Thermaltake Toughram RGB Racing Green 16GB 3600C18 Review

1. Thermaltake Toughram RGB Racing Green2. Testing Methodology3. Memory Benchmarks4. Compute and Productivity Tests5. 3DMark & Gaming Tests6. Overclocking7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

We will be outlining the memory kit's performance with the Intel Core i9-12900K CPU, ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4 motherboard, and a Gigabyte RTX 3080 Eagle OC graphics card. The processor is maintained at its stock frequency.

After some Windows updates since our most recent batch of memory numbers, we have retested a few relevant DDR4 kits as comparison for this review.

For price comparison, we have a set of Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 2x16GB single-rank 3600MHz C18. This kit is a little over £135 in the UK currently, so it is a direct competitor to the Thermaltake set being reviewed today, despite being double the capacity.

For budget memory comparison, we have a set PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB memory. This is 2x8GB single-rank at 3200MHz C16. The cost is around £85 in the UK currently, so it is significantly cheaper than the Thermaltake kit on review today. But the capacity is the same, the speed is slower, and the timings are tighter.

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.

• Thermaltake Toughram RGB Racing Green: 3600MHz 18-19-19-39 16GB (2x8GB Single-Rank), RG28D408GX2-3600C18A, 1800MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around £135 in the UK or $149.99 in the US
• Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL: 3600MHz 18-22-22-42 32GB (2x16GB Single-Rank), CMH32GX4M2Z3600C18, 1800MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around £135-140 in the UK
• PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB: 3200MHz 16-18-18-38 16GB (2x8GB Single-Rank), MD16GK2D4320016XWRGB, 1600MHz Intel CPU Memory Controller Clock, around £75-85 in the UK (for the black version)

Test System:

• Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K at XMP settings
• 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: Fractal Celsius+ S28 Prisma 280mm 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)
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider – 1920 x 1080, Highest quality preset, no AA, DX12 version (Gaming)

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