Lexar ARES RGB 6400MT/s 32GB DDR5 Review

1. Introduction2. Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-64003. 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

Aimed at gamers and PC enthusiasts, Lexar's ARES RGB DDR5 memory supports both Intel and AMD platforms with single XMP 3.0 and EXPO profiles. It also features customisable RGB lighting while the aluminium heatspreaders come in Black or White finishes. The modules are 43.3mm high giving a wider range of compatibility with air coolers and motherboards.

The ARES RGB product line consists of five speeds; 5200MT/s, 6000MT/s, 6400MT/s, 6800MT/s and 72000MT/s but just a single 32GB kit size.

The memory kit that Lexar kindly sent in for review was one of the white 32GB DDR5-6400 kits (LD5EU016G-R6400GDWA) comprising two 16GB single-sided modules each using eight SK hynix A-die memory chips. It runs natively at DDR5-5600 with timings of 46-45-45-90-135 @ 1.40V but the XMP 3.0 and EXPO profiles bump this up to 6400MHz at 1.40V with 32-38-38-76-114 timings.

The RGB system comprises eight LED segments per module. These LEDs are very bright but they can be turned down in the software. The LEDs are controlled by Lexar's RGB Sync software which is downloaded from the Lexar site. It supports up to four independent profiles with their own custom lighting setups. The software has fourteen lighting effects and a wide colour palette and modules can be synced or set up as individual units so pretty much the sky is the limit when it comes to custom schemes. If you want the memory to be integrated into an existing light scheme then most of the 3rd party software is catered for with support for ASRock Polychrome Sync, Asus Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light Sync and Gigabyte RGB Fusion 2.0.

The 32GB kit of Lexar's ARES RGB DDR5-6400 memory on Amazon UK for £120 (inc VAT) HERE but at the time of writing it's available with a special deal price of £98.99 (inc VAT).

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Pros

• Overall performance.
• Build quality.
• RGB.

Cons

• Only comes in 32GB kits.

KitGuru says: Lexar's ARES RGB memory comes in a pretty good range of speeds but is only offered in one kit size, 32GB. It performs well and Lexar's RGB Sync software supports a mind-boggling number of options when it comes to lighting effects.

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