We bumped the FCLK Frequency up to 1966MHz to keep the DRAM and FCLK Frequency on a 1:1 ratio to maintain the highest performance advantage. This review is shaping up to be a close fight – something that’s extremely impressive when you remember how much cheaper the Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600 kit is.

Overall the packaging is minimal, and the motherboard manual should cover installation instructions. With very high XMP ratings and moderately tight timings, it promises to be a contender in this space. It’s a trifold design and thick cardboard hinged construction creates the feeling of opening a present. Within the new architecture, AMD decoupled the infinity data fabric clock (FCLK) and the unified memory controller clock (UCLK).

I kinda knew going into Ryzen that memory would be a kerfuffle, but not to this extent; and it doesn't help that a lot of the info seems out-of-date or inconsistent for Zen 3. Firstly, a TEAMGROUP 8Pack RIPPED EDITION DDR4-3600 14-15-15 kit from Overclockers UK, which uses Samsung b-die. We’ve updated our overclocking methodology to be a bit more in-depth, with the aim of being consistent for reviews going forwards.

It’s because of this that our first goal is to check and see if this memory even works with the XMP profile out of the box. We’re taking a 1080p 50fps source, and exporting a short video with basic transitions at 720p 30fps. To dissipate heat, there is a thin strip of metal touching the ICs and held in place with thermally conductive tape.The SPD information is critical in determining how the stick will perform and how the computer will recognize it at default settings. NOTE: In case you didn’t know, Crucial and Ballistix are two brands that belong to Micron, an American company from Boise, Idaho with a long history, founded all the way back in 1978. This isn’t a hard and fast rule – there was a time when Ballistix Elite 4GB DDR4-3000 and 8GB DDR4-3466 sticks were available with Samsung chips.

This is the first kit we’ve tested that can run 1T with geardown mode off at DDR4-3733 without extra tweaking.This would be nice to have here as some older systems may find DDR4-3600 a little aggressive, though the latest platforms should all be totally fine.