Crucial 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-5200 Memory Kit Review

Memory by stefan @ 2023-03-05

The new 5200MHz memory modules from Crucial are a great improvement in terms of overclocking versus their 4800MHz counterparts we have tested before, being able to reach 5800MHz without too much of a hassle, just by increasing the stock voltage to 1.25 and keeping the timings as the manufacturer intended. For compatibility sakes, we are also getting a 4800MHz XMP profile, while AMD users would be happy to know that these feature an EXPO profile as well!

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Test Setup and Test Results Part I

Test Setup

 

CPU: Intel i7-13700K @ Stock

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Silent Loop 2 360mm AIO

Motherboard: EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED

RAM: currently tested kit

Video: XFX Radeon RX 5700XT Ultra THICC III

Power Supply: Cooler Master 850W

SSD: Silicon Power US70 1TB PCIe 4.0

Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840

 

The pre-programmed timings and frequencies can be also found by using AIDA64; the DRAM IC manufacturer is listed as Micron:

 

There are four pre-programmed timings onto the modules:

 

-XMP 3.0 5200MHz CL42 with exact latencies of 42-42-42-84, 1.1V operating voltage

-XMP 3.0 4800MHz CL40 (failsafe mode) with latencies of 40-39-39-77, 1.1V operating voltage

-EXPO 5200MHz CL42 with latencies of 42-42-42-84, 1.1V operating voltage

-EXPO 4800MHz CL40 with latencies of 40-39-39-77, 1.1V operating voltage

 

We did first start testing this kit on our trusty Z690 CLASSIFIED from EVGA, running the latest 2.09 BIOS from the support page. We have started with the failsafe 4800 XMP profile, which has been proven fully stable:

 

 

 

We went then ahead and tested the 5200MHz frequency, which has proven as being fully stable as well:

 

 

 

Overclocking stage was next, which implied raising the frequency to 5400MHz, while leaving the stock CAS latencies and voltage. The system has proven itself very stable:

 

 

 

5600MHz was a non-issue for our kit, also at 1.1V!

 

 

 

We raised the frequency to 5800MHz but got errors in TM5 while running at 1.1V; after raising the voltage to 1.25, the system became again, fully stable!

 

 

Our journey stopped at 6000MHz, when the system became non-bootable.

 

Test Results

 

SuperPI XS 1.5 2MB

 

 

GeekBench 4

 

 

Blender Ryzen Rendering

 

 

 

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