I'm curious if using a 4400MHz DDR4 XMP RAM kit (8GB + 8GB) will be compatible with my Ryzen 7 2700X. My motherboard lists this RAM kit on its QVL, but I want to know what speeds I can realistically expect to achieve with this CPU.
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Yeah, as everyone else mentioned, that’s not going to work out well. Just so you know, even if you could run it at 4400MHz, you probably wouldn't see a big performance boost compared to running it at 3600MHz anyway. Best to just set it up at 3600MHz in your BIOS with reasonable timings and see if that’s stable. If not, drop it down to 3200MHz. And if you don’t already own that RAM, I wouldn’t spend extra on it over a slower kit — especially with AM4.
No chance at 4400MHz. The memory controller in the Ryzen 2700X really struggles with anything over about 3600MHz, and even that’s risky. It’s best to turn on XMP, set it to 3200MHz to prevent issues, and tweak your primary timings as needed.
You probably won't be able to run it at 4400MHz. The memory controller in the Ryzen 2000 series usually maxes out around 2933MHz or 3000MHz, and even 3200MHz is a stretch. Aiming for those speeds might be more realistic.
Definitely not with the 2700X, it's likely to top out around 3200MHz. Most of the older Ryzen 1 chips don’t even handle 3600MHz well, you’re looking at stability only with newer models.
What about if I upgrade to a Ryzen 7 3700X? Would 4400MHz work with that?