why does my bios say my ram speed is 1600?

[Majestera]

i got 8gb of ram, its 2133 speed, but in my bios says its 1600 speed
the mobo supports 2133 so i dont know why its saying its 1600?

 

[profoundnoah]

Make sure that you have XMP mode activated. Without it it will run at standard 1600 speed.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Duplicate thread. Answer here: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2952464/ram-1600-bios.html

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