Overclocking
Disclaimer: Overclocking is never guaranteed, so that 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.
Overclocking tests were performed on the same platform as was used in the performance tests, so the Ryzen 4650G processor and MSI MEG X570 Unify motherboard. The MSI motherboard is one of not many that can handle four memory modules at a higher frequency. I’ve tested a couple of other motherboards which couldn’t handle four memory modules above DDR4-4000, so if you want to overclock four memory modules, then I recommend to check the QVL with memory support as if the manufacturer guarantees that any memory kit will work at a higher frequency then is a high chance that yours will too.
In the review, I’ve used DDR4-4133 CL18-22-21 1.45V as a stable setting. This was tested in long benchmarks and stability tests. On the screenshot above is DDR4-4133 CL18-20-20, so about the same but at a bit tighter settings. It could work in benchmarks, but longer stability tests were causing some issues. I assume that stabilizing is possible if we play some more with additional settings. This is also the limit on which you can count if you wish to check it on your own.
The most interesting for many users will be how the memory runs at DDR4-3600, as this is the recommended clock for the most popular AMD Ryzen CPUs. The above result had been made on Ryzen 9 5900X. As I mentioned earlier, we couldn’t use it for comparison as it couldn’t even boot with 128GB RAM at DDR4-3733. The XMP at DDR4-3600 was stable and, at the same time, the highest clock possible on Ryzen 5000. To be sure, I also tested Ryzen 7 5800X with exactly the same results.
Going back to the result, I was surprised that the Ballistix RGB could run at CL14 and only 1.50V. This is what overclockers are using for 8GB Samsung B-die modules, not 32GB Micron IC. This is really a game-changer for many users, who I hope will notice the new Micron IC, which is amazing. Soon I will show you some more results on single-rank Micron B-die, and I promise something exceptional, so stay with us as it will be worth it.
