Question I am confused about my ram speed

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Hello

I decided to build a pc about two months ago. So far I am impressed with its performance. I use it for gaming, work and everyday tasks. I have been using a laptop before and having a pc is a new experience, so I cannot tell if something's wrong, but I have recently discovered that windows task manager says that my ram is 1600mhz while it is 3200mhz. I' ve applied profile 1. I' ve seen a lot of people saying it is normal because it is dual data rate, but on friend with a similar pc to mine, task manager says that his ram is 3200mhz. Have I done something wrong? Can I fix this?
PC specs
-AMD ryzen 7 2700x
-Msi radeon rx 580 8gb
-ballistix sport 16gb 3200mhz cl16
-asus prime b450m-a/csm

thank you
 

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Hello

I decided to build a pc about two months ago. So far I am impressed with its performance. I use it for gaming, work and everyday tasks. I have been using a laptop before and having a pc is a new experience, so I cannot tell if something's wrong, but I have recently discovered that windows task manager says that my ram is 1600mhz while it is 3200mhz. I' ve applied profile 1. I' ve seen a lot of people saying it is normal because it is dual data rate, but on friend with a similar pc to mine, task manager says that his ram is 3200mhz. Have I done something wrong? Can I fix this?
PC specs
-AMD ryzen 7 2700x
-Msi radeon rx 580 8gb
-ballistix sport 16gb 3200mhz cl16
-asus prime b450m-a/csm

thank you
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DDR4-3200 means:
Double Data Rate 4 - 3200MT/s (1600MHz x2)