Recently, a Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 CPU was spotted with ultra-fast DDR5 RAM running at 6400 MT/s. A blurry CPU-Z screenshot showcasing the same was uploaded to Bilibili, a social media platform by MSI’s resident overclocker and one of the leading HWBot users, Toppc. The screenshot was further shared by user HXL on Twitter.
The screenshot points at DDR5 memory running at 64 GBytes with a tight timing of 32-38-38-96. While DDR5 RAM supporting such high speeds has already been launched in the market, they capped out at 4800 MT/s. Alder Lake CPUs do not faster any faster than DDR5-4800.
This blurry screenshot does not reveal any information on the CPU or the mainboard. Although other sources on the internet have confirmed it to be a Ryzen 7000 Zen 4-based system, this teases does not give us more information.
In the screenshot, we see that the Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) metric seen on the utility for Intel-based systems has been replaced by Bank Cycle Time (tRC). This further proves that it is an AMD-based system on which DDR5 is being tested.
Raphael, AMD’s codename for the Ryzen 7000 desktop CPUs will be DDR5 only. This means users cannot use DDR4 memory with these systems. Intel’s Alder Lake-based systems support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory and users have the flexibility to choose between them. Rumor has it that the upcoming Raptor Lake-based systems will come with support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory as well.
AMD is targeting exceptional memory overclocking capabilities with its upcoming CPUs. The capability will be fueled by the company’s EXtended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO) technology. Several leaked benchmarks have shown that the upcoming Ryzen 5 7600X CPU can beat the insanely powerful Core i9 12900K chip by a margin of greater than 20% in single-core tests.
The leaks for the upcoming Ryzen 7000 lineup seem promising. We are only a couple months away from their launch. The Zen 4 CPUs and the 600-series motherboards are expected this Fall.