Ram Frequency wont show up in CPU-Z and states the wrong type

[scolioso]

I just installed my new RAM (Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 3600MHz). I set the XMP profile in Bios and to check the frequency i pulled up CPU-Z but the Frequency is blank. Also in the SPD section it says Max-Bandwith: DDR4-2666.

In HWInfo it also says the Ram Type is DDR4-2666. So shouldnt it be DDR4-3600 or am I getting things wrong?

 

[Gamer4714]

It maybe the max-bandwidth of each stick.

Or it's a problem with the hardware detection of the software

[GuiltySpark_]

Do you have more than one XMP profile in the BIOS? 

 

What you should be seeing in CPU-Z if its correctly using the XMP profile is 1800Mhz or thereabouts. 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

2666 is the JEDEC standard. You'll see in the SPD tab there is an XMP profile. This is technically an overclock.

 

You should be informed that there is essentially 0 chance that you are going to be able to run your RAM at 3600Mhz with an R5 1600. IIRC, 2933Mhz-3200Mhz is the fastest that chip will be able to push.

 

This means that what likely occurred, is that your motherboard reset to default settings after it failed to POST at 3600Mhz. Thus you are running at 2666 after setting XMP.

[scolioso]

Just now, rickeo said:

Do you have more than one XMP profile in the BIOS? 

 

What you should be seeing in CPU-Z if its correctly using the XMP profile is 1800Mhz or thereabouts. 

Yes I tried both but nothing shows up

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

17 minutes ago, scolioso said:

I pulled up CPU-Z but the Frequency is blank.

I see you have the "vintage edition" of CPU-Z. Get the latest standard version.

 

6 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

This means that what likely occurred, is that your motherboard reset to default settings after it failed to POST at 3600Mhz. Thus you are running at 2666 after setting XMP.

What you should try is going into the BIOS and enabling XMP like before, but this time manually set the speed down from 3600Mhz to maybe 3000Mhz. If that works you can try 3200Mhz.