{"id":3910,"date":"2022-01-18T16:51:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T16:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/18\/amd-to-take-on-intels-xmp-with-ryzen-accelerated-memory-profiles-on-am5\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T16:51:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T16:51:07","slug":"amd-to-take-on-intels-xmp-with-ryzen-accelerated-memory-profiles-on-am5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/18\/amd-to-take-on-intels-xmp-with-ryzen-accelerated-memory-profiles-on-am5\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD to Take on Intel’s XMP with Ryzen Accelerated Memory Profiles on AM5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Intel\u2019s Extreme Memory Profiles, known simply as Intel XMP, has been a marketing advantage for Intel for many years, as it associates the company\u2019s high-end processors with gamer-oriented high-performance RAM. While AMD supports XMP on Ryzen CPUs, the company is planning to push its own branded standard forward when DDR5 support arrives with its next-generation socket, AM5. This is not the first time AMD has done this (more on that later), but AMD\u2019s Ryzen brand is in a much more competitive position now than it was in years past, so its chances at success this time around are arguably higher than they\u2019ve ever been.<\/p>\n

Wccftech<\/a>\u00a0spotted the \u201cnews\u201d of this upcoming program in a list of new features in the HWINFO software program, which listed, \u201cAdded preliminary support of AMD RAMP.\u201d Going to the software version page<\/a> now shows that particular line of text is missing. Instead, the software company left a vague line that states it will be adding, \u201cEnhanced support of future AMD AM5 platforms.\u201d This line was there previously too and was not removed, possibly because it doesn\u2019t reveal anything particularly interesting.\u00a0Despite the deletion of the offending sentence, the software\u2019s author has confirmed the news on the Computer Base forum<\/a>, stating quite clearly that RAMP is AMD\u2019s answer to Intel\u2019s XMP technology.<\/p>\n

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For the uninitiated, Intel\u2019s XMP allows memory manufacturers to test their memory on specific platforms and figure out ideal settings for maximum performance. Those settings are then stored on a compatible memory stick\u2019s EEPROM, and enabled by turning on XMP in a motherboard\u2019s BIOS, effectively allowing for one-click overclocking. Currently, only Intel\u2019s Alder Lake platform supports DDR5 memory, with AMD\u2019s current AM4 platform only allowing DDR4. That will all change when AMD rolls out its new AM5 socket later this year with Zen 4 however, and the timing might work in AMD\u2019s favor as there\u2019s currently a DDR5 chip shortage<\/a> that is preventing mass adoption of the nascent memory technology.<\/p>\n

The adoption of memory profiles for AMD platforms for DDR5 will theoretically allow the company to close the speed gap with Intel, as its XMP technology can allow for very high clock speeds for system memory. As an example of the differential, DDR5 sticks can go all the way up to 6,000MHz, whereas current DDR4 sticks tend to run around 3,200 to 4,000Mhz or so, depending on the memory and platform. DDR5 may eventually hit frequencies like 8400MHz or higher, but we don\u2019t expect to see anything quite that fast this year.<\/p>\n

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Interestingly, at AMD\u2019s CES keynote<\/a> the company didn\u2019t mention this innovation at all, spending the presentation discussing its upcoming V-Cache CPU, its mobile lineup, and sharing a few details about the new AM5 socket. AMD has dabbled in this arena previously with X-AMP and just plain AMP, which stood for AMD Memory Profile, but neither technology has ever caught on in a way Intel\u2019s XMP has. However, with AMD\u2019s newfound market dominance, at least among the DIY enthusiast crowd, it certainly has a much better chance to succeed this time around due to both market and mind share it\u2019s acquired with its Zen CPUs over the past few years. That is, assuming it\u2019s implemented and actually stable at launch, which is always a question when a new technology is introduced on an all-new platform.<\/p>\n

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