[SOLVED] best RAM speed in MHz for ryzen 5 1600

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okay so im trying to find out what would be the best possible RAM speed for my ryzen 5 1600. i am currently at 1400Mhz on both 4Gb ram sticks. it is at 2800 for the frequency in bios
 
Solution
Like Intel, Ryzen doesn't have ram speed limits other than what can be accomplished by the cpu and what is allowed by bios. I've seen 3600 on a 1st release, but it was junk because of cpu limits of 3466MHz for infinity fabric.

The biggest issue facing first release was compatability. Samsung B-die had the best at 3200/14 and a few 3200/16's, SkHynix with the popular Corsair LPX had the worst and you were lucky to get 2400 out of a pair. Agesa has since rectified most of that, but generally 2933MHz was the best ppl got without using B-die.

Not sure exactly how much of that is still in affect, or how much Agesa has fixed the issue, since with subsequent Agesa releases people have quit complaining and having measuring contests to see...
okay so im trying to find out what would be the best possible RAM speed for my ryzen 5 1600. i am currently at 1400Mhz on both 4Gb ram sticks. it is at 2800 for the frequency in bios
That would be 2800MHz as you see it in BIOS. Official support for the Ryzen 1000 series is 2666MHz RAM, you might get lucky and have some CPU/motherboards support higher than that. About the absolute highest I have ever seen on 1st Gen is 3200MHz and only with the most current BIOS.
 
Just for myself, when I had my R5 1600, I was able to clock my RAM at its rated speed of 3000MHz via the motherboard. Didn't seem to have any sort of problem and reported speeds on monitoring software seemed to confirm that it was running at that speed.

IIRC, JeremyJ is spot on for the 3200MHz reference as I seem to recall reading that possibility. But, yes, htat may depend on what your MB BIOS is capable of supporting.

Good luck!
 
Like Intel, Ryzen doesn't have ram speed limits other than what can be accomplished by the cpu and what is allowed by bios. I've seen 3600 on a 1st release, but it was junk because of cpu limits of 3466MHz for infinity fabric.

The biggest issue facing first release was compatability. Samsung B-die had the best at 3200/14 and a few 3200/16's, SkHynix with the popular Corsair LPX had the worst and you were lucky to get 2400 out of a pair. Agesa has since rectified most of that, but generally 2933MHz was the best ppl got without using B-die.

Not sure exactly how much of that is still in affect, or how much Agesa has fixed the issue, since with subsequent Agesa releases people have quit complaining and having measuring contests to see who has faster ram.

Chances are pretty good if you get ram that's amd tested like the X code gskill or Neo's that you'll not have any issues getting 3200 out of 3200 ram and might even push for a slight OC upto closer to 3400, but I'd not suggest trying for over 3433MHz.
 
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DDR4 3200mhz is usually about as high as you can get and is ideal for performance. Try the latest bios for best ram compatibility.

Bdie isn't exclusively the only kit that hits 3200mhz. I had Samsung e die (g.skill Ripjaws 5 3200mhz cl16) hit 3200mhz and even overclock a bit on an R3 1200.