G.Skill Overclocks 256GB DDR5 to 7000MT/s on Regular AM5 — Faster Than V-Color and Without Threadripper
Company G.Skill presented first 256GB DDR5 UDIMM memory kit capable of running at frequency of 7000 MT/s. It non-server solution — the kit is tested on a regular AM5 platform with processors Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X.
The set consists of four modules of 64 GB each (64GB x4), making it a direct competitor to the recently released 256GB kit from V-Color. However, while V-Color operates at 6000 MT/s with CL38 latencies, G.Skill reaches the same 6000 MT/s with low latency CL32, albeit with higher secondary timings.
The main difference is platform. While V-Color was tested with a HEDT system based on TRX50 and AMD Threadripper, G.Skill works on mainstream boards: ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero and MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi. Moreover, on the MSI MEG X870E Godlike motherboard, using Ryzen 7 9800X3D, succeeded overclock memory to 7000 MT/s, with delays amounting to CL38-50-50-126.
Additionally, G.Skill demonstrated on the budget MSI MAG B850M Mortar WiFi 6400 MT/s on the same modules - an indicator previously unavailable for such volumes of RAM on AM5. This proves that high memory capacity is no longer the prerogative of server solutions and workstations.
Despite the impressive frequencies, it is worth remembering that increasing the timings can reduce the performance gain to zero. However, such volume and speed are especially relevant for tasks related to AI, modeling and data processing. G.Skill plans to make kits available not only to enthusiasts, but also to the mass consumer, simplifying access to high-speed memory for workloads.
