Kingston Renegade DDR5 RGB Non-Binary DDR5 Memory Performance Comparison Unboxing Review

After almost a year of waiting for the "Non-Binary DDR5 Memory", which was announced at the beginning of this year, Kingston has finally started the mass production, and at COMPUTEX 2023, Kingston will debut its Non-Binary DDR5 memory, and I believe everyone is as curious as the author is! What is the difference between non-binary and traditional binary memory in terms of performance and overclocking space? Today, I am going to open the box for you to test Kingston Renegade DDR5 RGB non-binary and binary memory, to compare the performance of different capacities of memory storage particles with the same series and 7200 MT/s frequency.

Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 memory specification:

Capacity: 48GB (2x 24GB)
Speed: DDR5 7200 MT/s
Chronology: CL38-44-44-105
Voltage: 1.45V
Specification: 288-Pin DDR5 UDIMM
Size: 133.35mm x 44mm x 7.66mm
Overclocking Support: Intel XMP 3.0 Certified (Extreme Memory Profile)
Warranty: Lifetime Limited Warranty

 

non-binary system FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s Memory Unboxing

Currently, Kingston's official website only indicates that Renegade DDR5 RGB and Renegade DDR5 will be released in non-binary capacity, but the first ready model is the Renegade DDR5 RGB (KF572C38RSAK2-48) in black and silver, so the author went to apply for a set of them to test it out of the box.

The non-binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 48GB is only available up to 7200 MT/s, so if you want to buy the current T1 class 8000 MT/s, you'll have to wait for Kingston for a little while, and I won't introduce you to the exterior part of the device because it doesn't change anything.

∆Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 memory for both Intel and AMD platforms.

∆Only supports Intel XMP 3.0 overclocking parameter, AMD platform has to apply A-XMP, the product model number is KF572C38RSAK2-48.

 

If you are interested in the details of the exterior, you can refer to my previous unboxing of theThe Beauty of the Iceberg Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 16GBx2 Silver & White Memory Unboxing and Review、Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 Unboxing and TestingThe two articles on black and white and RGB lighting effects have their own introductions, so I won't repeat them here.

∆ The black and silver is still as cool as ever, and the author has always been attracted to the look of this set as early as last year.

∆ Rear view angle.

The ∆ 24GB x2 also uses a single-sided particle configuration.

 

FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 Memory Parameter View

Let's go into the BIOS and system to check the parameters of today's protagonist “Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2”, the test platform this time adopts Intel's 13th generation platform supporting DDR5 memory and XMP 3.0. The test was conducted using an MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY motherboard and an i9 13900K processor.

Testing Platform

Processor: Intel Core i9 13900K(QS)
Cooler: LIAN LI Galahad II LCD 360 (full speed)
Water-cooled fan: LIAN LI UNI FAN P28 x3
Motherboard: MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY (BIOS version: 7D29v1D)
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GB x2 & 16GB x2
Display Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC
Operating System: Windows 11 Professional 21H2
System Drive: WD BLUE 3D NAND SATA M.2 2280 SSD 500GB
Gaming Disk: Intel 670P 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD (Solidigm)
Case: STREACOM BC1 Benchtable V2
Power Supply: MONTECH TITAN GOLD 1200W
Graphics driver: GeForce Game Ready 537.42

 

In the BIOS of the MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY motherboard, you can see that there are three XMP Profile profiles built into this set of memory, which are DDR5 7200, 6400, and 6000, and if you want to get the best performance, you can directly select the XMP Profile 1 profile 7200 CL 38-44-44-105 1.45V, but if your platform is poorer, there are two other frequencies available down the line. However, if your platform is not good enough to compete, there are two other frequencies available.

A closer comparison shows that the XMP Profile 1 parameter written in the SPD of the non-binary 24GB x2 is the same as that of the binary 16GB x2, 7200 CL 38-44-44-105 1.45V, but the XMP Profiles of the non-binary 24GB x2 are 6400 and 6000, which are not the same as those of the binary 16GB x2, DDR5 6800 and 6400, with a relatively conservative DDR5 6000 reserve. DDR5 6800 and 6400 are not the same arrangement as the binary 16GB x2, and a relatively conservative DDR5 6000 is added as a reserve.

In addition, these two XMP Profiles at the DDR5 6400 frequency also use the same timing parameters, both are DDR5 6400 MT/s CL 32-39-39-80 1.4V.

∆There are three XMP Profile parameters available, with the relatively conservative DDR5 6000 being used for worst-case scenarios (some people's platforms will still be branded after all).

∆ JEDEC frequency is DDR5-4800.

∆ XMP Profile 1: DDR5-7200 CL38-44-44-105 1.45V.

∆ XMP Profile 2: DDR5-6400 CL32-39-39-80 1.40V.

∆ XMP Profile 2: DDR5-6000 CL32-38-38-80 1.35V.

 

Let's go back to CPU-Z for more information. The SPD page shows that the Kingston FURY Renegade RGB uses SK Hynix chips and supports the latest Intel XMP 3.0 one-click overclocking technology.

∆This is a screenshot of manual overclocking to DDR5 8200, please refer to the SPD information.

 

Compare the performance of Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s Memory on the internet.

Before we get into the performance comparison between non-binary and binary memory, I would like to remind gamers that this unboxing comparison "only applies to this platform and these two sets of memory in my hands", different processors, motherboards, BIOS, and memory will affect the performance and overclocking space due to the version or the die/batch number, so I can run these results only for the hardware in my hands, and I believe that you all know that memory may have a performance gap due to different batches of die. I believe that all gamers know that memory may have performance gaps due to different batches of chips, not to mention the fact that the non-binary I have in my hands is 31 weeks old in 2023, while the binary I have in my hands is 15 weeks old in 2023, which is a gap of nearly 16 weeks between production batches, so today's test results are just for your reference and do not guarantee anything.

First of all, let's put the traditional binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 16GB x2 memory read/write performance charts for you to see. The software uses AIDA64's cache and memory test items, the 2 DIMMs can be overclocked up to the DDR5 8400 CL40, and the read/write is 129310 MB/s, 124830 MB/s and 58.2 ns latency using AIDA64 tests. MB/s, 124830 MB/s, and 58.2 ns latency.

∆ Binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 16GB x2 memory read/write performance test chart.

∆ can be overclocked up to DDR5 8400 CL40-49-49-132, where did the Copy score disappear to?

 

Next is the non-binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 memory read/write performance chart, the frequency and CL values are the same as the other contestant as far as possible to maintain a fair benchmark for side-by-side comparisons, you can see that before the DDR5 8000 CL36 I grabbed a bit looser timings, why would I do that? Because I know that these two groups can basically exceed the DDR5 8000, so I just grabbed the timings in front of me without tightening them, and accelerated the whole test process to get past the 8000 threshold and then started to tighten the timings, so that we can get to the main event that we all want to see! It's not that I'm lazy...it's called efficiency.

The non-binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 memory can also be overclocked up to DDR5 8400 CL40 in a 2 DIMM setup, with read/write speeds of 128,510 MB/s, 124,350 MB/s, and a latency of 59.3 ns using AIDA64.

In fact, by comparing the data in the chart, we can see that on the same platform, the Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s memory model is still better than the traditional binary 16GB x2 in terms of read/write performance, but just a little bit better.

∆ Non-Binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 memory read/write performance test chart.

∆ Non-binary 2 DIMM installations are also capable of overclocking up to 8400 MT/s.

 

We have also compiled a comparison chart of the latency of the two memories, and we can see that the latency of the two memories is closer in the XMP Profile 1 and DDR5 8200 CL38 frequencies. In comparison, the 16GB x2 has a lower latency, but the overall latency is no more than 63 ns.

∆ Delay Contrast Graph.

 

This is basically the end of the 2 DIMM dual-channel memory installation test, the author is not that good at memory overclocking, so it is more difficult to overclock it later. Finally, I also tested the overclocking limit of single 1 DIMM, but unfortunately the non-binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 memory could not exceed 8400 MT/s, while the traditional binary 16GB could be cooled to 8533 MT/s on a single strip of DDR5, but this part is just for fun! But this part is just for fun.

∆ Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 16GB x2 memory can be overclocked to DDR5 8533 CL40-49-49-134 with a single 1 DIMM air-cooled overclock.

∆ Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 16GB x2 memory results at a glance, click again if needed.

∆ Non-binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 memory performance at a glance.

 

Summary & Insights

This time, I've applied for the "Non-Binary Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 7200 MT/s 24GBx2 Memory" from Kingston to compare the results with the 16GB x2 memory that I already have in my hand. I've been curious about this since the announcement of the debut of non-binary memory, and finally I can satisfy my curiosity when I've been curious about this since the announcement of non-binary memory's arrival, and finally I've been able to take advantage of the fact that Kingston has begun mass production of the memory to satisfy my curiosity!

To summarize, the read/write performance is still a little better than traditional binary, the difference in each of the results is less than 5% which is basically negligible, but remember that the real advantage of non-binary is still in the same number of memory combinations, such as the common two dual-channel package, which allows for more memory capacity to be used. Latency is basically the same and not particularly high, so you get more memory for the same performance.

1 DIMM single root memory overclocking space is also 16GB x2 can be overclocked higher, but may be the author's kung fu is not good only air-cooled overclocked to 8533 MT/s CL40-49-49-134, if you are interested in manual overclocking also welcome to share with me to see how high you overclocked!