Specifications and features
Specifications and features
Let’s start with some marketing. Apacer announced the introduction of its new Panther Rage RGB Series Performance DDR4 Memory Kits in June.
“Panther Rage DDR4 RGB’s angular asymmetrical design and golden-mirrored material refract a riot of colors. The use of highly transparent materials makes Panther’s prism-like teeth more vivid. The competition looks downright dull in comparison. By integrating with Aura Sync, it gives users complete control of the light show. It has multiple patterns to add in the future and allows the synchronization of different devices. Users can effortlessly customize patterns to reflect their personalities. In addition, Apacer has teamed up with ASUS TUF Gaming to design a new edition which integrates Apacer’s PANTHER with the solid, durable and camouflaged force from TUF gaming. It shows the determination to thrive on every battlefield.
PANTHER RAGE DDR4 RGB is capable of high clock rate and low latency, offering options in 2400/2666/2800/3000/3200MHz. Users can overclock on Intel XMP 2.0 without manual adjustments on BIOS parameters. Available in 8GB, and 16GB, this memory module can be combined up to a total of 128GB memory on Intel motherboards to achieve mind-blowing performance.
To ensure superior stability, Apacer has also deployed professional technologies for industrial DRAM, including a highly efficient heat spreader and quality IC. It can operate effectively at low voltage and reduce the need for heat release. With an incredible potential for overclocking, heat spread, stability, and excellent value, PANTHER RAGE DDR4 RGB is ready to blow away its rivals and become the leading light in DRAM. “
Ok, now that this part has been handled, we can check what we have on the table. First up is Thaiphoon Burner, which is a very good utility for checking the basic data on a RAM die.
According to the program, the chips under the “hood” are the Samsung B-Die (in 20 nm process), famous for its overclocking potential. That sounds good. The heat spreader was sitting very tight, and I didn’t want to damage the memory when removing it.
|
Series |
Panther Rage RGB |
|
Memory Type |
DDR4 |
|
Capacity |
16GB (8 GB x 2) |
|
Multi-Channel |
Dual Channel Kit |
|
Tested Speed |
3200 MHz |
|
Tested Latency |
16-18-18-38 |
|
Tested Voltage |
1.35v |
|
Registered/Unbuffered |
Unbuffered |
|
Error Checking |
Non-ECC |
|
SPD Speed |
3200 MHz XMP |
|
SPD Voltage nominal |
1.35v |
|
Fan included |
No |
|
Height |
51.0 mm / 2.01 inch |
|
Warranty |
Limited Lifetime |
|
Features |
Intel XMP 2.0 (Extreme Memory file) Ready |
As for the price, the MSRP is about 180 EUR. This is a relatively good price for a 16 GB RGB memory kit. The chips are covered with a heatsink to ensure that memory and PCB maintain a similar temperature, providing the best performance. You put the sticks in, enable the XMP profile (which is in fact the industry standard, and it’s hard to spot any RAM without this feature), reboot and that’s it. Let’s do some photo-shooting first, and then we will move on to the practical part (benchmark/games).
