RAM "for AMD Ryzen"?

[Ergroilnin]

So I just seen someone post a picture of buying a RAM labeled "(for AMD Ryzen)" in the "Show off your latest purchase!" thread and it got me wondering...

 

I know that first gen Ryzen had some problem with RAM compatibility (IIRC it is because speed of the Infinity Fabric for inter CPU communication is directly related to the RAM or something like that right?).

 

But IIRC second gen Ryzen mostly dealt with that problem and I have not read anything about this problem still being the case for the third gen Ryzen. So is there any reason to look for RAM labeled as such nowadays when going with Ryzen or is it all marketing BS now? Like is there even any difference between say 3200 MHz 16 CL "normal" RAM stick vs 3200 MHz 16 CL "for AMD Ryzen" stick? Of course I know that there is also a difference between the chips (like the "holy grail" Samsung B-die etc), but I do not know if this relates directly to this question or not.

 

Thanks for responses.

[Princess Luna]

The only thing that means is that it has been tested and qualified as 100% functional on AMD Ryzen at the advertised frequency and timings.

 

The sticker is a validation, validations cost money.

[Ergroilnin]

5 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

The only thing that means is that it has been tested and qualified as 100% functional on AMD Ryzen at the advertised frequency and timings.

 

The sticker is a validation, validations cost money.

So basically in a way it is similar to G-Sync compatible monitors. In theory they all should work, but those labeled as such are tested by the company and guaranteed to work flawlessly is it?

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, Ergroilnin said:

So basically in a way it is similar to G-Sync compatible monitors. In theory they all should work, but those labeled as such are tested by the company and guaranteed to work flawlessly is it?

Yes, that's the idea.

[Ergroilnin]

1 minute ago, Princess Luna said:

Yes, that's the idea.

Thanks for the answers, case solved.

 

Feel free to close the thread.

[Otto_iii]

Just use any Ram on the Qualified Vendors list that is best price, with highest speed and tightest timings you can afford (3200 on Zen+, 3600 on Zen 2.)  Zen 2/Ryzen 3000 in particular doesn't have too many issues with ram compatibility, you can throw a 70-80$ Ripjaws 3600CL16 kit in most boards and get like 98% the performance of way pricier kits. 

[Juular]

Zen 2 at least in my experience are pretty good with RAM OC so you can achieve at least the same listed frequency and timings even if isn't in QVL or doesn't have AMD optimized XMP profile.