Matrix Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Why it matters: SK Hynix is the first company to announce JEDEC-compliant DDR5 DRAM. With the current climate of declining DRAM pricing due to overproduction and low demand, it's a welcome announcement that promises to deliver higher-performing memory for all market segments in 2020, just in time for the release of new CPU architectures from Intel and AMD. SK Hynix, the world's #2 memory manufacturer according to research firm Trendforce, has taken the wraps off its upcoming DDR5 memory modules, beating rivals Samsung and Micron to the punch. DDR5 is the next generation of DDR memory and is expected to deliver higher bandwidth, speed and lower power consumption (or a combination thereof) than its predecessor, DDR4. At the base of SK Hynix’s announcement is its recently-developed 1ynm process technology, allowing the company to beat archrival Samsung to the release of the world's first JEDEC-compliant DDR5 DIMMs. The ‘y’ in 1ynm stands for the second iteration (i.e. after 1xnm) below 20nm, and generally accepted as being 14nm/16nm. So, what’s SK Hynix showing off? DIMMS (both Registered and Unbuffered DIMMs) sporting 8x16Gb (gigabit) modules of DDR5 rated at PC5-5200 (i.e. 5200Mbps). That’s quite a jump (60%) over the top “standard” JEDEC DDR4 speed rating of 3200Mbps. The operating voltage on these modules is now 1.1V with power savings as high as 30%, when compared to DDR4, claimed the memory maker. In its announcement, SK Hynix also stated that the JEDEC validation process involved testing out the DRAM with a major chipset manufacturer, with testing carried out on both Server and Desktop boards. The announcement is purposely fudgy about who that is, but you can take the 2020 timeline as a sure bet as both Intel and AMD have announced major CPU overhauls for that year (Intel's infamous 10nm CPUs and AMD's Zen 3). source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted November 16, 2018 Administrator Share Posted November 16, 2018 The only problems with such is that it again requires new motherboards making previous gen motherboards and RAMs outdated. Another thing is, lets hope it does not cause confusion with the similarly named graphics RAM out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjall Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 3:08 AM, DKT27 said: The only problems with such is that it again requires new motherboards making previous gen motherboards and RAMs outdated. Another thing is, lets hope it does not cause confusion with the similarly named graphics RAM out there. can't disagree with you, I am also not in a hurry for them to release this considering the high cost of ddr4 ram we already purchased which I hope can last me until 2020 if not longer for my current config. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted December 1, 2018 Administrator Share Posted December 1, 2018 5 hours ago, mjall said: can't disagree with you, I am also not in a hurry for them to release this considering the high cost of ddr4 ram we already purchased which I hope can last me until 2020 if not longer for my current config. What's also worth mentioning is that how much is it required. For example, when DDR4 came, on basic speeds, everyone said that it does not make much difference in actual real situations. However, when AMD released Ryzen and people started using faster speed RAM, many started noticing that going for higher speed versions of DDR4 on AMD actually helped in gaming and such. For DDR5, who knows, the starting speeds might again make people say that in real situations it's not much different than DDR4, but when it gets better over time, you will see faster speeds getting more common and suggested more I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurch234 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 On 11/15/2018 at 8:08 PM, DKT27 said: similarly named graphics RAM out there Yeah. Hynix video memory sure seems to have a bad reputation. A lot of gamers complained when graphic cards companies switched to the less expensive Hynix during the shortages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkc21 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 1:08 AM, DKT27 said: The only problems with such is that it again requires new motherboards making previous gen motherboards and RAMs outdated. Another thing is, lets hope it does not cause confusion with the similarly named graphics RAM out there. come on, it'll be fully adopted like DDR4 in no less than 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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