DDR5
G.Skill has announced a new, high capacity DDR5 memory kit for Intel's 13th Generation Raptor Lake processors and accompanying LGA1700 platform. The Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-8000 CL38, which features a capacity of 48 GB (2 x 24 GB), comes with an Intel XMP 3.0 profile for a fast and effortless setup on high-end systems that can accomodate the high-speed hardware With the release of 24Gbit DDR5 memory chips, memory manufacturers are working to fill in the gap between current 16GB and 32GB UDIMMs. As these new, higher capacity dies allow for larger single-rank DIMMs, this is allowing DIMM vendors such as G.Skill to launch higher capacity versions of their fastest DIMMs. The memory timings on the Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-8000 aren't great, but they're decent enough...
ASUS Demonstrates DDR5 to DDR4 Converter Card
One of the key issues with purchasing a modern Alder Lake system today is the cost of the memory, especially when an enthusiast wants to use DDR5. Due to...
31 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/30/2021Intel Alder Lake DDR5 Memory Scaling Analysis With G.Skill Trident Z5
One of the most agonizing elements of Intel's launch of its latest 12th generation Alder Lake desktop processors is its support of both DDR5 and DDR4 memory. Motherboards are...
82 by Gavin Bonshor on 12/23/2021SK Hynix to Manufacture 48 GiB and 96 GiB DDR5 Modules
Today SK Hynix is announcing the sampling of its next generation DDR5 memory. The headline is the commercialization of a new 24 gigabit die, offering 50% more capacity than...
22 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/14/2021The Intel Z690 Motherboard Overview (DDR5): Over 50+ New Models
To support the launch of Intel's latest 12th generation 'Alder Lake' processors, Intel has also pulled the trigger on its latest Z690 motherboard chipset. Using a new LGA1700 socket...
126 by Gavin Bonshor on 11/9/2021The Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900K Review: Hybrid Performance Brings Hybrid Complexity
Today marks the official retail availability of Intel’s 12th Generation Core processors, starting with the overclockable versions this side of the New Year, and the rest in 2022. These...
474 by Dr. Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 11/4/2021Intel 12th Gen Core Alder Lake for Desktops: Top SKUs Only, Coming November 4th
Over the past few months, Intel has been drip-feeding information about its next-generation processor family. Alder Lake, commercially known as Intel’s 12th Generation Core architecture, is officially being announced...
395 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/27/2021G.Skill Unveils Premium Trident Z5 and Z5 RGB DDR5 Memory, Up To DDR5-6400 CL36
With memory manufacturers clamoring over themselves to push out DDR5 in time for the upcoming launch of Intel's Alder Lake processors, G.Skill has unveiled its latest premium Trident Z5...
24 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/15/2021Intel Xeon Sapphire Rapids: How To Go Monolithic with Tiles
One of the critical deficits Intel has to its competition in its server platform is core count – other companies are enabling more cores by one of two routes...
99 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 8/31/2021Hot Chips 2021 Live Blog: CPUs (Alder Lake, Zen3, IBM Z, Sapphire Rapids)
Welcome to Hot Chips! This is the annual conference all about the latest, greatest, and upcoming big silicon that gets us all excited. Stay tuned during Monday and Tuesday...
39 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 8/23/2021Samsung Teases 512 GB DDR5-7200 Modules
This week as part of the annual Hot Chips semiconductor conference, Samsung’s memory division has presented a poster/slides on a project it is currently working on with impressive end-point...
27 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 8/22/2021Update on Intel Sapphire Rapids in 2022: Q1 for Production, Q2 for Ramp, H1 Launch
In the news cycle today, Intel is announcing an update to its planned deployment of its next generation Xeon Scalable platform known as Sapphire Rapids. Sapphire Rapids is the...
34 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/29/2021Computex 2021: TeamGroup Announces its First DDR5-4800 Memory Module
Back in December 2020, TeamGroup announced its intentions for the switch to DDR5 memory on future platforms. During Computex 2021, TeamGroup claims it has 'successfully taken the lead over...
12 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/7/2021Using a PCIe Slot to Install DRAM: New Samsung CXL.mem Expansion Module
In the computing industry, we’ve lived with PCIe as a standard for a long time. It is used to add any additional features to a system: graphics, storage, USB...
47 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/11/2021SK Hynix to Build $106 Billion Fab Cluster: 800,000 Wafer Starts a Month
Capping off a busy week for fab-related news, South Korea authorities this week gave SK Hynix a green light to build a new, 120 trillion won ($106.35 billion) fab...
41 by Anton Shilov on 4/2/2021CES 2021: ADATA Claims to have DDR5 Module, But Sends Us Renders
Planning for the next-generation of processors, ADATA has sent us a render of its first DDR5 module at CES 2021, with supported speeds of up to DDR5-8400. Memory partners and...
12 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/13/2021TeamGroup Announces Intentions for DDR5, ELITE DDR5-5200 in 2021
Earlier in the year, we learned that a lot of DDR5 manufacturing is already in the pipeline, with Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron all making announcements this year regarding...
19 by Gavin Bonshor on 12/1/2020A Broadwell Retrospective Review in 2020: Is eDRAM Still Worth It?
Intel’s first foray into 14nm was with its Broadwell product portfolio. It launched into the mobile market with a variety of products, however the desktop offering in 2015 was...
120 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/2/2020Insights into DDR5 Sub-timings and Latencies
Today we posted a news article about SK hynix’s new DDR5 memory modules for customers – 64 GB registered modules running at DDR5-4800, aimed at the preview systems that...
87 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/6/2020DDR5 is Coming: First 64GB DDR5-4800 Modules from SK Hynix
Discussion of the next generation of DDR memory has been aflutter in recent months as manufacturers have been showcasing a wide variety of test vehicles ahead of a full...
46 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/6/2020DDR5 Memory Specification Released: Setting the Stage for DDR5-6400 And Beyond
Marking an important milestone in computer memory development, today the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association is releasing the final specification for its next mainstream memory standard, DDR5 SDRAM. The...
89 by Ryan Smith on 7/14/2020