Test Rig
For our tests, we used our Test Rig which consists of an ASRock Z690 Taichi motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-12900KF and a ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT (4GB GDDR6) graphics card. Oddly, I could not find the XMP options in the BIOS for these memory kits, so I’ve decided to manually set them from the default speed of DDR5-4800 (2400MHz). I left all other options to AUTO.
* ALL tests are conducted at specified default speeds and settings.
| CPU | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
| Cooling | Thermaltake Floe RC Ultra 240 CPU & Memory AIO Liquid Cooler |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z690 Taichi |
| Ram | Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RC DDR5-4800 32GB Memory Kit |
| XMP profiles | Memory timings : 40-40-40-77 @1.1v |
| SSD | Adata Legend 840 PCIE Gen4 NVMe |
| PSU | Thermaltake ToughPower PF1 ARGB 1050W |
| VGA card | ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT (4GB GDDR6) |
| OS |
Windows 10 |
BIOS Setup
Since I could not find the XMP options in the BIOS for these memory kits, I’ve decided to set the speed to DDR5-4800. I left all other options to AUTO.
CPU-Z and SPD Information
CPU-Z reports the DRAM frequency at 2400MHz which is correct for the default speed of DDR5-4800. One thing I’ve noticed when running DDR5 ram on the newer Z690 motherboards, is that it reports the ram as running in Quad Channel mode. For those who don’t know, here’s the explanation why? … DDR5 gives you two 32-bit wide (40-bit wide, with ECC) channels per stick, which means that you get a quad-channel configuration when running two DIMMs.
AIDA64 Memory Information
The SPD information shows that the Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RC DDR5-4800 uses memory chips produced by SK Hynix, which have been known to overclock pretty well. CAS lastency is fairly high at 40-40-40-77 … but with the higher speeds of DDR5, high CAS latenct is expected.
Temperatures
Idle at 33 degrees Celsius.
Load at 38-40 degrees Celsius
