SPECIFICATIONS:
- Brand – Crucial
- DRAM family – Ballistix
- Speed – DDR4-4400 / PC speed – PC4-35200
- CAS latency – 19
- Extended timings – 19-19-19-43
- Density – 32GB Kit (16GBx2)
- Module type / Form factor – UDIMM
- DIMM type – Unbuffered
- Voltage – 1.4V
- Warranty – Manufacturer’s Limited Lifetime
The Ballistix MAX memory is using single rank modules with Micron B-die IC. This IC isn’t popular on the market, but we could see it in the HyperX memory kit and, of course, in the Ballistix RGB memory kit reviewed recently. For me, this IC is better than the already well-known Micron E-die. The main difference I see is a higher capacity and lower sub-timings at which the B-die can operate. It causes that we are getting the best of both worlds so higher capacity and speed at the same time.
If you are searching for the best Micron IC, you can find it in Ballistix memory kits. As the manufacturer says, Ballistix optimizes performance at the die level, instead of only binning as all other brands do. One quick example, the only Micron-based memory kits on top of the overclocking rankings are the Ballistix brand.
Above there is a stability test performed at XMP settings. Depends on the chipset and motherboard training, it will run at Command Rate 1T/N or 2T/N. To run at CL19 on AMD Ryzen platforms, we will have to disable Gear Down mode, usually in the memory tweaking tab with all the memory timings. I’m not sure why Ballistix uses CL19 for this memory kit, but it’s not an issue, and at the same time, it’s one of the lowest CL at DDR4-4400 we can find on the market.
