RAM Frequency

[LinusTheGerman]

Hi I would like to know how much the Frequency of my RAM is (mhz) TY!

 for example: 2666,3000,3200 or so

 

[minibois]

You seem to have 3000Mhz memory, that you are running at 2133Mhz.

Turn on XMP (or XAMP for AMD systems) in your motherboard to get the optimal speeds out of your memory.

[LinusTheGerman]

Just now, Minibois said:

You seem to have 3000Mhz memory, that you are running at 2133Mhz.

Turn on XMP (or XAMP for AMD systems) in your motherboard to get the optimal speeds out of your memory.

the ram takes over the 3000 automatically when I turn on xmp ?

 

[Niami]

You get that in the memory section under NB frequency. What you have is something else related to ram

[LinusTheGerman]

Just now, Niami said:

You get that in the memory section under NB frequency. What you have is something else related to ram

ok Thank you

[Niami]

Just now, LinusTheGerman said:

ok Thank you

btw its what it shows x2 so if it says 1500mhz its running at 3000mhz

[LinusTheGerman]

2 minutes ago, Niami said:

btw its what it shows x2 so if it says 1500mhz its running at 3000mhz

i activated XMP but its still the same

[Niami]

Just now, LinusTheGerman said:

i activated XMP but its still the same

what do you mean the same? what does the dram frequency say (meant that not nb)

[LinusTheGerman]

Just now, Niami said:

what do you mean the same? what does the dram frequency say (meant that not nb)

There was a Button  ( XMP on/off)    Mainboard is MSI z390 Gaming Pro Carbon

[Niami]

2 minutes ago, LinusTheGerman said:

There was a Button  ( XMP on/off)    Mainboard is MSI z390 Gaming Pro Carbon

i mean on the memory tab next to dram frequency thats what speed it actually is

[LinusTheGerman]

2 minutes ago, Niami said:

i mean on the memory tab next to dram frequency thats what speed it actually is

 

[Niami]

1 minute ago, LinusTheGerman said:

 

It's running at 3000MHz then. Dram frequency x2 

[LinusTheGerman]

Just now, Niami said:

It's running at 3000MHz then. Dram frequency x2 

ah okay Ty for ur Time

[minibois]

16 minutes ago, LinusTheGerman said:

the ram takes over the 3000 automatically when I turn on xmp ?

3 minutes ago, LinusTheGerman said:

 

Oh yeah, looks like I was looking at the wrong thing

As said above, it's the DRAM frequency doubled, because DDR (double data rate). Looks like it's running good in terms of speed.

 

Sorry about the confusion.

Just to add though; Yeah, XMP is basically an automatic RAM overclocking feature which makes your RAM run at higher speeds (as opposed to the normal DDR4 speed of 2133Mhz).

[LinusTheGerman]

1 minute ago, Minibois said:

Oh yeah, looks like I was looking at the wrong thing

As said above, it's the DRAM frequency doubled, because DDR (double data rate). Looks like it's running good in terms of speed.

 

Sorry about the confusion.

Just to add though; Yeah, XMP is basically an automatic RAM overclocking feature which makes your RAM run at higher speeds (as opposed to the normal DDR4 speed of 2133Mhz).

so it is a ram with 2133Mhz but now runs with 3000mhz?

[Niami]

1 minute ago, LinusTheGerman said:

so it is a ram with 2133Mhz but now runs with 3000mhz?

Normal DDR4 speeds are 2133MHz and anything above that is an overclock. XMP is just an overclock that is verified to work for that ram when enabled

[LinusTheGerman]

Thank You

[minibois]

Just now, LinusTheGerman said:

so it is a ram with 2133Mhz but now runs with 3000mhz?

Kind of, not exactly though.

DDR4 'normally' is just 2133Mhz, but not all memory is made equal and thus some sets can run at higher speeds; the manufacturer sells you a set that they have tested up to a certain frequency (like 3000Mhz) which it can run at stable.

Your motherboard though can't just see how good your memory is and thus just runs it at the standard 2133Mhz speed, until you tell it otherwise (which you do with the XMP, or a manual overclock).

 

 

So basically you have memory that can run faster than the standard DDR4 speeds, which you turn that on with an automatic overclock (XMP).