto winnery...
jabber - Saturday, October 12, 2019 - link
So a jump from 134FPS to 136FPS?Amazing.
Ironchef3500 - Monday, October 14, 2019 - link
+1