Geil Polaris RGB DDR5 8000 CL38 2x16 GB review

Memory (DDR4/DDR5) and Storage (SSD/NVMe) 368 Page 7 of 16 Published by

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CPU-Z – DDR5 with an Intel Core i9 13900K, with XMP enabled

X to the MP yo!

Let’s start with CPU-Z. It’s an essential tool for checking the current configuration of the system. In most cases, you should enable XMP, and that’s it. Otherwise, the memory will run at 4800 MHz, slowing down your rig. Sometimes XMP won’t work, so you might have to set the timings manually. With the Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Apex, all it took was to change one setting (XMP with DDR5-8000), save the BIOS, and reboot. For the Z790 Hero model maximum frequency which we could achieve (using the manual settings) was 7800 MHz (and it’s the same as the best RAM list in the QVL). 

 

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We haven’t encountered any problems when booting the Intel system. It started with the memory running at 8000 MHz without any issues (but it was applicable for the Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Apex, not the usual Hero). 


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DDR5 does indicate a double data rate, so you don’t have to worry about the displayed memory clock, as the effective RAM frequency is 8000 MHZ. 

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