Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 5200MHz 32GB Review

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We will be outlining the memory kit's performance with the Intel Core i9-12900K CPU, ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F Gaming WiFi motherboard, and a Gigabyte RTX 3080 Eagle OC graphics card. The processor is maintained at its stock frequency.

DDR5 comparison comes in the form of a Kingston Fury Beast 2x16GB 5200MHz 40-40-40-80 1.25V kit. The model code is KF552C40BBK2-32.

For more details on the test procedures and comparison kits, check out our recent testing piece looking at DDR4 versus DDR5 on the Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake platform HERE.

Test Memory Kits:

For our DDR4 comparison kits, we have a reasonable variety of frequencies, single-rank, dual-rank, and 4-DIMM single-rank kits.

• DDR5 – Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB: 5200MHz 36-38-38-74 32GB (2x16GB Single-Rank), CMT32GX5M2B5200C36FE, 1300MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around £314.99
• DDR5 – Kingston Fury Beast: 5200MHz 40-40-40-80 32GB (2x16GB Single-Rank), KF552C40BBK2-32, 1300MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around £296
• DDR4 – Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL: 3600MHz 18-22-22-42 32GB (2x16GB Single-Rank), CMH32GX4M2Z3600C18, 1800MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around £140 in the UK
• DDR4 – G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite: 3600MHz 14-14-14-34 32GB (2x16GB Dual-Rank), F4-3600C14D-32GTEGA, 1800MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around $370 in the US
• DDR4 – Kingston Fury Renegade: 5333MHz 20-30-30-52 16GB (2x8GB Single-Rank) @ 4400MHz 19-23-23-42, KF453C20RBK2/16, 1100MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around £475 in the UK / $600 in the US
• DDR4 – KLEVV Cras XR RGB and Bolt XR: 4000MHz 19-25-25-45 32GB (4x8GB Single-Rank), KD48GU880-40B190C & KD48GU880-40B190Z, 1000MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around £105-110 in the UK

Test System:

• Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K at XMP settings
• DDR5 Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F Gaming WiFi (DDR5)
• DDR4 Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4 (DDR4)
• Graphics Card: Gigabyte RTX 3080 Eagle OC
• System Drive: Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD
• CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240mm AIO
• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-1000 1000W
• Case: Lian Li Open-air Test Bench
• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro

Tests:

• 7-Zip v19.00 – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU & Memory)
• Cinebench R23 – All-core CPU benchmark (CPU & Memory)
• Blender 2.93.5 – All-core rendering of the Classroom benchmark (CPU & Memory)
• HandBrake H264 – Convert 1440p60 H264 video to 1080p60 H264 using the YouTube HQ 1080p60 preset (CPU & Memory)
• AIDA64 – Memory bandwidth, memory latency (Memory)
• 3DMark TimeSpy – Time Spy (1440p) test (Gaming)
• 3DMark CPU Profile – CPU Profile test, Max Threads (Gaming)
• F1 2020 – 1920 x 1080, Ultra High quality preset, DX12 version (Gaming)
• Far Cry 6 – 1920 x 1080, Ultra quality preset, HD textures OFF, DX12 version (Gaming)
• Tom Clancy's The Division 2 – 1920 x 1080, Ultra quality preset, DX12 version (Gaming)
• Watch Dogs Legion – 1920 x 1080, Ultra quality preset, DX12 version (Gaming)

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