Although the 12th generation Core platform can support DDR5 memory, the current price of DDR5 memory is really ridiculously expensive, and the technology is not mature enough. Starting at a frequency of 4800MHz, the high is high, but the timing is also high, resulting in high latency. DDR5 memory does not have an advantage over DDR4 in terms of gaming performance. On the other hand, the price of DDR4 memory is very close to the people. How to see, 12th generation Core + Z690 / B660 (D4) motherboard + DDR4 memory are the current better combination.
Recently I installed a 12th generation Core platform, the CPU chose i7-12700K, with an ASUS ROG Z690 snow blowing motherboard (D4 version). Memory, just some time ago, Lanco launched the Shadow RGB memory for gamers, there are three versions, namely DDR4-3200 (limited edition, timing CL14) ;DD R4-3200 (regular) ;DD R4-3600 (regular).
We got the 3600MHz version, CL16 timing, 8Gx2 set, just give you a phase of the experience, see DDR4 memory with 12 generation Core platform, how does it perform?
Ronco Shadow RGB DDR4-3600 8GB*2 Memory Set:
This memory design is quite distinctive, inspired by the ancient Chinese Liangju "Absolute Shadow", which is the mount of Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period. The electroplated silver heat dissipation vest is like giving this war horse silver armor. And the mirror shape, the light shines on it to form a refracted time and shade effect, which is simply handsome!
The middle of the memory is added with the totem logo of the Shadow Series, which is highly recognizable.
This high-quality aluminum heat sink, supplemented by an electroplated silver process, has a strong metallic texture, but also has a good heat dissipation effect, helping memory particles to quickly dissipate heat.
The back of the memory is labeled, and you can see that its specific timing is CL16-18-18-38, and the operating voltage is 1.35V. As far as I know, it also has a 3200MHz version, and the timing is very aggressive, which can do CL14.
The top of the memory is a light guide bar, not the common white style, and also uses the silver plating process, which is better integrated with the heat dissipation vest of the silver plating. Built-in 8 high-brightness RGB LED beads, support RGB lighting effects, can be with Asus AURA Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light and ASRock Polychrome Sync software, to achieve lighting synchronization, suitable for creating a unified lighting RGB host.
Actually the machine, to show you the lighting effect:
After the lighting of the Ronco Shadow RGB DDR4-3600 8GB*2 memory set is lit, it is very soft and beautiful, not dazzling, but also very bright, presenting a "flowing water illusion" visual sense in the chassis. Used to match high-end RGB esports hosts, it is definitely a face value.
My whole set of configurations is almost ROG family barrel. It can be seen that The RGB DDR4-3600 8GB*2 memory of Langke Shadow is installed on such a set of high-end hosts, and the appearance value is quite online. And can be synchronized with the ASUS motherboard to achieve the lamp, just look at the lights, play with the lights is endless fun.
Memory Key Information:
Today I evaluated this set of Langke Shadow RGB DDR4-3600 8GB*2 memory is used in domestic Changxin granules, the first manufacturer in China to independently produce memory particles. The software recognized that the DRAM number was CXDQ3A8AM-CG, but after we verified, it should be CXDQ3A8AM-CQ-A, which is an 8Gb A-die (19nm) memory particle.
Longco Shadow RGB DDR4-3600 8GB*2 memory has multiple sets of JEDEC timings, the default frequency is 2133MHz, and the timing is 15-15-15-36. Built-in two sets of X.M.P. settings, frequency 3600MHz, timing is CL16-18-18-38 and CL18-22-22-42, the lower the timing, the better the performance. When using, it is recommended that you turn on XMP I mode (CL16 timing).
Test Platform:
This testbed was the Intel Core i7-12700K, with ROG RTX 3070 graphics, and the motherboard was ROG Z690 blowing snow. It mainly tests the bandwidth, latency and gaming performance of memory in the 2133MHz silent state and one-click XMP overclocking to 3600MHz frequency.
Theoretical performance test:
The default frequency of the memory is 2133MHz, the read speed is 33860MB/s, the write speed is 31726MB/s, and the memory delay is 86.5ns, which is better than the bandwidth of some 2666MHz memory.
When XMP1 is turned on, the frequency is increased to 3600MHz. At this time, the read speed is as high as 56727MB/s, the write speed is as high as 52769MB/s, and the latency drops to 60.4ns. Both memory bandwidth and latency have been greatly improved.
Game Test:
In the game test, two popular competitive games "League of Legends", "PUBG" and a AAA game masterpiece "Red Dead Redemption 2" were tested at 2K resolution and the highest picture quality setting.
1. League of Legends
Since LOL does not have its own Benchmark, it adopts the training mode, the same hero, the same scene, the same platform, the test time is 3 minutes, and the number of frames is recorded.
▲ DDR4-2133 frequency
▲ DDR4-3600 frequency
At the DDR4-2133 frequency, the frame count reaches 412, and after the frequency XPM reaches 3600MHz, the frame rate reaches 444, which is enough to increase the frame rate by 32 frames. It can be seen that the high-frequency, low-latency memory is still very obvious to the increase in the frame rate of competitive games such as LOL.
2. PUBG
Similar to LOL, the same training scenario mode, the same scenario, the test duration is 3 minutes.
At the DDR4-2133 frequency, the frame count reaches 131, while at the 3600MHz frequency, the frame count reaches 136, an increase of 4%, which is OK.
3. Red Dead Redemption 2
For Red Dead Redemption 2, which doesn't eat much memory bandwidth, the frame rate gap is not significant at both frequencies.
Regarding overclocking, I use this ROG Z690 snow blowing motherboard, which is not very stable to 4000MHz. According to my understanding, because the Z690 snow blowing board came out soon, the debugging work of domestic Changxin memory particles is still in full swing, so the overclocking part, we will not show it first.
summary:
The appearance of this kind of thing, it is difficult to adjust, but with my straight male aesthetic, I still like the appearance design of the shadow.
The silver-plated metal vest will not have the cheap feeling of plastic. Also equipped with RGB lighting effects, support for four large board factory lighting control software, I used the ROG Z690 board perfect match, the lighting effect is amazing.
Longco Shadow RGB DDR4-3600 8GB *2 memory set, with 3600MHz high frequency, which is a critical point of the 12th generation Core platform, can run in Gea1 mode, the ratio of CPU memory controller and memory operating frequency is 1:1, can work synchronously, this mode maximizes memory performance, memory latency is also the lowest, the experience is even better than DDR4-4000MHz, 4200MHz, especially game performance, do not lose the existence of DDR5. And 16GB of total memory capacity, playing AAA games is also enough, need more capacity to come back to two.
As for the price, it is expected that The new RGB DDR4-3600 8GB*2 set of Longco is in its early 500s, which is more affordable than some brands of non-RGB memory. High value, high frequency, large capacity, excellent compatibility and lifelong warranty service, small partners in need can stock up on a wave.