INTRODUCTION

   The introduction of DDR5 RAM in the market late last year may have been somewhat bumpy (both due to incompatibilities with certain motherboards and high temperatures at high frequencies) but the arrival of the new AMD X670E and Intel Z790/B660 motherboards should change all that. This is no doubt why even at first reluctant manufacturers have now begun to release their very own DDR5 RAM kits, some of which in large numbers at that. Lexar is one such manufacturer and after testing most of their DDR4 RAM lines over the years (not quite done however, some such reviews are still pending) today with me i have their ARES OC 32GB DDR5 5200MHz CL38 Dual-Channel Kit.

   For more than 25 years, Lexar has been a trusted leading global brand of memory solutions. Our award-winning lineup includes memory cards, USB flash drives, card readers, solid-state drives and DRAM. With so many options, it’s easy to find the right Lexar solution to fit your needs. All Lexar product designs undergo extensive testing in the Lexar Quality Labs with more than 1,100 digital devices, to ensure performance, quality, compatibility, and reliability. Lexar products are available worldwide at major retail and e-tail stores. For more information or support, visit www.lexar.com.

   The ARES OC dual-channel (2x16GB) kit is currently the sole DDR5 RAM kit in the entire Lexar lineup (soon to change) and features a frequency of 5200MHz with a CAS latency (CL) of 38 at 1.25V (XMP 3.0 support). For the ARES OC DDR5 RAM modules Lexar has used grey and black aluminum heatspreaders over Micron single-die DRAM chips and much like other DDR5 kits this one also features on-die ECC (error correction code) together with built-in power management IC (PMIC) and temperature sensors. Finally, as with their other RAM lines the ARES OC DDR5 kit by Lexar is covered by a limited lifetime warranty.