The Best Memory for AMD Ryzen – A Beginner's Guide to RAM Performance
The Best Memory for AMD Ryzen – A Beginner's Guide to RAM Performance
The AMD Ryzen 5000 series might facing availability shortages but that’s bound to change soon. In this Ryzen memory buying guide for beginners we cover memory performance for dual rank vs single rank, the best speed and how to buy with memory latency in mind along with plenty of RAM benchmarks to help through the process. All of this should lead to picking the best memory for Ryzen 5 5600X, Ryzen 7 5800X, Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 9 5950X but it will also help with the Ryzen 3000 series too.
Buy items in this video from Amazon at the links below:
Crucial Ballistix Max – https://geni.us/BALLMAX
Crucial Ballistix – https://geni.us/BALLISTIX16
Crucial Ballistix RGB – https://geni.us/BALLISTIX32
Steelseries Aerox – https://geni.us/AEROX3Wireless
Timestamps:
0:00 – Ryzen Memory Intro
2:00 – The Memory Kits We Use
3:21 – Memory Ranks Explained
4:38 – Ryzen Memory Ranks MATTER
5:30 – Why is Dual Rank Faster?
6:35 – Single vs Dual Rank Benchmarks on Ryzen
8:49 – The Best Memory Configuration for Ryzen
9:13 – Memory Timings Explained
9:58 – Memory Latency & Timings Benchmarks
11:04 – Ryzen Memory Ratios & Frequency Explained
12:01 – How to Check Ryzen Ratios
12:49 – Overclocking Memory on Ryzen
13:48 – A Dose of Reality
14:38 – Ryzen Memory Frequency Benchmarks
15:54 – How to Optimize & Tweak Your RAM
17:35 – Ryzen with 5100MHz Memory
18:36 – The Best Memory for Ryzen is……
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Taiphoon Burner – https://bit.ly/3nw3Z7b
DRAM Calculator for Ryzen – http://bit.ly/34q5GeE
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When I was watching "Guardians of the Galaxy" and first saw Star-Lord, the first thing that came to my mind:
"Hell, I have seen this guy somewhere else before, and it’s outside of MCU…where was that?!"
Took me several weeks before that "aww" moment came to me…
wonder why 95% of "ram for ryzen 5000" reviews never show 3800hz always only 3200 and 3600
Hey guys, need some help on this exact subject. New build with a Ryzen 9 3900XT, ASRock X570 Taichi mobo, and Corsair Vengeance Pro 3200 MHz RAM – 2 x 16 GB. The system is stable if I leave the RAM setting on 2133 (Auto) or manually set it to 2667. But if I set it to 3200 or use the XMP profile that pops up (exactly matching the Corsair’s specs), it’s BSOD or total system shutdown after just a minute or two in Windows. Yes, that RAM is on the supported list on the ASRock site, and I have the two modules installed in the A2 & B2 slots per the manual. What am I doing wrong here? Other than the timing settings that the XMP profile sets, is there something else I need to change? Or should I just get different RAM? And go with 3600 MHz? Appreciate any help you can give.
I think I’ll stick with my 3950x… it works great with my G. Skill 16GB’sx4 64GB 3600mhz memory…
So as long as I get 3600 cl16 duel rank and I should be right yes? Got my cpu 5900x and snagged a 3080 in the mythical forest, it’s this last piece to the puzzle I am having difficulty with though.
Hi, I’m planning to go for a new build with a 5800x, Gigabyte AORUS x570 Master, question is which is bestn 2x8GB of 3600mhz C16 or 3800mhz c14 ? Thank you very much. Regards.
i could use a little help i have a ryzen 5 5600x cpu i bought g.skil trident z rgb DDR4-4000 8gbx2 it is 1.5v got message pop up on pcpartpicker chip is 1.35v i am going to use a Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 motherboard will the difference in volts be a problem. thank you . and thank you for your videos
Such a good, straight-forward overview. Thanks for this!
I know you sort of mention it, but Isn’t it a serious error in your testing methodology that your 1x 8GB single rank stick isn’t a 16GB single rank stick? As for memory intesive tests, which most of them are, most of the difference you’ll be seeing will be because of that extra 8GBs? And despite shortly mentioning it, most peoples perception will be that the tests with huge margins are indictive of actual real world differences. (Not sure if 16GB single rank sticks even exist but nonetheless)
Also you didn’t test 4x dual rank.
As a memory noob, this video was great to go through. If you could do a video about the tools you used to tune your memory and frequency, I’d love to see it. I plan to get a 5900x and X570 Master so it’d be perfect for me.
More videos like this!! And this translates to laptops as well? For example, the Acer Swift 3 with Ryzen 7 4700 with 8gb of ram on dual channel. Would that laptop beat my old Intel i7 – 2670QM CPU and 12GB of RAM? It’s been tricky to compare older CPU’s with an extra RAM. How can we measure performance based on GPU AND RAM? That would be an interesting topic for a video
Hearing this guy explaining everything is just like hearing my hi school teacher teach me about maths. Thats the thing that made me sleep in class 🤣🤣🤣.
Wait this other video I just watched lead me to believe that 4x8gigs single rank was better than 1x32gig dual
Wow this is total guide to memory 101
lol 15:53 its said out of stock
Anyone can help memory for ryzen 5 3600 what the best ?
DDR 5 should be EEC, cant wait
One unanswered question is if all 4 dimms are loaded with dual rank (8 ranks total) is there a performance gain their, or is it a loss similar to the 4x8GB-4 rank
What was your preferred board out of the Dark Hero and Master?
Hardware Canucks usual excellent content.
Great stuff!
Now if only I could find 2x32GB at 3600C16, or better 4×32 same speed specs, validated by my MB. Now I see why to spend more on other boards. Should pay better attention in the future to those the main CPU manufacturers are helping to develop. But often balancing the budget means getting less than one wants on everything to get something acceptable in all aspects.
Need an update to this video since the agesa has been updated.
It’s either 3200 32GB, or 3600 but 16GB
6:32 are they plated with copper?
Crucial is annoying in that it doesn’t list what rank a certain module might be on their website.. seems like important info to know. I’m sure other vendors are the same as well IDK.
A thorough easy to understand video well done excellent content…
Great video Man… thanks a lot
Now that the 5600X is more and more frequently in stock at MSRP, time to start looking at this again~
omg, a good tutorial that doesn’t have loud ass music and i can actually hear what he is talking about, i am learning a lot for my first ever build, currently waitin on parts to be in stock, only have a case right now. Great job m8
Since all NEW Ballistix 16Gb sticks now seem to be SINGLE RANK, this video has changed from "extremely helpful" to "misleading/confusing." I tried to find exact dual rank sticks, 3600, recommended, but there is no way to tell by shopping whether they are dual or single. Reddit posts suggest most recent purchases seem to be single rank. So, that doesn’t help those that wanted 2 sticks dual rank.
Great video 👍🏼. Question: does Ryzen master support the 4650g pro. For the life of me I can’t get it to run. I’m on a MSI X470 mobo. (In case that makes a difference)
Thanks for this great video (Y)
Thanks bro!
I’ve bought 2 of those steel series mice that were sponsored in this video (had to return first one it was so bad). Even the one I’m using right now is horrible. The right click on the mouse is very stiff, impossible to play games that require constant right clicking (like mobas or fps’s). Would not recommend it to anyone because of the horrible build quality. Only sticking with it because its the only mouse I own right now sadly.
Would you say this applies to a Ryzen 3400g? I know you mentioned that it applies to the 3000 series but i will be completely dependant on the integrated graphics once my computer arrives. I got a 32GB dual rank kit (16×2) at 3200mghz because for some reason the Tomahawk Max motherboard doesn’t support 3600mghz. This is my first PC build.
About to retire my Ivy Bridge Xeon e3-1240v2 platform(i7 3770 sans gfx). Since I’m looking toward a R5 3600X and know nothing of DDR4 and Infinity Fabric, etc. I found this vid. Speed and proper tuning matter now…and physical configuration! With DDR3 I never bothered to because it was widely believed that returns on overclocking and tuning were minimal, and not worth the effort.
Thank you for sharing that bit of next gen expertise…
Moral of the story = buy the best deal dual rank 2X16 GB 3600 kit and reap the rewards of god-mode?
Is there a detailed overview on the dram calculator values?
What is the test at right side at 14:21?
"Beginner’s Guide" LOL
My mlck is 1066.67
All matched
Is that too low?
Run dual rank 4 x 8 gb.
Thanks for this well done explanation of ram technology.
I am having trouble deciding what RAM to get for my R5 5600X system. I am stuck between a 16gb DDR4 dual rank 3600mhz kit or a 16gb DDR4 dual rank 4000mhz kit. Both are from OLOy. Both RAM kits have a cas latency of 18 but I am confused regarding the infinity fabric ratio. Can someone advise me on what would be better. Thanks!
So are the Ballistix 16gbx2 dual rank or not? I can’t find it anywhere. I’m talking about the BL2K16G36C16U4B
should 3200 be enough for a r7 2700x
So does that mean dual rank and populating all 4 slots will have twice the benefits? Cuz I just pulled the trigger on that. 64GB RAM here I come!
I just bought 2 x 8 GB 4000MHz CL17 RAM for my AMD Athlon 3000G and Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING II.
I think I might have overspend a bit on the RAM, they even have RGB.
Cool im watching New fav channel
detailed video,..but those difrences are kinda barely visible,…so i am not sure who can benefit with this info,….