ADATA XPG LANCER RGB DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory Kit Review

ADATA XPG LANCER RGB DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory Kit Review

Final Thoughts

Ultimately, its going to boil down to brand bias but if you're going in blind and feel you like how the XPG Lancer Blade looks compared to other Taiwanese counterparts, then this is a safe bet. Those looking for a more value-based solution could look at their non RGB options but for the more typical gamer that's sponsored by mom and dad, the ADATA XPG LANCER RGB memory kits are a still a solid choice.

Pros

Flexible compatibility

Good, uniform looks

Decent tweaking potential

Lifetime warranty

Cons

Lacks DDR5-6000 profile for AMD sweet spot

8.7

Rating

Shopee

Introduction

ADATA has refreshed their DDR5 line-up to include more mature die options that offer tighter timings. This is a step-up from our last XPG LANCER review which had looser timings than the same spec Lancer kits we checked out earlier that year. This time around we have more mature modules coming out of the factory, offered both in standard and non-binary configurations.

In this review, we’ll take a look at ADATA’s XPG LANCER RGB DDR5-6400 CL32 kit. A notch above AMD’s sweet spot and a good middleground for Intel’s newer systems, this is a nice tweener kit for those that feel they want to jump eventually. Still, let’s see how these sticks perform in this review. Read on!

Features & Specifications

Key Features

• New speed benchmark in gaming memory
• Beautifully crafted heat sink
• PMIC and ECC for Reliability & RoHS compliant
• Fast clock speeds up to 7200MT/s
• Supports Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO for easy overclocking

Specifications

Official product page

Our review unit is a kit of 32GB DDR5-6400 (16GB x2).

Closer Look

Typical ADATA XPG packaging with the bright orange shipping box but this time around features Mera in the box. As I always mentioned, there is an SKU of these RAM that actually have their XPG Mascot Mera (the anime girl in the photo) stamped on the heatspreader. That’s another product entirely and ships in a different packaging.

These more standard XPG boxes have cutouts on the back to show the actual product sticker labels so you can confirm your item before tearing into the seal label.

Much like the 2023 release, ADATA has retained the same make and design on these XPG Lancer RGB kits with a panel line section breakuing up the brushed metal section on one side. The white version of this kit shares the same design but splits the colors with a brushed metal segment split with a matte section.

The XPG Lancer RGB kits are very blocky and maximizes the dimension limits of DDR5. The sticks are designed to not make any obstruction with its height so its highly compatible with most coolers, even larger aircoolers but check with your motherboard layout and cooler dimensions to confirm.

On 4 slot motherboards, the XPG Lancer RGB fill up the RAM section and really form a uniform block on the area but with RGB on…

… the XPG Lancer RGB light up really well.

On more conventional 2 stick layouts, they’re fairly spaced apart and don’t have any protruding angles that breakup the look. The RGB can be controlled directly via the motherboard control.

Performance Results – AMD

Memory Bandwidth

CPU Performance Test

Gaming Performance

Conclusion

Its now become commonplace to understand that faster RAM doesn’t always equate to faster performance and there is an upper limit to how much gain certain applications get when faster RAM is introduced. This also goes the same for system nuances like AMD’s sweet spot versus Intel’s upper limits in RAM speeds. This leads to conventions of getting AMD kits with the tightest timings available at DDR5-6000 or getting as tight and fast for Intel.

With the ADATA XPG Lancer RGB kits being around for a while now, we’ve come to see how ADATA has silently switched up the offerings and we’ve come from CL40 down to CL32 for a lower price for these kit. But the beauty here is the ability to tweak these kits and see how far or how tight they can go. In my testing, I use the timings of the higher speed kits and checked for stability and surprisingly even at DDR5-8000, these ADATA XPG Lancer RGB sticks were very stable, both in bench and gaming.

Out of box though, the newer ADATA XPG LANCER RGB offer very pedestrian timings and while intended for gamers,  could still use some tweaking touches. This is looking at it from a very critical perspective but nothing here really stick out a major pain point from XPG. They have kept these kits relatively consistent throughout DDR5’s existence and have been their workhorse model making them a safe choice.

Ultimately, its going to boil down to brand bias but if you’re going in blind and feel you like how the XPG Lancer Blade looks compared to other Taiwanese counterparts, then this is a safe bet. Those looking for a more value-based solution could look at their non RGB options but for the more typical gamer that’s sponsored by mom and dad, the ADATA XPG LANCER RGB memory kits are a still a solid choice.

ADATA backs the XPG LANCER RGB with a limited lifetime warranty. I give it my B2G Recommended Seal!

ADATA XPG LANCER RGB DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory Kit Review

Final Thoughts

Ultimately, its going to boil down to brand bias but if you're going in blind and feel you like how the XPG Lancer Blade looks compared to other Taiwanese counterparts, then this is a safe bet. Those looking for a more value-based solution could look at their non RGB options but for the more typical gamer that's sponsored by mom and dad, the ADATA XPG LANCER RGB memory kits are a still a solid choice.

Pros

Flexible compatibility

Good, uniform looks

Decent tweaking potential

Lifetime warranty

Cons

Lacks DDR5-6000 profile for AMD sweet spot

8.7

Rating

Shopee