Performance
Performance has been tested on the Intel platform, including the i7-14700K processor, ASUS Z790 APEX motherboard, Colorful RTX4080 Advanced OC 16GB graphics card, Kingston Renegade 2TB NVMe SSD, and FSP 1350W 80+ Platinum PSU.
All results were performed on the FURY Renegade RGB 96GB DDR5-6400 memory kit. Our overclocking limit was DDR5-7600, but overclocking is not guaranteed. At this clock, the FURY Renegade could run at relatively tight timings like CL38-47-47 and lower than the specified voltage of 1.35V.
Let’s begin the tests.
At the XMP-6400 profile, we could reach 98GB/s in the memory read, write, and copy. It’s a pretty good result, considering that the sub-timings for high-capacity memory are more relaxed. The result is not far from what we can see on 32GB or 48GB kits, which is fantastic as we don’t have to sacrifice the performance at the cost of capacity.
The latency at the XMP profile is not the lowest, but it is still not bad. Overclocked settings are always better in latency tests as we can adjust timings, which are not always guaranteed to be stable. RAM manufacturers play safe to provide full compatibility with various motherboards. At the highest overclocked profile, we could go down to 65ns, but if we play some more with timings, we can reduce it to even 55ns. A big part plays tREFI, which is at about 5-6k in automatic settings, while the optimal for manual settings is at least 65k. We don’t set that for comparison, as it’s not guaranteed that the RAM will be stable on every motherboard.
The difference in synthetic bandwidth and latency tests does not always tell the whole story, so let’s examine other tests.
PCMark 10 Applications benchmark shows differences in popular Microsoft Office. Excel shows the most significant performance gains, but it’s also the most demanding if we use various macros and add-ons. The XMP profile performs well in all tests and, on average, is not worse than overclocked settings at higher frequencies.
3DMark tests don’t show much of a difference in all settings. This is notable if we are taking part in competitive overclocking; otherwise, it looks close to an error margin.
The latest Cinebench 2024 shows high performance in all our settings. Much larger workloads should give us better results at faster RAM settings during longer rendering tasks.
Final Fantasy XV and Superposition results are barely different. We can tell that RAM helps in the FF XV benchmark, but the difference between the slowest and fastest settings is not high.
In modern games, RAM is mainly visible at lower display resolutions like 1080p. It’s still the most popular due to the high average FPS on even cheaper graphics cards, and it’s also optimal for esports. Many new games at 1440p also react well to RAM speed. It’s not as spectacular as at 1080p, but we can see even a 5-7% performance gain because of the RAM itself. Our comparison does not show that clearly, but compared to a standard 5600/6000MT/s RAM, the Fury Renegade gives us 5-10% more FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 or older, but recently updated and still great looking, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Kingston FURY Renegade delivers optimal performance for gamers and all other users. The XMP profile performs well in all our tests and is fully stable. In most tests, its performance is comparable to that of popular 32GB or 64GB 7200MT/s kits. Since such a high capacity is nowhere to be found above 6800MT/s, and there is still high overclocking headroom, then the tested memory kit may give us the best results overall, even compared to 8000-8200MT/s kits available in stores.
On the next page, I will tell you some more about the FURY Renegade memory overclocking.
