Test Rig
For our tests, we used our Test Rig which consists of a ASRock Z690 Taichi RAZER Edition motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-12900KF and a ASRock Radeon RX 6750 XT (12GB GDDR6) graphics card.
* ALL tests are conducted at specified default speeds and settings.
| CPU | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
| Cooling | Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL240 Flux AIO |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z690 Taichi RAZER Edition |
| Ram | Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG RGB DDR5-6000 32GB Memory Kit |
| XMP 3.0 profiles | Memory timings : 36-38-38-76 @1.3v (2x16GB) |
| SSD | Adata Legend 840 PCIE Gen4 NVMe |
| PSU | Thermaltake ToughPower PF1 ARGB 1050W |
| VGA card | ASRock Radeon RX 6750 XT (12GB GDDR6) |
| OS |
Windows 11 |
Installation
As I’ve said before DDR5 ram is not compatible with DDR4, so make sure you align the notch to the DIMM slots on the motherboard and insert firmly.
BIOS Setup
To set the default speed of DDR5-6000 using XMP 3.0 Profiles. Just select the XMP Profile 1 in the BIOS and “Save” and that’s it! All other settings were left untouched on AUTO.
CPU-Z and SPD Information
As you can see from the CPU-Z screenshot, the DRAM frequency is running at 3000MHz which is correct for the default speed of DDR5-6000. The other thing you’ll notice is that the ram is now running in Quad channel mode. CAS latency is 36-38-38-76 @1.3v
AIDA64 Memory Information
The SPD information on AIDA64 shows that the Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG RGB DDR5-6000 uses memory chips produced by SK Hynix. This is very good news as we know SK Hynix memory chips can overclock extremely well 😉
Full Load Temperatures
Load temps reached a high of 55-56 degrees Celsius which may look a little hot, but with a large uniquely designed Aluminum heatsink we didn’t encounter any real issues.
