Teamgroup T-Drive Xtreem DDR5-8200 evaluation

DDR5 reminiscence speeds proceed to climb upwards. Gone are the times of motherboards struggling to hit DDR5-6400. These days, four-slot Z790 refresh motherboards are able to supporting 8000MHz+, and even AMD’s Ryzen 7000-series CPUs are capable of hit such speeds with the most recent BIOS updates.

Now that motherboards and CPUs are able to operating at these speeds with out the necessity for excessive cooling, a brand new wave of 8000MHz+ reminiscence is coming to market. One such equipment comes from Teamgroup. Its T-Drive Xtreem desktop DDR5 reminiscence is accessible in speeds of 7600MHz, 8000MHz and 8200MHz. All speeds can be found in both 2x16GB equipment or 2x24GB capacities. I’ve acquired the very best equipment within the vary available for evaluation. 

So, 48GB of DDR5 reminiscence at 8200MHz? That is spectacular. Velocity and capability smart, this equipment is greater than sufficient for a excessive finish gaming system. Nonetheless, this can be a equipment that is predominantly geared toward fanatics and overclockers. If you happen to’re a gamer operating something lower than a high-end CPU, motherboard, and graphics card, you will be higher served with slower and cheaper reminiscence.

I noticed this reminiscence design at Computex again in Could and it stood out then. Its delicate all black end, with only a little bit of textual content plus the T-Drive emblem, will attraction to those that favor substance over type. Not that it lacks type, however you will must look elsewhere in order for you some bling. For instance, Teamgroup’s T-Drive Delta reminiscence options RGB and can be obtainable at as much as 8200MHz.

On the time of writing, Teamgroup was nonetheless within the means of rolling out the Xtreem DDR5 sequence to worldwide markets. It is to be listed at Newegg and Amazon for $309, whereas in Australia the equipment will set you again AU$629. UK pricing has not been confirmed. That is some huge cash for a 2x24GB equipment however it’s truly fairly aggressive in comparison with 8000MHz kits. 

The Teamgroup Xtreem DDR5-8200 equipment comes with 38-49-49-84 timings at 1.4V. It is a single sided equipment that just about actually makes use of Hynix A-Die chips, that are the one ICs which might be able to operating at such speeds constantly. 

Its all-black heatsink design will mix in with most builds. The heatsinks are 2mm thick with fins on the high and so they’re designed for cooling before everything. The modules are fairly tall at 48.8mm so you will must verify to make certain it’s going to match beneath a big tower cooler. 

The equipment comes with XMP 3.0 assist, however as I notice beneath, XMP at these speeds is much from assured. Even in case you do get it going, you must verify your BIOS to make sure the motherboard is not making use of some loopy chip-degrading degree of voltage to get there.

So, how does it carry out? Earlier than I get to that, it should be famous that my testing was removed from plain crusing.

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For this evaluation I used a Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Grasp X. It is a 4-slot motherboard that unofficially helps speeds of as much as 8266MHz. Nonetheless, enabling XMP resulted in a no-post with this board with the F5D BIOS. I needed to improve VDDQ and VCCSA voltages into the 1.4V vary to get it to work at 8200MHz. That is not really useful to be used 24/7. Even then I am unsure if it will have handed a future stability check, however my benchmark suite handed with out apparent errors, so I am going to declare victory ultimately. 

It’s a reminder you could’t count on reminiscence at this pace to be plug and play. The truth is, at this cut-off date I would go so far as to say that solely a handful of motherboards will run at these speeds just by enabling XMP. 

I have not examined with AMD, however it’s secure to say that in case you do purchase this equipment, you will get the very best outcomes with overclocking targeted motherboards, such because the Asus Maximus Z790 Apex (Encore) and the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Tachyon X.

System efficiency

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The 8200MHz Xtreem equipment thrives in historically reminiscence delicate apps and benchmarks, significantly the file compression and video encoding checks. The AIDA64 outcomes are purely artificial. They’re extra about comparative testing than an precise demonstration of actual world efficiency. As anticipated, some apps hardly profit in any respect. 

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Although gaming at 1080p with an RTX 4090 is unlikely for many except you are into aggressive shooters operating into the tons of of FPS, it’s the place the variations between reminiscence speeds present up extra clearly. At increased resolutions and conditions the place the load shifts again to the graphics card, quick reminiscence will make little distinction.

Two video games that you just’d count on to be GPU restricted are Cyberpunk 2077 and Metro Exodus Enhanced Version. Each favored the Xtreem equipment. Although the distinction shouldn’t be loads, it is sufficient on this scenario to indicate that quick reminiscence could be useful for players searching for each final drop of efficiency.

Others like Civilization VI and Far Cry 6 confirmed small features too, whereas Ghost Recon and Warhammer 3 confirmed no features.

These outcomes are fascinating, however not shocking. Wanting testing 100 video games, these outcomes present that very quick DDR5 solely is sensible in case you’re trying to eke each potential body out of a high spec system with a excessive refresh price monitor. With something much less, you are higher off saving some cash and placing it in the direction of a sooner CPU or GPU that may ship extra tangible efficiency enhancements. 

Given my struggles to get 8200MHz steady, I did not even attempt to overclock the Xtreem equipment. Nonetheless, given this can be a excessive bin equipment, I would not be stunned if it has some headroom when paired with the precise motherboard, although that may very well be a needle-in-a-haystack sport. And given this can be a 48GB equipment, it should keep related for years to come back. Maybe it’s going to actually fly on next-gen platforms? 

Teamgroup has come out swinging with a equipment designed for the last word excessive finish gaming rigs and fanatics who like to spend time within the BIOS to tweak each final drop of efficiency from a system. But it surely’s undoubtedly not for everybody.

At $309 / AU$629 it is an costly proposition. In case your system contains something apart from excessive finish elements, you must move and take into consideration placing the cash in the direction of a greater CPU or GPU.

Alternatively, such a equipment will certainly dwell by many upgrades. 48GB at 8200MHz will stay related for years to come back. With DDR6 reminiscence a number of years away with years of overlap past that, you can consider such a DDR5 equipment as a long run funding.

Ultimately, the conclusions from nearly any excessive pace DDR5 reminiscence evaluation could be utilized right here. It is reminiscence for many who need the very best. If the pursuit of efficiency is on the high of your wishlist, by all means, go for it. Tweakers and overclockers will find it irresistible. It is these consumers the Teamgroup Xtreem 8200MHz equipment is geared toward. For mainstream customers although, it is overkill with a capital O.