Even though these variables are somewhat out of our control, they play a huge role in the overall performance and benchmark scoring. Strong 16-18-18 primary timings at DDR4-3600 make this kit especially interesting, as does the tight vertical integration – Crucial are the in-house memory brand for chipmaker Micron.

More than just a showcase for Nvidia RTX, Shadow of the Tomb Raider has become popular among memory enthusiasts since it shows off the benefits of overclocked RAM.Speed comparison between Crucial P5 Plus NVMe SSD with read speeds of 6600MB/s and typical mainstream HDDs with read speeds of 140MB/s respectively. Our SATA drives are up to 4x faster than HDDs 1, while our NVMe drives are up to 47x faster 2 than HDDs! By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. When the motherboard is left to set up memory on its own, it will go for the best JEDEC speed that is supported by the CPU and any other memory in the system.

Crucial offers the Ballistix Elite with two different XMP ratings spread across a total of 6 different module packaging configurations.Crucial was founded on the belief that everyday consumers can, and should, have the ability to improve their computers through do-it-yourself memory upgrades. For high-end computer builders and enthusaiasts, Samsung B-Die has remained the undisputed champion in recent years. Whereas an SK Hynix OEM stick uses combined passive components, Crucial use discretes for their DDR4-3600 sticks.

The rendering speed, in frames per second, is a way to measure real-world performance in a demanding application. AIDA64 scores wouldn’t be complete without the screenshots people love to use to compare results – here are all three, for JEDEC, XMP and our manual overclock. Crucial Pro Series memory offers extreme performance without the fuss of overclocking speeds, tuning latency, die chasing or LEDs.

driver update in conjunction with the launch of the (not so anticipated) AMD RX 6600 XT series graphics cards. The profile is low enough that it should clear most aftermarket air coolers, yet it gives the memory a unique look and also provides extra cooling capacity. The top bar has a rectangular fin design and is held to the heat spreaders with two screws on each side.