Although other options have always been available, when it comes to overclocking and performance, there is simply no competition. For high-end computer builders and enthusiasts, Samsung B-Die has remained the undisputed champion in recent years. We’re taking a 1080p 50fps source, and exporting a short video with basic transitions at 720p 30fps.

Use of these and any missed payments may affect your ability to obtain credit from Klarna and other lenders. Crucial offers the Ballistix Elite with two different XMP ratings spread across a total of 6 different module packaging configurations. The modules themselves are matte black with white text, providing a neutral look – red and white colours are also available. I see nothing but good things about the RAM sticks themselves, so I can't imagine the variance being that abysmal for my set? The heat spreader has a coarse feel to it, almost like rubber, it is not smooth or slippery metal, it’s a very nice texture and feels robust.

It seems like F1 2019 might bump into a bottleneck elsewhere around 280 FPS in our setup, with the 1080p Ultra High settings we’re using. Today, we are testing the Crucial Ballistix Elite, which is running a new breed of Micron memory IC's. Newegg bestowed Neo Forza the 2022 “Fastest Growing Partner” award at the Gala held in January 2023.

If you have an AIO radiator at the top of your case, for example, these do not stick out very far, so it is easier to fit large radiators at the top, or if you have a tight case, these are not big. Micron proved to be a contender in the performance memory market with excellent overclocking headroom and extremely competitive out-of-box performance. However, since Micron now make high performance ICs, Crucial seem to be sticking with the parent company.I’ve never had an issue with RAM on an Intel system and their QVLs are huge compared to the tiny 3 page list of myAMD’s B550 board. AIDA64 scores wouldn’t be complete without the screenshots people love to use to compare results – here are all three, for JEDEC, XMP and our manual overclock. It’s worth noting that Micron seemed to have difficulties running low primary and secondary timings. The flagship product, known as Sandra, is a powerful suite of many different benchmarks to evaluate computer performance of all major components, including the processor, graphics, memory, and disk.

While it’s not within the scope of this memory review to dive deeper into the Ryzen 3 memory structure, just keep in mind that those variables are there. Michael Thomas ballistix-rgb-ddr4-3600-2x8gb-review-crucial-competitive Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600 gets a hearty recommendation. When purchasing DDR4 memory, the main factors to consider, other than memory size or physical features, are the operating frequency and timings. The Crucial Ballistix Gaming Memory DDR4-3600 32GB comes as a kit of two 16GB modules with a low profile form factor.The specific kit we are looking at today is the Crucial Ballistix 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Desktop Gaming Memory (Black) BL2K8G36C16U4B kit.