ADATA XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 Review – but can you afford it?

The end of 2025 feels like a strange time to review this 32GB kit of dual channel ADATA XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 CL30 memory, and that is for two reasons. The first is that demand for AI hardware has gone wild which means that supplies are short and the second is that prices has shot up towards the stars. In other words this XPG Lancer memory is hard to find and also brutally expensive.

Time stamps

00:00 Start
01:00 Speed / Timings
01:57 Under the heat spreader
03:50 Test System / Compares
04:48 Testing Memory speeds / timings
08:17 The claims
08:34 Cinebench Performance
09:08 7-ZIP Performance
09:49 AIDA 64 Memory Bandwidth
10:07 AIDA 64 Memory Copy
10:27 Far Cry 6
11:31 Assassins Creed Mirage
12:17 Cyberpunk 2077
12:50 Total War: Pharaoh
13:43 Pricing – the current shambles
15:11 RGB Lighting
15:33 Leo’s closing thoughts

 

Specification:
Heat Sink Colour: Black, White
SPD Speed: 4800MT/s
SPD CAS Latencies: 40-39-39
SPD Voltage: 1.1V
Test Speed: 6000/6400/7200/8000MT/s
Test CAS Latencies: 30-40-40/32-39-39/34-46-46/38-48-48
Module size: 16GB, 32GB, 48GB
Packaging: 16GB,16GBx2/32GB,32GBx2/48GB,48GBx2
Operating temperature: 0°C to 85°C
Operating voltage: 1.35-1.4V
Dimensions (LxWxH): 133.35 x 43.56 x 8mm
Weight: 72.4g
Warranty: Limited Lifetime Warranty

Performance and Overclocking

Test system
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro X3D Ice
RAM:
32GB ADATA XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 CL30
32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 CL28
32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo RGB DDR5-8000 CL38

Graphics: MSI RTX 4090 Ventus 3S 24GB
CPU cooler: Phanteks Glacier One 360D30
SSD: 1TB Crucial T500 Gen 5 M.2 NVMe
Power Supply: Seasonic Vertex GX-1200
OS: Windows 11 25 H2

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

In Cinebench 2024 Multi Core we see that overclocking the XPG memory from DDR5-6000 to DDR5-7200 yields a small benefit and lifts the performance close to G.Skill DDR5-8000.

AIDA64 Memory Copy

The AIDA64 Memory Copy test shows a clear separation between the different memory settings and rewards both clock speed and latency timings. Once again the overclocked XPG comes close to G.Skill DDR5-8000.

Total War Pharaoh at 1440p

In gaming we ran Total War Pharaoh at 1440p and saw the memory makes quite a difference, particularly in 1% low figures. On default at DDR5-4800 you leave a load of performance on the table which you gain for free when you enable EXPO. Overclocking the memory lifted averages by another 2fps and raised the 1% low by 4fps.

Total War Pharaoh at 1080p

The biggest differential for overclocked memory can be shown when you game at 1080p, in this instance playing Total War Pharaoh. The default figures are awful and the EXPO figures are pretty good. Overclocking the memory adds yet more performance without a huge amount of effort.

Closing Thoughts

This is an unusual review as we struggled to find this kit of ADATA XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 CL30 on sale in Europe, and those kits that are available cost an absolute fortune. At that point we took a step back and decided to morph our review into a feature about mainsteam DDR5 memory with eight SK.Hynix ICs that have RGB lighting on top of the aluminium heat spreaders.

This is where things get interesting as we were able to run our DDR5-6000 at DDR5-6800 or DDR5-7200 with rock solid reliability and it felt like DDR5-7600 was also within reach. As you will see in our video the combination of clock speed and memory timings makes a huge difference to the performance that you achieve. It is clear that enabling EXPO delivers most of the available performance with the minimum of hassle, however you can pick up a few extra points if you choose to put in the work with some overclocking.

If you want to buy the ADATA XPG LANCER RGB DDR5-6000 CL30 you might struggle to find it, and if you do find it expect to pay a small fortune – such is the world right now for DDR5 prices. Let us hope 2026 improves a little. Our score below is based on a MSRP of between £150-£200 which is what it was listed at before stock started to dwindle.

Pros:

• Decent performance at EXPO settings
• RGB lighting control is good
• Extra performance is available for overclockers.

Cons:

• The price of memory is horribly high
• This particular kit of ADATA XPG Lancer RGB is fairly generic

KitGuru says: We have all had a shock with the steep rise of memory pices in 2025 but you should learn something interesting from this ADATA XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 CL30

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