Question My ram rated at 3200Mhz can only run at 2866Mhz

[Danfletcher]

I recently got a new PC, the motherboard is a MSI A520M Pro. The CPU is a Ryzen 4600G. I ended up getting mixed ram, one is a Vengeance 8GB 3200Mhz and the other is a Lexar 8GB 3200Mhz.

I can't make the ram run at 3200Mhz, the highest speed I can set it in the bios is 2866Mhz, if I try any other higher number the PC refuses to boot. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

I ended up getting mixed ram, one is a Vengeance 8GB 3200Mhz and the other is a Lexar 8GB 3200Mhz.
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if I try any other higher number the PC refuses to boot.
Might want to pass on a link to each of those sticks but if you also did a search across our forums, you'll learn that mixing and matching ticks of ram only leads to instability.

I recently got a new PC, the motherboard is a MSI A520M Pro.
What BIOS version are you on for your motherboard?

 

[Danfletcher]

The ram sticks are:
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB CM4X8GD3200C16K4 DDR4 3200MHz
1 x Lexar 8GB LD4U08G32C22ST DDR4 3200MHz

I updated the motherboard bios to the latest version. 7C96v1I 2024-08-21

I did think mixing ram could be an issue but I was very hopeful I would get 3200Mhz.

 

[--SID--]

The ram sticks are:
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB CM4X8GD3200C16K4 DDR4 3200MHz
1 x Lexar 8GB LD4U08G32C22ST DDR4 3200MHz

Mismatched RAM. Lucky you it runs 2866. I've seen much worse with unmatched sticks. If you want full potential of the system you buy a matched 3200 MT/s kit.

 

[Danfletcher]

The system did come with the Vengeance ram but with me being rather frugal I opted to pair it with a cheaper alternative. Even if I did buy the more expensive Vengeance ram I wasn't sure it would be 100% compatible as it does not come as a kit? But I guess same make is a lot better than different makes.

 

[Kona45primo]

Even same make and model can be temperamental. Running changes in production and different chip qualities from different batches can all effect compatibility. Mixing RAM is not recommended. Look for a used kit of Gskill Flare X CL14 @ 3200hmz. Should be cheap and has the ability to overclock well if that's something you're interested in.