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josef264
Journeyman III

Is 6000MHz+ RAM Unstable on AMD Systems?

I’ve heard that running RAM above 6000MHz on an AMD system can lead to instability. Is there any truth to this? If so, what causes it?

Would love to hear from anyone with firsthand experience or technical insights!

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FunkZ
Grandmaster

You will need to be more specific.

"AMD Systems" meaning what processor and chipset exactly?

 

Ryzen R7 5700X | B550 Gaming X | 2x16GB G.Skill 3600 | Radeon RX 7900XT
Ryzen R7 5700G | B550 Gaming X | 2x8GB G.Skill 4000 | Radeon Vega 8 IGP
Ryzen R5 5600 | B550 Gaming Edge | 4x8GB G.Skill 3600 | Radeon RX 6800XT
johnnyenglish
Big Boss

You probably mean the 7k series which introduced the DDR5 on AMD and popularized the 6000 value, there is some true at the very beggining, meaning, lots of people who purchased the memory kit outside the QVL had serious issues to get even 6000. But EXPO certified kits worked pretty well from the get go. My G.Skill was easy to set.

If you mean the 9k Ryzen series, they can really do much better than 6000, not sure about the gains as I pull my numbers from user posting benchmarks on Youtube.

 

In conclusion, stability comes from several factors, not just the rated speed/mts.

 

There are folks who get lucky with the IMC and will get 6400 on 7k Ryzen series but gains are actually low'ish. This is why 6000 was popularized as the sweet spot.
Don't forget CAS Latency plays a good deal, and if you put 4 sticks you'll get less chances to attain higher values like 6000, as you overburden the IMC. (IMC = Integrated Memory Controller)
Then there are other options that can increase stability and decrease boot times, forcing the memory to train every boot. I use Memory Context Restore set to Disabled, 20secs is not that much and I'm crash free since I've set it that way.

 

Recommendations:

Always make sure you get a kit from QVL and is EXPO certified.


Good Luck

The Englishman
Koyote7667
Miniboss

2 7800x3ds since launch day -At first, it was rough, but now, its smooth and easy. both could do 6400, but i ran them both at 6000, tighter timings (1:1) and lower voltage. There wasnt any benifit i saw with 400 more. (i just game)

now 2 9800x3d chips. Run both at 6200, cl28, real tight timings. 

 

Zero issues. Temps are killer, yadda yadda. 

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