Page 10 - Overclocking and Conclusion
After inspecting and testing the Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000, I think this new set of memory does what other Lexar products have shown us in the past, which is delivering quality and performance without necessarily standing out. Even so, the performance results show that the Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB kit is a solid set of memory. For one, we have a nice showing of RGB lighting and a sleek set of heatsinks over the all-black PCB. Running at a slightly lower 1.3V and with tight CAS latencies, the ARES RGB was able to deliver a favorable showing in our results for both synthetic and real-world simulation tests. It was able to keep up with its competition at the same transfer rates, and even came up on top in a handful of benchmarks. Furthermore, we were able to overclock the Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 by increasing voltage to 1.35V and hitting DDR5-6400 without needing to relax its timings. This result was Prime95 stable and, as shown in the screenshot above, represented a 6.7% overclock. In combination with its SK hynix chips and limited lifetime warranty, this is a commendable showing. At the time of the review, the Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB kit is priced at $150. While this would have been decent pricing in the past, the market is becoming increasingly competitive such that other DDR5 kits at similar speeds and latencies are available for even less. As such, the ARES RGB DDR5-6000 is an admirable start for Lexar's DDR5 options and I hope to see even more options from them in the future.
Lexar provided this product to APH Networks for the purpose of evaluation.
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The Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB kit is a strong entrant into a crowded market, combining good transfer speeds, relatively low latency, and standard RGB LED lighting into one set of desktop memory.
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
