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Sometimes, XMP speeds can be good with a small amount of ram but will fail with more ram due to a week memory controller, particularly on earlier Ryzen CPUs. | Sometimes, XMP speeds can be good with a small amount of ram but will fail with more ram due to a week memory controller, particularly on earlier Ryzen CPUs. | ||
For XMP overclocked ram, it's best not to mix ram models. | For XMP overclocked ram, it's best not to mix ram models. Otherwise, downclock to the lowest common specs.<br> | ||
For JEDEC stock ram, it's usually okay to mix models as long as both have the same specs. | For JEDEC stock ram, it's usually okay to mix models as long as both have the same specs. | ||
In general, you want the highest MHz and the smallest CAS latency. | In general, you want the highest MHz and the smallest CAS latency.<br> | ||
For Ryzen 3000/5000 and Intel 8/9th gen, '''only up to DDR4-3200 is officially supported'''. | For Ryzen 3000/5000 and Intel 8/9th gen, '''only up to DDR4-3200 is officially supported'''.<br> | ||
For most applications, DDR4 memory speeds have diminishing returns above 3000 MHz so don't spend too much extra. | For most applications, DDR4 memory speeds have diminishing returns above 3000 MHz so don't spend too much extra. | ||