I'm having an issue where my PC is showing the DRAM speed as 4800MHz when I start Windows, even though I expected it to be 6000MHz since EXPO is enabled. Can anyone offer advice on what might be happening or how to fix this?
3 Answers
Make sure XMP is enabled in your BIOS settings. This should help your RAM run at the intended speed.
Have you tried updating your BIOS? Sometimes a BIOS update can resolve issues like this. It's worth checking out!
You should download and run CPU-Z. In the Memory tab, it will show you the DRAM frequency. Remember, DDR stands for double data rate, so 3000MHz x 2 gives you 6000MHz. If you're not seeing that, let us know what CPU, RAM, and motherboard you have!
I have CPU-Z from my ASUS motherboard. It shows DRAM Frequency as 3000 MHz, and it fluctuates a bit, but I'm not sure if that's normal. My setup is ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi, AMD Ryzen 9800x3d, XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT, and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32 GB (2x16) DDR5-6000 CL30.
I updated the BIOS before I set EXPO, so that shouldn't be the problem.