INTRODUCTION

   As far back as i can remember Intel based motherboards have always offered higher memory bandwidth compared to AMD ones and the same applies today as well. This is why even though there are currently some 8GHz DDR5 kits in the market the "sweet spot" when it comes to AMD based motherboards (like the X670/E and B650/E) is set between 6-6.4GHz. For most consumers however such things don't matter much and so although moving from 6-6.4GHz to 8GHz does improve overall system performance it's not nearly enough to justify the extra cost. Lexar recently released their ARES RGB 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 Dual-Channel Kit and finally i found the time to test it out.

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   So far, the Lexar ARES RGB DDR5 line includes two 32GB dual-channel kits (both available in dark gray color), one at 5600MHz with CL30/CL32 (EXPO/XMP) and 1.2V and the 6000MHz with CL34/CL36 and 1.35V (Lexar is sure to introduce more models in the near future). So, the ARES RGB 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 Dual-Channel Kit which i have here obviously supports both XMP 3.0/EXPO profiles and features thick aluminum heatspreaders inside which Lexar has placed single die modules by SK Hynix (with On-die ECC), built-in Power Management IC (PMIC) and a total of 16 RGB LEDs all of which can be controlled by Lexar's RGB Sync software (also compatible with all the leading RGB motherboard sync technologies like ASUS Aura Sync, GB RGB Fusion 2.0, MSI Mystic Light Sync and ASRock Polychrome). Finally, as with most of their other RAM lines Lexar covers the new ARES RGB DDR5 line with a limited lifetime warranty.