G.Skill Ripjaws M5 RGB 6400MT/s 32GB DDR5 Review

1. Introduction2. G.Skill Ripjaws M5 RGB DDR5-6400 32GB3. RGB Lighting4. Intel: Testing Methodology5. Intel: Memory Benchmarks6. Intel: Compute and Productivity Tests7. Intel: Encoding8. Intel: Office Productivity9. Intel: Gaming10. AMD: Testing & Memory Benchmarks11. AMD: Compute and Productivity Tests12. AMD: Encoding13. AMD: Office Productivity14. AMD: Gaming15. Closing Thoughts16. View All Pages

We will be testing the memory kit performance with an Intel Core i7-14700K CPU, MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi motherboard and a GeForce RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X BLACK 8G OC graphics card. The processor is maintained at its stock frequency.

Test System – Intel
Processor: Core i7-14700K (20 cores/ 28 threads)
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi
Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X BLACK 8G OC
Power supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W
SSD: MSI SPATIUM M570
Case: MSI MPG GUNGNIR 300P AIRFLOW
OS: Windows 11

Thanks to MSI for providing the test system above.

Test Memory Kits

Our DDR5 comparison kits consist of:

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5600 C36  64GB
Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-6000 C30 64GB
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 C38  32GB
G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5-7200 C34 32GB
G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal DDR5-6400 C32 64GB
Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-5200 C36 32GB
Klevv Cras X5 RGB DDR5-6000 C40 32GB
Klevv Cras V RGB DDR-7600 CL36 48GB
Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-6400 C40 32GB
Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan a DDR5-6000 C40 32GB
Thermaktake Toughram RC DDR5-5600 C36 32GB
Thermaltake Toughram XG RGB D5 DDR5-7200 C36 32GB

Tests:

7-Zip v19.00 – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU & Memory)
Cinebench 2024 – All-core CPU benchmark (CPU & Memory)
HandBrake H264 – Convert 1440p60 H264 video to 1080p60 H264 using the YouTube HQ 1080p60 preset (CPU & Memory)
AIDA64 – Memory bandwidth, memory latency (Memory)
Total War Pharaoh
Final Fantasy XIV-Dawntrail
Cyberpunk 2077

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