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.
Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5-7200 uses Hynix A-die, which is available almost only in DDR5-6800 or higher memory kits. Manufacturers are using Hynix M-die at all lower frequencies.
Our memory kit could easily reach DDR5-8000 CL36-45-45 at 1.52V, so we tried for some more and ended up with DDR5-8266 CL38-46-46 at 1.55V. The memory was at the edge of stability, but as long as we provide better cooling and a good motherboard, then we can count it will make 8000-8266MT/s stable.
We can also count on lower frequencies and tighter timings, but we will still be limited to CL28-30, while CL30 is possible at DDR5-6800. Intel Z790 motherboards like higher frequencies, so the sweet spot seems something around 6800-7200 and tighter timings. Nearly all popular Z790 motherboards support DDR5 up to 7200, most up to 7600, so we can be sure that the XMP of the tested Kinston memory kit will work on most motherboards. From that point, we can tighten the timings and play some more with additional settings to gain some GB/s bandwidth and drop the latency some more. You can count on about 55ns latency (+/-5ns) for stable, daily settings. To go below 50ns, we have to play some more with sub-timings and be sure that other applications and services are not limiting the performance.
Whether you want to overclock the FURY Renegade RAM or not, it will provide great results in gaming and everything else you do. It’s hard not to recommend this RAM.
