INTRODUCTION

    Even though DDR5 kits surpassing 9GHz are finally on the horizon it's almost certain that due to extreme temperatures (voltages) and motherboard compatibility issues sub-8GHz kits will continue to be the preferred choice for consumers, at least for the foreseeable future. Now, even though for most AMD users the sweet spot in speed is usually between 6000MHz and 6400MHz for DDR5 RAM kits (motherboard related restrictions primarily) when it comes to Intel users’ things are somewhat different with 7000-7400MHz DDR5 RAM kits currently leading sales worldwide. ANACOMDA may not be one of the first names to come in mind when thinking about DDR5 RAM kits but their D5 RGB line (ET Eryx Tataricus) could be worth everyone's attention.

    The anaconda in our logo stands for the phenomenal speed and immense capacity of our products, as well as the connection between our products, global trends, and human development. ANACOMDA believes that data storage products should be technology encased in fine works of art. Our products are produced under strict manufacturing standards. In addition to various customer services, our brand also offer designs that are aesthetically pleasing. The original concept of ANACOMDA is to "turn memory into luxury" and offer customers a brand new electronic product experience. This led us to our ultimate brand concept: Luxury For Memory.

    The D5 RGB line of DDR5 kits by ANACOMDA is available in 2 different colors (black and white) and in dual (2x16/32GB) channel kits. These kits are currently available with frequencies going all the way up to 7200MHz (5600/6000/6400/7200MHz), timings as low as CL32 (5600/ 6000MHz CL40 - 6400MHz CL32 - 7200MHz CL34) and voltages ranging from 1.25V and all the way up to 1.45V (5600MHz 1.25V - 6000/6400MHz 1.35V - 7200MHz 1.45V). Inside the plastic and aluminum heatspreaders of the EXPO & XMP 3.0 compatible D5 RGB 7200MHz CL34 kit ANACOMDA has placed single die modules by SK Hynix and RGB LEDs compatible with all the motherboard sync technologies (ASUS Aura Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, ASRock Polychrome Sync and MSI Mystic Light Sync). As for warranty ANACOMDA just like most RAM manufacturers also offers a very generous limited lifetime one.

SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES

THE D5 RGB 32GB 7200MHZ CL34

ANACOMDA uses a black box to ship the D5 RGB the front of which is taken by two product pictures and the supported motherboard sync technologies.

At the rear we find all available kits of the D5 RGB line (the kit in the box is checked with round stickers).

Just the two RAM modules are included in the package. ANACOMDA uses what seems to be plastic over aluminum so the heatspreaders could look better.

As usual a small sticker at the rear contains information about the kit such as the country of manufacture (this month), capacity, speed, serial number and barcode.

Under the plastic bar on top ANACOMDA has placed at least 7 RGB LEDs (since the Z790 DARK is not compatible with this kit I couldn’t check the software).

The ANACOMDA D5 RGB kit may not be the best looking kit around but it does look good (short clip is available both on YouTube and TikTok).

Some information on the kit is as always available from AIDA64.

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

Just by upping voltage to 1.47V I was able to hit 7.6GHz stable at the same timings (anything over than that even at 1.52V was a no go).

TEST RESULTS – FORZA HORIZON 5

CONCLUSION

    The ANACOMDA D5 RGB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 Dual-Channel Kit actually did very well during my tests, certainly better than what I was expecting. This of course is not just due to its speed but also latency which should be plenty for most systems. Unfortunately, the SK Hynix modules ANACOMDA is using for the D5 require a rather high voltage (1.45V) which is never a good thing, especially if you’re after a kit with good overclocking headroom. The be fair however with ANACOMDA there are many 7200MHz kits out there using the same voltage so I can’t really hold this against them (some however have better overclocking headroom). Design is also good and being both XMP 3.0 (7200MHz) and EXPO (6200MHz) compatible is certainly not something we see a lot from similar kits.

    Right now, the D5 RGB (ET Eryx Tataricus) DDR5 7200MHz CL34 Dual-Channel Kit by ANACOMDA isn’t available either in the USA or the EU (at least not on any of the known retailers) and even though it is available in Hong Kong (for around USD141/127Euros) it wouldn't be proper for me to comment on price. Price aside however the D5 RGB kit does deliver in performance and looks and for those it certainly deserves the Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Very Good Performance
- RGB Lighting
- XMP 3.0 & EXPO Compatible
- Available In Black & White
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Overclocking Headroom (For Some)
- Current Availability