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

 
The front of the box has a clear image of what the memory modules look like, including how the RGB works. At the top right of the box is a line of icons representing the various motherboard RGB software packages the memory supports; Asus Aura Sync, Gigabyte RGB Fusion 2.0, MSI Mystic Light Sync, and ASRock Polychrome RGB. Under the image and to the right is a sticker displaying the kit size, memory speed and XMP/EXPO support.

The rear of the box is mostly covered by multilingual marketing notes but under these is a small useful specification table.

 
The ARES RGB modules are 43.3mm high and have, in the case of our review sample, White finished aluminium heatsinks (Black is also an option). The memory uses eight 2GB SK hynix A-Die ICs (H5CG48AGBDX018) and also on the PCB is a power management IC (PMIC) from GMT (Global Mixed-mode Technology),

The top of the module is home to the RGB lighting. Under the light bar, there are eight addressable LEDs per module.

 

The memory runs at DDR5-5600 with timings of 46-45-45-90-135 1.40V natively with single Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO profiles supporting DDR5-6400 with 32-38-38-76-114 timings at 1.40V.

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