Page 2 - A Closer Look, Test System
Like most memory modules, the Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5-6000 2x16GB comes equipped with a set of medium-profile heatspreaders. The aluminum found on both sides is light and makes for a decent heat conductor. The FURY Renegade is only slightly taller than modules with no heatspreaders at all. With the heatspreaders, the height of the entire module itself is still reasonable, measuring around 3.9cm. Fitting a CPU cooler over top of the RAM modules should not be an issue if you keep in mind the size and design of the heatsink on the cooler you wish to install. Aside from looking slick, the heatspreaders serve a role in dissipating heat generated by the memory modules. That said, the memory modules are limited in what you can do with the voltage by the integrated memory controllers on Intel and AMD CPUs. As such, removing the heatspreaders will not mean they will suddenly overheat.
The design of the heatspreaders is similar to Kingston memory kits reviewed in the past. The heatspreaders are symmetrical when viewed from the front and between the sides. The black mixed with the silver from the aluminum looks good on the FURY Renegade. The Kingston logo and brand name are located in the center of the heatspreaders. The other side contains a specification label listing the model number, rated voltage, certifications, more codes, and where the module was manufactured, that being in Taiwan. The FURY Renegade warranty will be void if the specification label sticker is removed.
We can take a closer look at the memory module itself by using a bit of heat and a small nylon pry bar to remove the heatspreaders. Here, we can see the Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5-6000 2x16GB has a clean black printed circuit board. The heatspreader pieces are each attached to the memory module by strips of thermally conductive adhesive and are aligned by being physically locked together by screws at the top that help keep the heatspreaders attached.
From the photo above, we can also see the specific design of the heatspreaders. The heatspreaders are bent along the edges at the top and are perfect mirror images of each other when looked at directly. The aluminum pieces do not hold a lot of heat and thus, the heat energy is quickly dissipated into the surrounding environment. Do not let the thin look of the aluminum fool you -- they feel very firm and should not easily bend. If the scenario arises that these RAM modules will not clear the heatsink on your CPU cooler, which is basically non-existent nowadays, it would be better to just find another kit to use in my opinion.
Taking a closer look at the integrated circuit chips, the text on the chips takes some effort to read. While it is not immediately clear, I was able to eventually find out these are SK Hynix-manufactured chips identified as H5CG48MEBDX014, with eight 2GB chips on a single side. This adds up to a total of 16GB on each DIMM. This is also the same set of chips found on the Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR5-6200 2x16GB and XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB memory kits. Unfortunately, I was unable to obtain the datasheet for these chips.
As mentioned on the previous page, these memory modules are programmed to run at a high frequency of DDR5-6000 with 32-38-38-80 latencies. The performance will be covered very soon, which will allow us to see how these latencies affect the Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5-6000 2x16GB when compared to other sets. The stock voltage of the FURY Renegade is 1.35V, which is higher than the base DDR5 voltage of 1.1V.
Our test configuration is as follows;
CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K
CPU Cooling: DeepCool AK400
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B660-I Gaming WiFi
Graphics: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI
Chassis: Antec DF800 FLUX
Storage: Patriot P400 1TB
Power: SilverStone Decathlon DA850 Gold 850W
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Compared Hardware:
- Kingston FURY Renegade 2x16GB @ DDR5-6000 32-38-38-80
- Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR5-6200 2x16GB @ DDR5-6200 40-40-40-76
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. A Closer Look, Test System
3. Benchmark: AIDA64 CPU
4. Benchmark: AIDA64 FPU
5. Benchmark: AIDA64 Memory
6. Benchmark: PCMark 10
7. Benchmark: 3DMark
8. Benchmark: PassMark PerformanceTest 10
9. Benchmark: SuperPI 1M, Cinebench R23
10. Overclocking and Conclusion
