Crucial recently launched a new series of memory. More specifically, this is the Crucial Pro DDR5-6000 kit. For Crucial, one of Micron’s brands, it is a big step to offer factory overclocked memory. While there are some cool features, we also found a few things we might want to see in the future.
Crucial Pro DDR5-6000 32GB 2x 16GB DIMMs
The kits themselves come in dual 16GB UDIMM kits, for 32GB of total memory. We tend to buy 32GB modules these days, but there are a lot of folks out there still buying 16GB.
Now the big feature is that these are overclocked modules. They are not the fastest that one can get running at 6,000MT/s and timing of 36-38-38-80 at 1.35V. Still, these are faster than DDR5-4800 or DDR5-5600 modules.
The feature that might give us some clue on who these are for its at the bottom right of the packaging. These modules support both Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO.
Another big difference between these modules and standard Crucial DIMMs is that these have heat spreaders.
We wanted to test this, so we found a Falcon Northwest Talon AMD Ryzen 9 7950X system, albeit replacing RGB memory.
No problems with the kits.
We also wanted to try Intel XMP, so we pulled memory from a BOXX APEXX S3 workstation. One of the really fun things is that BOXX used standard DDR5-4800 memory in that configuration.
Here is the before picture.
Here is a single dual Crucial DDR5 Pro kit installed.
That probably explains a feature that may seem different at first. Most folks will not need AMD EPXO and Intel XMP support. Those who might, are system builders. Stock one module, then use it in either ecosystem, AMD, or Intel.
We are going to keep running these in both Intel and AMD platforms to see how they last longer-term since reliability tends to be a big factor for use these days.
Final Words
This memory feels like a good idea. We use a ton of memory from Micron’s Crucial brand. Usually, it works well and this memory was recognized and worked both in AMD Ryzen and Intel Core systems. In some ways, it makes buying memory easier with it working in both ecosystems. Also, at around $105 for a 2x DDR5-6000 kit, this is a big brand overclocked kit at an attractive price.
One could argue a few points here. First, 16GB DIMMs are not exactly the highest end. Months ago we reviewed an 8x 32GB DDr5-6400 ECC RDIMM kit. Our next memory review will be of ECC 48GB RDIMMs running at over DDR5-7000 speeds. 16GB ECC UDIMMs at DDR5-6000 are nowhere near top-end overclocking modules from a speed or capacity standpoint. Then again, if you just want to buy memory from a big DRAM vendor, then these modules might make sense. Many STH readers are going to know they are getting memory for either Intel or AMD ecosystems and may want faster or higher-capacity memory. We hope that in the future Crucial will expand the line-up to hit more capacity and speed points in the future.
Where to Buy
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The article states “16GB ECC UDIMMs at DDR5-6000 are nowhere near top-end overclocking modules from a speed or capacity standpoint” while the Amazon link states “On-die ECC (ODECC) is a feature of the DDR5 component specification and should not be confused with the module-level ECC features on server and workstation RDIMMs, LRDIMMs, ECC UDIMMs and ECC. Crucial DDR5 Memory includes ODECC but does not include the additional components necessary for system level ECC.” It’s probably a typo to refer to this memory as a 16GB ECC UDIMM.
Is there a way to query a regular DDR5 UDIMM to find out how many bit errors since power on have been corrected by on-die ECC?
Just like SMART can be used to anticipate when a HD or SSD is about to fail by monitoring the corrected internal errors, it would be useful to be able to query a DDR5 UDIMM to determine whether it is likely to fail due to high ODECC rates.
My guess is tools to monitor ODECC rates already exist as part of the QA and manufacturing process. Maybe I just don’t know, but are there tools available to the public that report the internal ODECC rates of regular DDR5 UDIMMs on order to anticipate module failure?
So this article is about plugging some memory in…?
SMH
Crucial has had the factory-overclocked Ballistix line for ages.
Also 32GB is a fairly baseline install for DDR5 as 8GB DIMMs are rare.
Micron’s DDR5 memory is disappointing in comparison to for example SK Hynix. This “Pro” kit doesn’t deserve the name either, it’s no ECC memory nor are the timings anything to write home about. In fact, CL 36 at 1.35V is atrocious. You can buy 2x 16GB DDR5-6000 CL 30 1.35V from Silicon Power for $95 on Amazon (SP032GXLWU60AFDEAE).
You kinda forgot to include what clock speed/timings are these DIMMs running at in each system. This is a terrible “review” compared to the normal high-standards we’ve come to expect from STH
No speed benchies?
Did you just explain how to plug in a DDR stick on a site that’s a harder HardOCP?
i bought 32Gb DDR4 ecc 2966 dimms for $20 each. 32GB ddr5 for $100+ is absurd