Performance
Performance has been tested on the Intel platform with a mobile Core i9-13900HX, 24-core CPU, Minisforum AR900I motherboard, Nvidia RTX4070 FE 12GB graphics card, and Corsair SP600, 600W 80+ Platinum PSU.
All tests were performed on the Crucial 96GB DDR5-5600 memory kit. The 96GB memory kit could overclock up to DDR5-6200 and CL42, which is pretty good for such a high-density IC. The DDR5-6200 CL42 setting was stable in our tests. You can expect it from the memory kit as long as your motherboard and CPU’s memory controller can handle it.
Let’s begin the tests.
AIDA64 memory benchmark scales well with the memory frequency. We can see that we gain a couple more GB/s with each step. The results are comparable to regular-size DDR5 modules, but we can see worse maximum bandwidth and latency on laptops due to the processors and power-saving options.
The latency at SPD settings is slightly better than expected. The JEDEC specifications at DDR5-5600 usually give us over 90ns, while Crucial memory, even at such a high capacity, achieves around 87-88ns.
The difference in synthetic bandwidth and latency tests does not always show the whole story, so let us look at other tests.
PCMark 10 Applications benchmark shows us differences in popular Microsoft Office. The most significant performance gains can be seen in Excel. It’s also the most demanding if we use various macros and add-ons. We can see that the 5600MT/s profile is slightly faster than lower frequencies, and the overclocked settings show a significant performance gain in the most demanding Excel test.
3DMark tests show barely any difference at overclocked settings, but if we take a closer look at scores, then it’s clear that higher frequency memory is faster.
Since the new version of Cinebench was released recently, we also switched to the new 2024 version.
The new Cinebench reacts slightly better to RAM performance in rendering. It’s not really significant, but we can clearly tell which setting is the fastest, especially though this benchmark is quite long. Results at DDR5-6200 CL42 are about as high as on single-rank, lower-capacity modules at DDR5-6400 CL36.
Final Fantasy XV and Superposition results at high display resolutions are barely different. The difference between the slowest and fastest settings is not much higher than the error margin.
Modern 3D games react much better to RAM performance at lower display resolutions like 1080p. In Cyberpunk 2077, with disabled Ray Tracing and DLSS, we can see up to 7FPS between various memory settings. In some other games, it can be even as high as 30FPS. On the other hand, higher display resolutions at higher details rely more on graphics card performance, and then we can see significantly lower gains – about 2-4FPS in titles like FarCry 6 or Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
As long as overclocking is nearly unavailable on SODIMM memory, we wanted to add our results to enrich the review and show how much the difference is between declared manufacturer settings and possibly faster settings, which are not even available in stores.
The Crucial DDR5-5600 SODIMM feels like a perfect option for a mobile computer. There is no faster 96GB SODIMM memory on the market, so it’s the best RAM for gamers, enthusiasts, and professional users who stick with laptops.
