Introduction
ADATA XPG has expanded their DDR5 offering this year by adding faster kits up to DDR5-8000 while already having lower timings a short while prior. These kits are still part of the same family of memory from ADATA XPG. We plan to release some new reviews for kits from ADATA covering their DDR5 products bearing some of the faster speeds. Following up on our previous review of the XPG LANCER DDR5-6000 C40 kits, today we have the CL30-40-40 kit.
Let’s see how the lower timings help out the XPG LANCER DDR5 in this review. Read on!
Features & Specification
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- Beautifully crafted heat sink
- PMIC and ECC for Reliability
- Supports Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO for easy overclocking
- Customizable RGB light effects (RGB Models)
Specifications
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- Memory Type: DDR5
- Form Factor: U-DIMM
- Color: Black / White
- Capacity: 16GB / 32GB
- Speeds: 5200, 5600, 6000, 6400, 6800, 7200, 8000MT/s
- CAS Latencies: 30-40
- Operating Voltage: 1.25V-1.45V
- Operating Temperature: 0°C to 85°C
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 133.35 x 40 x 8mm
- Weight: 72.4g
- Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
Closer Look
This kit is exactly the same kit physically as the DDR5-6000 C40 kit. You can read more on the general physical look of kit here in our previous article:
ADATA XPG LANCER RGB DDR5-6000 Dual-Channel Memory Kit Review
ADATA has expanded their LANCER RGB series to go up to DDR5-8000 with latencies down to CL30. The XPG Lancer DDR5 supports both Intel and AMD memory profiles.
We’ll be checking more XPG LANCER DDR5 RAM in the coming months from the newest batch of speeds and timings.
The ADATA XPG LANCER RGB DDR5 kits still seem to continue to use the same heatspreader with no physical changes unlike Kingston who has went through some variations already since DDR5’s inception. But like their competitors, most speed variations do not warrant a new physical release which is true for the XPG LANCER RGB DDR5.
As the name suggests, the ADATA XPG LANCER RGB is RGB-illuminated and supports most modern motherboard standards.
Performance Testing
Test Setup
Test System Configuration (AMD AM5 System) | |
CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E GAMING WIFI |
Cooling | NZXT KRAKEN X73 RGB |
Graphics Card | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4080 AMP HOLO EXTREME |
Storage | KINGSTON FURY RENEGADE 2TB |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro G Pro 1000W |
Case | OpenBench Table Community Edition |
With AMD and Intel now both supporting DDR5 and DDR5 itself now being much faster than its first launch, we can now return to running benchmarks on both active systems. For now, we’re still building up this library and for this review, we’ll share with your results from our AMD system.
Performance Results – AMD
Memory Bandwidth
Gaming Performance
Conclusion
As expected, the tighter timings do bring improvements on RAM-sensitive applications but for the most part, results will remain tightly the same. This always begs the question if users do really need faster RAM or in this case, RAM with tighter timings. This will largely depend on your applications and while subtle, games can benefit from faster memory but other applications will also benefit so if speed is advantage specially for production then its an easy recommendation to grab the faster kit.
The ADATA XPG LANCER RGB DDR5 kits are still a good kit and dependable. Our original conclusion still applies: the XPG Lancer DDR5 kits are recommended kits for gamers and enthusiasts who want a dependable set of memory sticks with a bit of flash. It offers decent speed options, high capacity, and RGB lighting that actually not gaudy. It is compatible with the latest Intel platforms and supports XMP 3.0 for easy overclocking as well as AMD EXPO. It is also backed by a lifetime warranty from XPG.