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Crucial Launches DDR5 6000 MHz Pro DIMMs

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Thursday, September 21, 2023 6:25 AM (permalink)
https://www.techpowerup.com/313851/crucial-launches-ddr5-6000-mhz-pro-dimms
 
When Crucial cancelled its Ballistix gaming brand, it was unclear if the company would launch higher-end products in the future, although the company never said it wouldn't. Back in May of this year, Crucial launched its Pro series of memory, which was not exactly pro, at least not for the readership here which is used to an entirely different level of RAM. This was largely due to Crucial sticking to JEDEC spec, even though the company did launch some DDR5 5600 MHz modules.

Now—some six months later—it appears that Crucial is getting ready to deliver some higher performance modules with its new DDR5 6000 MHz modules, although at launch, they will only be available in a kit of two 24 GB modules. Although Crucial claims JEDEC spec, the 48-48-48 timings appear to either be slightly tighter than the original JEDEC spec, or JEDEC has updated the specs since they were announced. Although nothing about these modules screams high-end or pro, there's one thing that makes these stand out against the competition, they operate at 6000 MHz using only 1.1 Volt, whereas most 6000 MHz DIMMs on the market today, operate at 1.35 Volt higher. That means that there might be some potential for tweaking these modules, something we'll have to wait for reviews to find out about. Crucial is asking for US$166.99 for the 48 GB kit, which puts them at a price disadvantage compared to its competitors, as you can get a similar kit for as little as $115 or possibly even less.
 
I think Crucial has priced these modules too high. 
 


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    Re: Crucial Launches DDR5 6000 MHz Pro DIMMs Friday, September 22, 2023 5:49 AM (permalink)
    I would think that you can get ECC for that price and the naming of the sticks. Just naming something pro doesn’t make it pro (looking at you apple).
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    Re: Crucial Launches DDR5 6000 MHz Pro DIMMs Friday, September 22, 2023 6:34 PM (permalink)
    I've always been a huge fan of Crucial Ballistix RAM. It's been a while, but their customer support was always fantastic, I knew some of their marketing folks back in the day. When they dropped that line it felt like a bit of a blow, just the same.
    I'll be checking for some online reviews of this "Pro" RAM for sure.

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