INTRODUCTION

   Most of the top-end overclocking oriented motherboards have always had a single limitation as opposed to all else and that was no other than the number of available DIMM slots which was limited to 2. By using just 2 DIMM slots manufacturers can boost both CPU and RAM clocks without sacrificing stability and so limiting RAM amount to 64GB for DDR5 was actually considered a good trade off especially by enthusiasts and even gamers (besides, for most 64GB was and still is more than plenty). Professionals on the other hand who usually place RAM amount before overclocking have been asking for more since to them 2 DIMM models have never looked that great, not until recently that is. By upping single DIMM capacity from 32GB to 48GB (and soon to 64GB) dual DIMM motherboards are now able to use up to 96GB which should easily cover the majority of users out there. Kingston recently updated their FURY Renegade line to include 96GB kits and with me today i have the FURY Renegade RGB 96GB DDR5 6400MHz CL32 Dual-Channel Kit (KF564C32RSAK2-96).

   Kingston Technology Europe Co LLP and Kingston Technology Company, Inc., are part of the same corporate group (“Kingston”). Kingston is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. From big data, to laptops and PCs, to IoT-based devices like smart and wearable technology, to design-in and contract manufacturing, Kingston helps deliver the solutions used to live, work and play. The world’s largest PC makers and cloud-hosting companies depend on Kingston for their manufacturing needs, and our passion fuels the technology the world uses every day. We strive beyond our products to see the bigger picture, to meet the needs of our customers and offer solutions that make a difference. To learn more about how Kingston Is With You, visit Kingston.com.

   The FURY Renegade line of DDR5 kits by Kingston right now includes both RGB and non-RGB models which are available in both single (16/24/32/48GB) and dual (2x16/24/32/48GB) channel kits with frequencies going all the way up to 8000MHz (6000/6400/6800/7200/7600/8000MHz), timings as low as CL32 (6000/6400MHz CL32 - 6800MHz CL36 - 7200/7600/8000MHz CL38) and voltages ranging from 1.35V and all the way up to 1.45V (6000MHz 1.35V - 6400/6800MHz 1.4V - 7200/7600/8000MHz 1.45V). Past the 44mm tall silver and black and silver and white heatspreaders of the 96GB kit Kingston has placed SK hynix single die modules and a total of 12 ARGB LEDs on top (18 available effects via the FURY CTRL app and 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). Typically, as with most other FURY RAM lines by Kingston the Renegade RGB line is covered by a limited lifetime warranty.

SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES

PACKAGING AND CONTENTS

A large product picture is located at the front of the box right under the company name and next to the speed, capacity, RGB sync support, lifetime warranty and motherboard compatibility (Intel/AMD).

At the rear of the box Kingston has placed yet another product picture right over some of the main features and a sticker with the serial and part numbers and barcodes.

Inside the box alongside the FURY Renegade RGB DDR5 RAM Kit you'll also find a case sticker and the warranty and installation guide.

THE FURY RENEGADE 96GB DDR5 6400MHZ CL32

The silver and black heatspreaders of the FURY Renegade RGB may not be the smallest ones out there (44mm in total height) but they do look very nice.

Once again at 44mm in total height the FURY Renegade RGB are among the tallest modules around and on par with the Z5 Neo by G.SKILL.

As usual a small sticker at the rear contains information about the kit such as the country of manufacture, capacity, speed, timings and of course the serial number and 2 barcodes.

Under the plastic LED bar of the FURY Renegade RGB Kingston has placed a total of 12 RGB LEDs.

Once again the FURY Renegade RGB may not be the most impressive kit in regards to lighting effects but it does look nice.

Finally here you can find some details on the kit from AIDA64.

FURY CTRL

After several updates the FURY CTRL software can now detect both DIMMs on my EVGA Z790 DARK.

From the FURY CTRL software, you can choose one of the 18 available effects and adjust their speed either for all 12 (24 for both) ARGB LEDs or each of them.

Of course, you can also check the current details of each DIMM.

TEST BED

TESTING METHODOLOGY

   Thanks to XMP 3.0 and EXPO profiles the only thing one needs to do in order to run a brand new RAM kit at its advertised frequency, timings and voltages is to choose/enable it from within the BIOS and reboot. That being said if you're into overclocking you may not wish to use the main XMP/EXPO profile but instead to choose your very own frequency, timings and voltages to achieve even higher performance numbers and that's exactly what we'll also be doing during our DDR5 tests. To be more specific aside testing each kit with its XMP profile I'll also be upping the voltages (up to 1.4V for 1.35V kits – even though most kits can function at higher voltages I don’t recommend doing so - RAM modules that use 1.4V/1.45V/1.5V will be tested up to 1.45V/1.5V/1.55V respectively) and frequencies (200MHZ increments) until i find the maximum achievable stable frequency (those results will be entered into the OC charts). I also thought about upping voltages and reducing timings instead of increasing the frequency of the modules as high as it can go (always stable and without using 0.5-1V over stock) but the end results are pretty much identical.

   As for the how I'll be testing each DDR5 Dual-Kit to arrive in the lab well there aren't that many benchmark programs that only test RAM (or at least RAM and CPU without anything else coming into play) but I’ve got most of them and so you will be seeing results from following benchmarking programs, AIDA64 Engineer Edition, Cinebench Release 23, MaxMemm2, Passmark Performance Test v10.1, Sisoftware Sandra Titanium and WPrime v2.11. All tests are performed on a fresh Windows 10 Pro x64 installation (complete with all updates until the day of this review) and are repeated a total of 6 times after which the average numbers get recorded into the charts.

* Since you all decided for me to use the Intel Core I9-13900K for graphics cards tests I’ll also be using that for DDR5 tests (5.8GHz P-Cores / 4.7GHz E-Cores / RING 4.9GHz) and in order to showcase potential gains between stock and overclocked clocks/frequencies I’ll also be using Forza Horizon 5 (1080p/Extreme Graphics). Still do keep in mind that i can't dedicate a high-end GPU solely for DDR5 reviews so each time i review such a kit I’ll be using a different chart (the card used will be listed above).

TEST RESULTS - XMP 3.0 PROFILE

TEST RESULTS – OVERCLOCK

At just 1.45V the kit was able to hit 7GHz stable (you can probably go higher but i wouldn't recommend it).

TEST RESULTS – FORZA HORIZON 5

CONCLUSION

   Even though both in terms of frequency and timings the FURY Renegade RGB 96GB DDR5 kit is the same as the 32GB variant which I reviewed a while back it’s quite clear that the extra amount of RAM does help with certain demanding workloads. At the same time however in today’s charts we see that the new die used to achieve 48GB per module is not quite as fast as the one used with the 16GB modules. Yes, there’s a tiny difference in synthetic performance which in turn translates into an even less difference in real world scenarios but it’s still something I need to point out. The fact that Kingston has also updated their CTRL software to work flawlessly even with my EVGA Z790 DARK and also added 2 extra ARGB LEDs on each DIMM is also good news.

   96GB of DDR5 RAM is an large amount clearly aimed towards enthusiasts and professionals and for them spending a total of USD419.99 inside the USA (Newegg.com) and for 574.80Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) should be acceptable (especiall on the other side of the Atlantic). For casual users and even gamers however for who even 32GB should be more than sufficient this will be too much and well, that’s fine too. Amount, performance, overclocking headroom and looks, this FURY Renegade RGB dual-channel kit by Kingston has it all and for that it gets the Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Very Good Performance
- 96GB
- Overclocking Headroom
- ARGB Lighting (18 Effects)
- Available In Black & White Colors
- Available Kits
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
- USA Price (For Some)

CONS

- EU Price (For Some)