LPDDR5X | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:31:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png LPDDR5X | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Modder puts 32GB of LPDDR5X-7500 memory on ROG Ally https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/joao-silva/modder-puts-32gb-of-lpddr5x-7500-memory-on-rog-ally/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/joao-silva/modder-puts-32gb-of-lpddr5x-7500-memory-on-rog-ally/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:30:58 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=639573 Upgrading the memory on a desktop is simple, but the new age of handheld gaming PCs is a different story, requiring specific teardown knowledge and the right tools for the job. Still, it is possible, as one modder was able to upgrade an ROG Ally with 32GB of ultra-fast DDR5 memory.  SlickBuys Mods and Repairs …

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Upgrading the memory on a desktop is simple, but the new age of handheld gaming PCs is a different story, requiring specific teardown knowledge and the right tools for the job. Still, it is possible, as one modder was able to upgrade an ROG Ally with 32GB of ultra-fast DDR5 memory. 

SlickBuys Mods and Repairs (via Club386) is a company that offers modding and upgrade services. In this video, you see one of its employees modding an ROG Ally, doubling the device's memory capacity while also increasing the memory speed from 6400 MT/s to 7500 MT/s, moving the default LPDDR5 RAM to LPDDR5X. This mod requires removing and replacing four memory modules, followed by removing and reprogramming the BIOS chip for the new modules. Failure to properly perform these steps can result in underwhelming performance or other unexpected issues.

The mod upgrades the original Samsung 16GB LPDDR5-6400 memory modules with a 4×4 GB (32Gb) configuration to Samsung's LPDDR5X-7500 memory with a 4x8GB (64Gb) configuration. This modification increases memory speed by 17%, which can significantly impact game performance because the AMD RDNA 3 iGPU depends on the system memory.

It's worth noting that there are currently no Ryzen Z1 systems with 32GB of RAM officially available, so the only way to get this is via modding.

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KitGuru says: Do you own an ROG Ally? Would you like to mod it for faster memory? 

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Samsung announces 8.5Gbps LPDDR5X memory https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/joao-silva/samsung-announces-8-5gbps-lpddr5x-memory/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/joao-silva/samsung-announces-8-5gbps-lpddr5x-memory/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:43:07 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=579037 Samsung keeps pushing the limits of LPDDR5X memory. Recently, the company announced their LPDDR5X chips, capable of achieving 8.5Gbps speeds, 1Gbps more than Samsung's previous maximum announced in March 2022. LPDDR memory is the most common type of memory used on mobile devices. However, it's starting to be used in other fields due to its …

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Samsung keeps pushing the limits of LPDDR5X memory. Recently, the company announced their LPDDR5X chips, capable of achieving 8.5Gbps speeds, 1Gbps more than Samsung's previous maximum announced in March 2022.

LPDDR memory is the most common type of memory used on mobile devices. However, it's starting to be used in other fields due to its combination of high performance and low power consumption. Some industries where we're seeing this include PCs, high-performance computing (HPC), servers and automobiles. In the future, Samsung believes LPDDR memory will also be used in other industries, namely artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse.

Samsung has been at the forefront of this technology for some years, and the new LPDDR5X-8500 memory is proof of that. Compared to the previously fastest LPDDR5X memory from Samsung, the new one is 1Gbps faster.

The new memory has already been validated for use on Snapdragon mobile platforms, meaning it shouldn't take long before phone and tablet manufacturers start using it on their devices. With that in mind, expect to see the first devices using LPDDR5X-8500 in late 2022/early 2023.

KitGuru says: As the use of LPDDR memory increases across different types of devices, we have been left wondering if they will ever become the standard for desktop systems. Do you think that will ever happen? 

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Micron reveals the specifications of its LPDDR5X memory https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/joao-silva/micron-reveals-the-specifications-of-its-lpddr5x-memory/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/joao-silva/micron-reveals-the-specifications-of-its-lpddr5x-memory/#respond Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:43:04 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=540347 A few months after the announcement of JEDEC's LPDDR5X standard in June, Samsung introduced the first LPDDR5X modules to the industry. Samsung will have some competition in this market now, as Micron has also unveiled its LPDDR5X memory chips. Micron's new LPDDR5X memory was announced during the MediaTek Executive Summit this week, MediaTek has already …

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A few months after the announcement of JEDEC's LPDDR5X standard in June, Samsung introduced the first LPDDR5X modules to the industry. Samsung will have some competition in this market now, as Micron has also unveiled its LPDDR5X memory chips.

Micron's new LPDDR5X memory was announced during the MediaTek Executive Summit this week, MediaTek has already validated Micron's LPDDR5X memory to be used alongside its new chip – the Dimensity 9000 5G, which should begin popping up in smartphones soon. The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 is the first to support LPDDR5X memory, offering a peak bandwidth of 60Gbps when combined.

Aimed at 5G applications and high-end smartphones, Micron's LPDDR5X memory is based on Micron's 1α DRAM technology, which allows it to support data rates up to 7.5Gbps, with samples going up to 8.533Gbps (JEDEC LPDDR5X standard) launching soon after. At 8.533Gbps, LPDDR5X memory is 33% faster than standard LPDDR5 memory.

Besides MediaTek, Micron is also working with other chipset vendors and smartphone manufacturers to optimise their products to its LPDDR5X memory.

KitGuru news: As the need for higher bandwidth in mobile devices increases, LPDDR5X will slowly become the standard. At the moment, it's completely new, and no devices feature such memory. However, it will eventually be as common as LPDDR5, and soon, you'll probably find it inside almost every smartphone, even your own. 

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Samsung launches industry’s first LPDDR5X memory module https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/joao-silva/samsung-launches-industrys-first-lpddr5x-memory-module/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/joao-silva/samsung-launches-industrys-first-lpddr5x-memory-module/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:14:56 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=539218 Samsung has been working on LPDDR5X memory for some time now, but now the tech is ready for the spotlight. This week, Samsung revealed the specifications for its LPDDR5X memory, based on the 14nm DRAM process node.  Samsung's LPDDR5X memory is a considerable upgrade over its predecessor, offering over 1.3x faster processing speeds, maxing out …

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Samsung has been working on LPDDR5X memory for some time now, but now the tech is ready for the spotlight. This week, Samsung revealed the specifications for its LPDDR5X memory, based on the 14nm DRAM process node. 

Samsung's LPDDR5X memory is a considerable upgrade over its predecessor, offering over 1.3x faster processing speeds, maxing out at 8.5Gbps, and consuming nearly 20% less power. These improvements make this memory solution suitable for more than smartphones, offering a competitive alternative for AI and edge applications.

Each LPDDR5X chip from Samsung comes with 16GB, an increase of 8GB over its predecessor. This amount of memory per chip allows for memory packages to feature up to 64GB, which should come in handy as the need for high-capacity solutions increase.

With LPDDR5 still far from being widely adopted, it should still take some time before seeing the first devices using LPDDR5X memory. We would say that the first LPDDR5X-powered devices will hit the shelves in 2022, at the earliest.

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KitGuru says: Once LPDDR5X hits flagship smartphones, we should start to see more mid-range devices utilising LPDDR5 memory. Samsung has its own flagship Galaxy S22 coming up in just a few months, so perhaps that will also act as the debut for these new memory chips. 

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New LPDDR5X standard pushes memory up to 8533Mbps https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/joao-silva/new-lpddr5x-standard-pushes-memory-up-to-8533mbps/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/joao-silva/new-lpddr5x-standard-pushes-memory-up-to-8533mbps/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:47:30 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=525144 JEDEC has just published its new standard for LPDDR5X memory, an extension of LPDDR5 that aims to deliver improved performance and higher efficiency for mobile memory.  The updated LPDDR5 memory standard was designed to improve performance, power consumption and flexibility, resulting in improved efficiency on LPDDR5-powered devices, including smartphones, IoT devices, and AI applications. The …

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JEDEC has just published its new standard for LPDDR5X memory, an extension of LPDDR5 that aims to deliver improved performance and higher efficiency for mobile memory. 

The updated LPDDR5 memory standard was designed to improve performance, power consumption and flexibility, resulting in improved efficiency on LPDDR5-powered devices, including smartphones, IoT devices, and AI applications. The new standard increases memory frequency considerably, from 6400Mbps to 8533Mbps. Moreover, it also improves signal integrity with TX/RX equalisation and reliability through the new Adaptive Refresh Management feature, protecting the SDRAM's integrity.

The LPDDR5X memory standard is aimed at 5G applications, automotive, augmented/virtual reality and edge computing. As an extension of LPDDR5, the new memory standard offers higher bandwidth than the non-X standard, which will be crucial for the 5G development.

Various companies have already shown their support for the new standard, including Micron, Samsung, and Synopsys.

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KitGuru says: We still have to wait a bit before getting our hands on the first devices powered by LPDDR5X memory, but considering how fast mobile SoCs are evolving, we suspect that the first devices will arrive in 2022. 

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