XMP Option not showing up in BIOS Settings

Jul 30, 2018
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Recently, I tested my Desktop PC on userbenchmarks.com wherein it told me that my RAM was performing poorly. When I checked CPU-Z for DRAM Frequency it showed up to be just a 1000MHz, although it is a 2133MHz RAM. To solve this issue, userbenchmarks advised enabling XMP profile in the BIOS.

When I opened up the BIOS and went to enable the XMP, (according to the steps given in the manual to enable XMP) I found that there were no such settings. I checked all the tabs in BIOS but was unable to find any XMP option. I checked if my BIOS was updated to the latest version which it was.

I own an MSI B-150 PCMate Motherboard update to the latest BIOS/

This is my CPU-Z report and my complete system INFO

Kindly help.

[EDIT]I already tried the solution to a similar thread of resetting my BIOS, which didn't work
 
Solution
MSI B-150

This is not a overclocking motherboard, and XMP is per say overclocking RAM. So doubt it has that feature.

The ram speed is displayed that way in CPU- Z is correct. No errors there.


^ This is correct. The board supports DDR4 2133 and that's it so there is no XMP option in BIOS.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B150-PC-MATE/Specification

Edit: RAM is sold marketed at the effective speed. CPU-Z displays the actual speed of the RAM. Since it's DDR and DDR = double data rate you double the actual speed to get the effective speed. DDR4 3200 reads as 1600 in CPU-Z, DDR 3 1600 reads as 800 etc. This is because information is sent on both the rising and falling edges of the clock cycle.
 
CPU-Z will show you exact half of your maximum RAM frequency as it does not show you the maximum effective speed, but some kind of raw speed.

I have 1866 MHz RAMs and my CPU-Z shows my DRAM frequency is 933 MHz which is completely fine. Don't let these programs fool you. If you have 2133 MHz RAMs, then CPU-Z should show you the half of it - 1066, are you sure your DRAM frequency is 1000 and not 1066 ? Check CPU-Z under Memory tab. DRAM freq. should be 1066.

I don't know how ti exactly read and understand that report you shared, but I found one line saying, you have only Single Channel of RAM. If I am reading it correctly, you have only one stick of 16 GB RAM. That might be problem as well. You should get 2 RAMS sticks of 8 GB instead, with frequencies of 2133 if you wish - dual channel is much faster then single - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D8fhsXqq4o&feature=youtu.be