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ADATA's XPG Lancer Blade RGB is a low-profile DDR5 kit designed to offer increased compatibility with tower CPU coolers, alongside easier use in compact PC cases. As the name suggests, it features RGB and is supported by Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO technologies.
ADATA's XPG Lancer Blade RGB product line runs to just two speeds (at the time of writing); 6000MT/s (30-40-40 1.35V) and 6400MT/s (32-39-39-89 1.40V) in 16GB, 24GB and 32GB kits. For this review, ADATA sent us a 32GB kit of DDR5-6400 (AX5U6400C3216G-DTLABRBK) containing a pair of single-rank 16GB DIMMs using SK Hynix A-die ICs XMP/EXPO rated at 6400MHz at 32-39-39-89 at 1.40V.
ADATA backs the memory with a lifetime warranty.
Specification
- Model Number: AX5U6400C3216G-DTLABRBK.
- Capacity: 32GB (16GB x 2)
- Rated Frequency: DDR5-6400MT/s.
- Rated Timings: 32-39-39-89
- Voltage: 1.40V.
- Module Height: 133.35 x 40 x 7.86mm.
- XMP/EXPO: Both.
The XPG Lancer Blade RGB memory comes in a blister pack secured by a wide red label that simply wraps around it, cutting the label opens the pack. The front of the label displays the fact that memory has RGB support and is low profile on the left-hand side. The right side holds all the other information in the form of icons for AMD EXPO, Intel XMP, motherboard RGB compatibility and XPG Prime support. Under this is the kit size (in this case 16GB x 2) and the speed (6400MT/s). The back of the label is where you'll find the part number, primary timings and applied voltage for the module to run at 6400MT/s.
The heat spreaders on the modules are made from aluminium finished in Black (a White version is also available). The Lancer Blade RGB module is marketed as low profile with a height of 40mm. The modules are a single-rank design, under the heatsink, there are eight 2GB SK Hynix A-die chips (H5CG48AEBDX018) along with a Richtek RTQ5132GQWF power management IC (PMIC).
The top of the module is home to the RGB defuser bar which is managed by either ADATA's own XPG Prime controller software or by a supported motherboard RGB system.
The memory runs at DDR5-2400 with timings of 40-39-39-77-116 (1.10V) natively with single Intel XMP 3.0 / EXPO profiles supporting DDR5-6400 with 32-39-39-89-128 timings at 1.4V.
The XPG Prime lighting control software allows you to individually set DRAM lighting effects and link in with any Prime-supporting RGB components in your system. Although the RGB will work with lighting control software from motherboard manufacturers; ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI, there is a warning on the XPG Prime web page about possible conflicts if Prime is enabled.
We will be testing the memory kit performance with an Intel Core i7-14700K CPU, MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi motherboard and a GeForce RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X BLACK 8G OC graphics card. The processor is maintained at its stock frequency. The memory was tested with XMP 3.0 enabled.
Test System – Intel
Processor: Core i7-14700K (20 cores/ 28 threads)
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi
Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X BLACK 8G OC
Power supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W
SSD: MSI SPATIUM M570
Case: MSI MPG GUNGNIR 300P AIRFLOW
OS: Windows 11
Thanks to MSI for providing the test system above.
Test Memory Kits
Our DDR5 comparison kits consist of:
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5600 C36 64GB
Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-6000 C30 64GB
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 C38 32GB
G.Skill Ripjaws M5 RGB DDR5-6400 C32 32GB
G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5-7200 C34 32GB
G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal DDR5-6400 C32 64GB
Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-5200 C36 32GB
Klevv Cras X5 RGB DDR5-6000 C40 32GB
Klevv Cras V RGB DDR-7600 CL36 48GB
Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-6400 C40 32GB
Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan a DDR5-6000 C40 32GB
Thermaltake Toughram RC DDR5-5600 C36 32GB
Thermaltake Toughram XG RGB D5 DDR5-7200 C36 32GB
Tests:
7-Zip v19.00 – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU & Memory)
Cinebench 2024 – All-core CPU 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)
Total War Pharaoh
Final Fantasy XIV-Dawntrail
Cyberpunk 2077
Memory Benchmarks
AIDA64
In the AIDA64 Memory Bandwidth test, the XPG Lancer Blade RGB is the fastest DDR5-6400 kit we've tested to date when it comes to reads with a test result of 100,067MB/s. However, its write performance of 86,492MB/s is slower than G.Skill's Trident Z5 Royal DDR5-6400.
The CL32 timings don't seem to be holding the memory back too much in the AIDA64 benchmark.
Compute and Productivity Tests
7-Zip
In the 7-Zip Compressing benchmark the XPG Lancer Blade RGB sits in a mid-table position. In terms of DDR5-6400 kits, it's second behind G.Skill's Trident Z5 Royal for Compressing performance although there isn't much in it when it comes to the Decompressing test.
Cinebench 2024
The XPG Lancer Blade RGB 6400 doesn't seem to handle the Cinebench 2024 multi-core test too well as its test score of 1915 sees it towards the bottom of the table, with only G.Skill's Ripjaws M5 RGB 6400 and Corsair's Vengeance 5200 memory producing a worse scores.
Encoding
Handbrake
In the Handbrake test, the XPG Lancer Blade RGB 6400 sits just above G.Skill Ripjaws M5 RGB 6400 in the table, some 11.60fps behind the fastest modules we've seen to date, the Trident Z5 Royal 6400 from G.Skill.
Office Productivity
PCMark 10
Essentials
Productivity
Digital Content Creation
In the PCMark 10 benchmark, the XPG Lancer Blade RGB produces a mixed bag of results. It does well in the Productivity tests ending up in the third spot in the results table while it lies in the bottom half of the table for the Essentials part of the test. When it comes to the Digital Content Creation test traces the memory sits in last place in the table.
Gaming (1080p)
Total War Pharaoh – Battle
Using the Ultra quality settings the XPG Lancer Blade RGB6400 memory sits in the middle of the results charts. Easing off the quality settings down to the Low setting sees the memory moving up the chart to lie in fourth place. Truth be told there isn't much separating the majority of the modules in these two tests.
Final Fantasy XIV-Dawntrail
Using the Ultra quality settings the XPG Lancer Blade RGB 6400 memory sits in the penultimate position in the results charts. Switching to the Standard Desktop mode sees the memory moving up a couple of places to sit just behind Corsair's Vengeance RGB 5600 memory.
Cyberpunk 2077
When tested with the Cyberpunk game benchmark using the Ultra settings, the memory produced test results of 97.742fps (average) which puts it fifth place in the table. However, at 79.916MB/s its 1% performance would find it in seventh place. Switching over to the low setting saw the modules drop to last place on the table but in reality, there isn't much to choose between the bottom half of the results table.
We will be testing the memory kit performance with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU, MSI MPG X670E Carbon WiFi motherboard and a GeForce RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X BLACK 8G OC graphics card. The processor is maintained at its stock frequency. The memory was tested with EXPO enabled.
AMD Test System
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (8 cores/ 16 threads)
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360
Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E Carbon WiFi
Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X BLACK 8G OC
Power supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W
SSD: MSI SPATIUM M570
Case: MSI MPG GUNGNIR 300P AIRFLOW
OS: Windows 11
Thanks to MSI for providing the test system above.
Memory Benchmarks
AIDA64
When tested with the AIDA64 memory benchmark the 32GB kit of XPG Lancer Blade RGB 6400 produced a read figure of 58,985MB/s a result which places the modules in the bottom half of the results chart. However, its write result of 83,172MB/s is the sixth fastest we have seen to date in this test on the AMD platform.
Compute and Productivity Tests
7-Zip
In the 7-Zip benchmark, the XPG Lancer Blade RGB sits in a mid position in the table but there isn't an awful lot in it between top spot and eleventh place on the table for either of the tests.
Cinebench 2024
In the Cinebench 2024 multi-core test, the XPG Lancer Blade RGB 6400 sits in sixth place in the results table with the same score as G.Skill's Trident Z5 Royal 6400.
Encoding
Handbrake
In the Handbrake test, XPG Lancer Blade RGB 6400 sits in a mid-table position in the results chart but in reality, there is hardly anything in it between first and last place in the table.
Office Productivity
PCMark 10
Essentials
Productivity
Digital Content Creation
When tested with the PCMark10 benchmark, the XPG Lancer Blade RGB 6400 didn't do very well in the Essentials part of the benchmark as it sits in last place in the results table. It performed much stronger in the Productivity tests (4th) and the Digital Contest Creation group of tests, the result of which puts it fifth in the table.
Gaming (1080p)
Total War Pharaoh – Battle
In the Total War: Pharaoh Battle benchmark using the Ulta settings the XPG Lancer Blade RGB sits in last place in the results table with an average frame rate of 129.76 fps. But in reality there isn't a lot between it and the module leading the way, Corsair's Vengeance RGB 5600. Switching over to the Low-quality settings sees the memory still in last place but now the gap between first and last is a bit more significant.
Final Fantasy XIV-Dawntrail
There's not much to choose from between any of the kits in the Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail benchmark using either the Maximum or Standard image quality settings.
Cyberpunk 2077
The XPG Lancer Blade RGB 6400 performs reasonably well in Cyberpunk 2077 using Ultra quality settings but oddly doesn't do very well using Low-quality settings, the results of which are seen with it sitting in last place on the results table.
ADATA, formed in 2001, is one of the largest manufacturers of flash memory and DRAM in the world, and XPG is the company's gaming arm. The ADATA XPG Lancer Blade RGB DDR5-6400 is an RGB-enabled DDR5 kit, it supports both Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD Expo technologies, and has been designed as a low-profile module at 40mm high, aimed at compact PCs or to give more clearance when dealing with tower CPU coolers.
The ADATA XPG Lancer Blade RGB range consists of two speeds at the time of writing: 6000 MT/s and 6400MT/s, and then three kit capacities; 16GB, 24GB and 32GB. The CAS latencies for the modules are 30-40-40 (1.35V) for the 6000 and 32-39-39 (1.40V) for the 6400.
The memory kit that ADATA sent in for review (AX5U6400C3216G-DTLABRBK) comprises two 16GB single-sided modules each using eight SK Hynix A-die memory chips. It runs natively at DDR5-2400 with timings of 40-39-39-77-116 (1.10V) but the single Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO profiles bump this up to 6400MHz at 1.40V (32-39-39-89-128).
The RGB system looks impressive with a large light bar covering the LEDs so it really stands out. There are two ways of controlling the RGB, via motherboard software (ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI) or by using XPG's own Prime software. At first glance Prime may not look as featured as some of its competitors – it only supports six effects; Static, Breathing, Color Cycle, Rainbow Wave, Comet and Moving Flash but it is easy to use and there are plenty of options to customise the supported effects with colour choice, brightness, effect speed and direction all changeable.
We found the 32GB kit of ADATA XPG Lancer Blade RGB DDR5-6400 memory on Amazon UK for £131.30 (inc VAT) HERE.
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Pros
- Overall performance.
- Build quality.
- RGB.
- Limited lifetime warranty.
Cons
- Only one memory profile for XMP and EXPO.
- Low profile at 40mm.
KitGuru says: The main selling point for the XPG Lancer Blade RGB is the claim that it is low profile but at 40mm it is questionable whether that is actually low profile. Overall the ADATA XPG Lancer Blade RGB DDR5-6400 performs well and the RGB is very effective.
