Crucial Memory 4800Mhz DDR5 Memory Review

To do an accurate comparison we need a number of things including identical systems which are running similar memory configurations so to minimize any variances and determine what, if anything, is impacting performance.

Now, the reality is.

DDR5 is an extremely new memory platform and currently only available on the Alder Lake and Z690 chipsets.  In addition, finding a motherboard that supports both DDR4 and DDR5 is next to impossible in the retail space.  There will be industrial motherboards that support this configuration along with memory adaptors but, I neither have nor, will be looking to acquire these products.  On top of that many of my normal benchmarks have poor Alder Lake support (as of this review) so, we will have to take a high-level approach and build things out from there.

ASUS STRIX Z690-E Gaming WiFi – Z690 Chipset
Intel Core i7 12700k (3.2Ghz) Sixteen Core 12+12 32KB L2 Cache 9+9 x 1.25MB L3 Cache 25MB 
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme
1x nVidia RTX 2080 Super
2x Crucial PC5-4800 16GB DDR5 (40-39-39-76)
Patriot P200 512GB SSD
HP dvd1260i Multiformat 24x Writer
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050 Watt PSU
Windows 11 Pro 64bit 

TRX40 Aorus Master – TRX40 Chipset
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X (3.8Ghz) 24 Core 24 x 512KB L2 Cache 8x 16MB L3 Cache
Noctua NH-U14S
1x EVGA RTX 2060 KO
4x GSKILL TridentZ NEO PC4-3466 32GB DDR4 (16-18-18-38)
Crucial MX500 500GB SSD
HP dvd1260i Multiformat 24x Writer
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050 Watt PSU
Windows 10 Pro 64bit

ASUS Maximux XII Hero – Z490 Chipset
Intel Core i9 10900k (3.7Ghz) Deca Core 10 x 32KB L2 Cache 10 x 256KB L3 Cache 20MB 
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme
1x nVidia RTX 2080 Super
2x Patriot Viper Blackout Edition PC4-34100 16GB DDR4
Crucial  MX500 500GB SSD
HP dvd1260i Multiformat 24x Writer
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050 Watt PSU
Windows 10 Pro 64bit 

MSI MEG Z390 ACE – Z390 Chipset
Intel Core i9 9900k (3.6Ghz) Octo Core 8 x 256KB L2 Cache 16MB L3 Cache
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme
1x nVidia GTX 980Ti
2x Crucial Ballistix PC4-4000 16GB DDR4 (18-19-19-39)
Crucial BX300 240GB SSD
HP dvd1260i Multiformat 24x Writer
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050 Watt PSU
Windows 10 Pro 64bit

One thing I noticed in both the Crucial memory specs and from CPU-z is that this registers as a quad channel memory system despite there only being two memory modules.  Based on that I will be including some quad channel systems from the Hardware Asylum archives to help with these comparisons.

As a result some scores might be missing.

Sandra is a software collection of synthetic benchmarks that will give us a basic idea as to what a system is capable of. It should be noted that SiSoft numbers change depending on what hardware is being tested.  These were recorded using Sandra Professional Version 31.60.2021.12

AIDA64 Extreme Edition is a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking software package designed to assist with overclocking and general system tuning.  The package also contains modules to assess the performance of the processor, system memory, and disk drives in addition to normal stuff like stress testing and troubleshooting. 

Unigine is a synthetic benchmark much like 3DMark Vantage, but supports the newest of DirectX 11 technologies. The benchmark comes with lots of heavy tessellation and soft shadows to work the more flexible shaders found on DirectX 11 graphic cards. This makes this benchmark ideal for seeing exactly what a best case scenario might look like for a DirectX 11 capable GPU.

Benchmark Settings
HWBot Benchmark
DirectX 11 Presets
DirectX 9 Presets

SYSmark 25 is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of Productivity, Creativity and Responsiveness. The new Productivity Scenario has updated workloads and applications geared towards office centric user activities. The new Creativity Scenario features updated workloads and applications geared toward media-centric user activities. The new Responsiveness Scenario models ‘pain points’ in the user experience. These common activities that include: application launches, file launches, web browsing with multiple tabs, multi-tasking, and background application installation.

PCMark 10 is an overall system benchmark to measure and compare PC performance using real-world tasks and applications. Similar to 3DMark this new version tests the entire system as a whole using applications that reflect typical PC use in the home and at the office.  This approach ensures that PCMark measures the things that matter, highlighting performance differences that will be apparent to end users and consumers.