DDR4 Round-Up: Corsair, G.SKILL, Kingston, PNY, Predator Tested

1. Corsair, G.SKILL, Kingston, PNY, Predator DDR4 Tested2. Predator Apollo RGB DDR4 32GB 3600MHz CL143. Corsair Vengeance RGB RT 32GB 3600MHz CL184. G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite 32GB 3600MHz CL145. Kingston Fury Renegade RGB 32GB 3600MHz CL166. Kingston Fury Renegade 16GB 5333MHz CL207. PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB 16GB 4000MHz CL188. Testing Methodology9. Compute and Productivity Tests10. Memory Benchmarks11. Gaming Tests & Overclocking12. Overclocking13. Closing Thoughts14. View All Pages

Recently released, the Fury Renegade RGB modules from Kingston represent the company’s latest foray into the high-end memory module market. A variety of capacities and specifications are available in RGB and non-RGB form.

The kit we have is rated at 3600MHz supporting XMP, timings are 16-20-20-39 at 1.35V, and the 32GB set is 2x16GB using dual-rank modules. The underlying ICs are Hynix DJR.

Another useful point is that Kingston includes a backup 3000MHz C15 XMP setting in case you have issues at 3600MHz.

Kingston’s module styling is far less in-your-face or bling than the competing modules we have seen thus far. And that’s a positive change of tone in my opinion, that will certainly appeal to many.

The two-tone black and grey aluminium heatspreader is a multi-height design that looks cool without any LED lighting. Kingston does a very good job at hiding the plastic RGB lighting diffusion bar with the use of the wrap-around aluminium heatspreader.

In terms of lighting, the consistency and smoothness from the five-zone LED system is good, thanks to that diffusion bar. There are sections where the LED light cannot shine through the wrap-around aluminium heatspreaders, but I can see how these may be appreciated by some users as a more ‘industrial’ style.

The LED lighting can be synchronised using motherboard vendor software, and you get Kingston’s Infrared Sync Technology by default.

You can also use Kingston’s Fury CTRL software if you want a little more fine-tuned control of the lighting. Too bad you have to download this tool through Windows store instead of directly from the webpage. Seriously Kingston?!?! The Windows Store, not your own website!?!?

At around 42mm tall, Kingston’s sticks are certainly modest by modern standards. That’s a positive for users with an air CPU cooler.

UK pricing is around £200 on Amazon, but £152 on the Kingston store. So, take your pick there for available pricing – but the latter does indeed seem legit.

US pricing is around $195 on Newegg.

• Model Number: KF436C16RB1AK2/32
• Capacity: 32GB (2x 16GB)
• Rated Frequency: DDR4-3600MHz
• Rated Timings: 16-20-20-39
• Voltage: 1.35V
• Format: Non-ECC Unbuffered 288-pin DIMM

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