INTRODUCTION

    When the very first DDR5 kits made their appearance on the global stage roughly 3 years ago we knew that the theoretical maximum supported speeds would end up at well over 8GHz. As a matter of fact, when the first kits started rolling in the lab i mentioned in some of my reviews that it should be possible for DDR5 to reach and even surpass 10GHz eventually if manufacturers could find ways to "combat" the very high temperatures resulting by those speeds. Well, the first such kits were introduced during this year's Computex and even though they are not really yet available (more accurate to say the first prototypes, meaning it may take a while before we actually see them in the market) today with me I have the next best thing, the latest FURY Renegade RGB Limited Edition 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL36 Dual-Channel Kit by Kingston.

    Kingston Digital 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 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 technology used by the world 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.

    Unlike the rest of their FURY DDR5 lines for the limited edition FURY Renegade RGB 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL36 Dual-Channel Kit (yes, currently only one kit available - XMP 3.0 compatible, 1.45V) Kingston has used new red and black aluminum heatspreaders inspired by racecars which i do hope they use again (they do stand out). Inside the 45.8mm tall red and black heatspreaders of this kit Kingston has placed SK Hynix single die modules and a total of 12 ARGB LEDs on top (12 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) using their patented infrared sync Technology. Once again Kingston covers their FURY Renegade RGB Limited Edition kit with a limited lifetime warranty.

SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES

PACKAGING AND CONTENTS

Kingston has used a small black box to ship this limited edition kit the front of which is taken by the FURY logo, model name and the amount and frequency of the kit.

At the rear we find warranty information, several certifications and a sticker with the serial number and barcode of the kit.

Both modules are placed inside clear plastic covers.

Just a FURY sticker is placed inside the box along with the 2 modules.

THE FURY RENEGADE RGB LIMITED EDITION 48GB DDR5 8000MHZ CL36

I know I don’t speak for everyone, but I really do like the new black and red heatspreaders Kingston has used.

A small sticker located on the opposite side contains the serial number, barcode and several certifications.

Inside the top bar Kingston has placed a total of 12 RGB LEDs.

To compare designs, I placed another 8GHz kit by Kingston (review soon) next to their limited edition one.

As expected, the 12 RGB LEDs looks nice (what really stands out however are the heatspreaders). As with similar reviews a short video is available both on TikTok and YouTube.

Thanks to AIDA64 we can dig a little deeper on this kit.

FURY CTRL

Unlike previous models this time the latest version of Kingston’s FURY CTRL software detected both modules.

Even with both modules detected only 12 out of the 18 available RGB modes/effects were available.

From the top right corner, you can also access module information.

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

TEST RESULTS – FORZA HORIZON 5

CONCLUSION

    As with any limited edition product (at least the ones really meant as that) the FURY Renegade 48GB 8000MHz CL36 dual-channel kit by Kingston is the sole such model announced by Kingston and even though I do hope they expand on that line I really have no complaints even if that doesn’t end up happening. Performance is great and clearly puts this kit at the top of my charts, 48GB should be more than plenty for most people with dual-slot motherboards (even two such kits for motherboards with 4 slots – 96GB total – should work flawlessly together) and as for looks, well, I really like these heatspreaders (they are however slightly taller compared to their “regular” ones).  As for overclocking even though at 1.45V this kit is already pushed it was very easy to hit 8400MHz by upping voltage to 1.49V so no problems there either (even at 1.53V I was unable to climb to 8600MHz however). My sole concern is of course current motherboard compatibility since 8GHz is not a number supported by all, especially AMD ones (it’s also not EXPO certified). So, prior to making the move be sure to check your motherboard manufacture QVL (qualified vendor lists), just to be on the safe side.

    The FURY Renegade RGB Limited Edition 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL36 Dual-Channel Kit by Kingston was announced just 9 days ago and well, it’s still not available meaning I can’t comment on price (will update this once it is). Price aside however there’s no doubt that this is a very unique and fast kit so if you’re looking to improve your system performance (either due to size or speed) and it is compatible with this kit I strongly suggest getting one, especially since it gets the Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Top Of The Charts Performance (8GHz CL36)
- 48GB (2x24GB)
- RGB Lighting (18 Effects)
- Heatspreader Design
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
- FURY CTRL Software

CONS

- Motherboard Compatibility?