AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors can work well with DDR5 memory. If you want to give full play to the performance of high-end systems, you must use DDR5 memory. The Kingston FURY (Beast) high frequency DDR5 6000 16GB x 2 RGB memory pack is used to test its performance.

specification

Capacity: 16 gb x 2

Frequency: 6000 mt/s

CAS delay: CL40

Voltage: 1.35 V

RGB control: FURY CTRL

Kingston FURY (Beast) DDR5 RGB memory is available in a range of sizes from 4800MT/s to 6000MT/s, which is ideal for hardware enthusiasts and gamers who need high performance. The Kingston FURY (Beast) DDR5 6000 RGB memory continues the look of the Kingston FURY (Beast) series, with metal cooling armor design and metallic texture. On the front is the FURY Logo and on the right is the Beast product name.

Black matte surfaces, tech-heavy textures, attractive looks, and, of course, RGB lighting for a classic product (previously Kingston had a matte version of DDR5 memory). Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 6000 memory still uses Kingston FURYs patented infrared synchronization technology. When multiple memory modules are installed in the motherboard, the light effect of each memory is consistent, effectively avoiding synchronization failure of the motherboard software. Especially suitable for players who need very high memory configuration.

In addition, Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 6000 supports lighting synchronization for Mystic Light, RGB FUSION, ASRock and other motherboard brands, allowing players to quickly adjust the lighting effects of memory directly from the motherboard control software. If you want to experience more light effects, you can also choose the FURY CTRL control software, which is currently only available for download in the Microsoft Store. FURY CTRL set in 16 types of lighting effects, each set up can the be fond of according to the player to choose, and configuration files can be saved and export, after the update, the memory of the light-emitting area and brightness is improve a lot, four memory also can realize more lights play, users can set according to his be fond of personalized host lighting effects.

The test platform

Processor: Intel Core I9 12900K

Memory: Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 6000 16GB x 2

Mainboard: ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO

Graphics card: ROG STRIX RTX3090 O24G

Hard disk: WD_BLACK SN850 2TB

Power supply: ROG Thor 1200W

Operating system: Windows 11 Professional

The Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 6000 16GB×2 memory model is used for this test. The CPU-Z information is that the Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 6000 memory uses Hynix particles and is very stable when used. The processor used in the test was An Intel Core I9 12900K, and the main board was ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO, which supports ROG OPTIMEM III third-generation memory optimization to better match high-frequency DDR5 memory.

Kingston FURY DDR5 memory is the first third party vendor to be certified on the Intel platform. The product is compatible with Intel 12 generation platforms and supports XMP 3.0, making it easy to customize and switch between different applications or scenarios. The memory defaults to the JEDEC standard frequency of 4800MT/s, the default timing is 40-39-39-39-77, and the voltage is 1.1V. From the ROG OPTIMEM III BIOS can read memory XMP Profile, Respectively 4800MT/s@38-38-38-70/1.1V, 5600MT/s@40-40-40-80@1.25V and 6000MT/s@40-40-40-80/1.35V.

The biggest difference between DDR5 memory modules and DDR4 memory modules is their higher frequency. The basic frequency of DDR5 memory modules is up to 480 Mt /s, which greatly improves the read and write performance of the memory modules. For example, dual-channel Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 6000 memory can be read at 75555MB/s and write at 69363MB/s at the native 4800MT/s. Compared to common DDR4 3600 memory, the read performance improved by 38% and the write and copy performance improved by about 30%.

By default, the 4800MT/s base frequency is only a basic DDR5 memory, which does not reflect the performance of this high frequency DDR5 memory. Then we enable XMP in the BIOS of the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard. Choose a 6000MT/s@40-40-40-80/1.35V profile. At this point, the Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 6000 performance is "normal", with read speed reaching 93,748 MB/s, write speed reaching 83,375 MB/s, copy speed reaching 84,583 MB/s, memory latency reduced by 18%, Compared to DDR4 3600, the memory increases were 71, 55, and 54 percent, respectively. In 7-Zip and WINRAR benchmarks, higher bandwidth DDR5 6000 memory outperformed DDR4 memory by 19% and 15%, respectively.

I benchmarked, and the comparison shows that, aside from a slight increase in latency, DDR5 memory has a huge lead. DDR4 has extreme overclocking and higher latency, but DDR5 has room to optimize its timing while improving bandwidth. And most games arent as sensitive to latency as they are to the need for frequency (bandwidth), especially for Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 memory, which can increase performance.

The Kingston FURY(Beast) DDR5 6000 memory has a slightly higher frame rate than DDR4 3600 memory in most games, with an average frame rate increase of around 5%. Only in individual games that relied heavily on memory latency did there appear to be "negative optimization" effects. Therefore, DDR5 memory for game performance is relatively significant, and with the maturity of DDR5 memory and further optimization of the game, the future high-frequency DDR5 in the game performance will be more and more obvious advantages.