Overclocking
Disclaimer: Overclocking is never guaranteed, so the results may vary depending on certain conditions and various hardware configurations. I am not recommending overclocking if you do not know what you are doing. High voltages may damage hardware, and the warranty will not cover it.
ADATA XPG Lancer RGB 2x16GB DDR5-7200 memory kit uses Hynix A-die IC, so there is nothing better we can find in DDR5 memory kits nowadays. It guarantees high frequencies and still acceptable voltages while overclocking.
Our memory kit could reach DDR5-8400 CL38-48-48 at 1.55V, which seems limited by one of the components on our test platform. I still recommend 7600 or 8000MT/s as it will be much easier to stabilize and won’t require much above the voltages from the XMP profile.
Since Hynix IC is very flexible, we can play with various settings at low or high frequencies and tighter or more relaxed timings. It allows us to adjust for the perfect performance on even cheaper motherboards. We have to remember that motherboards and memory controllers highly limit memory overclocking. Most motherboards won’t run at more than 6800-7200MT/s, some will run at 7600MT/s, and only about five popular models with Intel chipset let us set 8000MT/s or more.
After recent AGESA updates, we may have more luck with 8000MT/s on AM5-based motherboards as even cheaper B650E models let us reach such a high clock. On the other hand, we will be forced to use asynchronous ratios that will limit the expected performance.
Whether you want to overclock the ADATA XPG Lancer RAM or not, it will provide excellent performance. It’s one of those series that we can recommend regardless of its declared specifications, but of course, the higher version guarantees higher operating frequency out of the box.
