Corsair and Crucial have launched high-density DDR5 memory modules with capacities of 24GB and 48GB. Memory vendors are demonstrating new memory kits using the Intel platform. AMD’s platforms may perform similarly if properly optimized.
It’s important to distinguish between what is officially supported and what works. For example, Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake and 13th Gen Raptor Lake processors and AMD Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) Zen 4 processors officially support up to 128 GB of DDR5 memory. So support for higher capacities (192GB) is not fully considered but depends on whether the chip can handle it. This is officially supported by overclocking processors and Intel XMP or AMD EXPO Similar to the memory speed being used. Faster memory kits will work, but you’ll have to do the work yourself and your mileage will vary. Whether you’re pushing the limits of speed or pushing capacity thresholds, your motherboard plays a vital role.
For example, MSI and gigabyte (opens in new tab) The respective Intel 600-series and 700-series motherboards claim to be compatible with 24GB and 48GB DDR5 DIMMs without a firmware update. on the contrary, ASRock (opens in new tab) and Asus (opens in new tab) We have released a special firmware to support the new capacity. But they have one thing in common. They’re all Intel platforms and not a single peek from AMD.
twitter user MEGA size GPU (opens in new tab) I grabbed Corsair’s latest Vengeance DDR5-5600 48GB (2x24GB) memory and posted it in a system with a Ryzen 5 7600X and a ROG Strix B650E-E Gaming WiFi motherboard. However, hardware enthusiasts indicated that even though the system appeared to be fine, they were unable to enter the operating system due to a hardware error. Current AMD AGESA firmware may already support 24GB and 48GB DDR5 memory modules. Otherwise, memory training may fail and the system may refuse to boot. Getting through the BIOS screens is progress, but it’s clear that there is still a bit of room for optimization.
There aren’t many 24GB and 48GB DDR5 options at the moment. Corsair and Crucial have announced 24GB and 48GB DDR5 memory kits, but the former is the only product on the retail market and comes at a price. However, with Intel motherboards adopting new memory modules, we expect AMD motherboards to catch up soon. As DDR5 continues to evolve rapidly, 24GB and 48GB DIMM capacities will become more prevalent.
