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Samsung has just announced that it has developed the industry's first LPDDR5X memory, supporting the industry's highest performance at up to 10.7Gbps.

The South Korean giant uses 12nm-class process technology, with Samsung achieving the smallest chip size among existing LPDDR memory, which the company says solidifies its technological leadership in the low-power DRAM market. We have all seen the insatiable demand for AI, with on-device AI being a big future for processing AI workloads on devices, which is where low-power, high-performance LPDDR memory steps in.

YongCheol Bae, Executive Vice President of Memory Product Planning of the Memory Business at Samsung Electronics, said: "As demand for low-power, high-performance memory increases, LPDDR DRAM is expected to expand its applications from mainly mobile to other areas that traditionally require higher performance and reliability such as PCs, accelerators, servers and automobiles. Samsung will continue to innovate and deliver optimized products for the upcoming on-device AI era through close collaboration with customers".

Corsair has just announced that it has entered the DDR5 workstation memory market, with the introduction of its new WS DDR5 RDIMM memory kits.

The new Corsair WS DDR5 RDIMM memory kits have been engineered to offer uncompromising performance and reliability. They are compatible with Intel's new 4th Gen Xeon and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series CPUs. If you want to fill every DIMM slot of your motherboard, they come in huge 256 GB DDR5 memory kits.

Corsair says that with its memory kits coming in huge 256GB capacities, it will set a new standard for memory-intensive tasks like high-resolution media editing, 3D rendering, and of course, AI training. Corsair has carefully screened each DIMM, with the modules passing JEDEC specifications with higher timings and higher speeds, making sure you get the optimal performance for the huge workloads these DIMMs will crush.

V-Color has revealed some seriously speedy DDR5 system RAM which is getting on towards the 9GHz milestone for overclocking.

The new Manta XFinity RGB DDR5 memory modules are made in collaboration with MSI, and support being overclocked to a blistering 8600MHz (via Intel's XMP profile).

As V-Color observes, the RAM has been tested and verified on ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790I Lightning Wi-Fi (and Phantom Gaming B760I) motherboards, and it's turning the heads of some expert overclockers already.

Corsair has teamed with Chinese company Yeston on some new Sakura-themed Vengeance DDR5 memory, check it out:

The new Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory was spotted on Corsair's China Weibo account, showing off the new DDR5 memory modules with Sakura-themed flowers and anime-inspired characters dressed in beautiful bridal gowns. Each side of the Sakura-themed Vengeance DDR5 memory is styled differently, with one side featuring chibi stylings and the other having a more typical Japanese animation.

Inside, they're regular Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory that will work with either AMD Ryzen 7000 series "Zen 4" processors or Intel 12th Gen, 13th Gen, and 14th Gen CPUs if you've got the right motherboard ready for DDR5 memory. Corsair's new Sakura-themed Vengeance DDR5 memory seems only available in China for now, but hopefully, they make it across the pond.

Patriot has just teased that it partnered with MSI on some new Viper DDR5 memory, themed with a gorgeous all-white design and RGB lighting strip at the top. Check it out:

Patriot's Viper memory account on X said that this is NOT an April Fool's joke and that the MSI x Patriot Viper DDR5 memory was "coming soon." The new all-white DDR5 memory will be part of the Viper Extreme 5 RAM family, but we don't know how high the speeds will be.

Micron teased some incredible new 256GB MCR DIMM memory modules at NVIDIA's recent GPU Technology Conference (GTC) last week.

The new Micron 256GB DDR5-8800 MCRDIMMs have been designed for next-generation servers, and being at GTC 2024, you'd think they're being aimed at AI systems and servers, including Intel's new Xeon Scalable "Granite Rapids" processors, with Micron already sampling the new 256GB modules to customers.

Micron's new 256GB MCRDIMM in DDR5-8800 spec at GTC, as pictured by Tom's Hardware, was in tall form factor, but the company plans to offer its new MCRDIMMs in standard height for 1U servers and more. Micron is using monolithic 32Gb DDR5 ICs, but the tall form factor module uses 2-Hi stacked packages, meaning it will run a little hotter because there's less space for thermal dissipation.

ASUS has just announced that all of its Intel 700 and 600 series and its entire fleet of AMD AM5 socket motherboards, support up to 256GB of DDR5 memory.

The only exception to the new 256GB DDR5 RAM support upgrade to ASUS' fleet of motherboards is that they'll need to have 4 x DIMMs to have 64GB sticks in each of them for a total of 256GB. Motherboards with only two DIMM slots will now support up to 128GB of DDR5 memory.

64GB DDR5 memory modules are now out in the market, with ASUS updating its motherboard family to support these 64GB sticks for a total of 256GB memory. If you own an Intel motherboard based on the Intel 700 or 600 series chipset by ASUS, you'll need to update your BIOS to support 256GB of DDR5 memory. AMD users might not need to update their BIOS, but if there's a new one, you'll probably want to update just to be sure.

Crucial has just announced its new 12GB DDR5 memory DIMMs for both desktop PCs and laptops, which sits between 8GB and 16GB DIMMs.

We already have the usual 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB memory sticks, but also 24GB, 48GB, and 64GB DIMMs if you want oodles of RAM. Crucial's introduction of 12GB DDR5 memory DIMMs offers a 50% capacity boost over 8GB, offering 24GB in dual-channel DDR5 configurations (versus 16GB if you used 2 x 8GB sticks).

Crucial's new 12GB DDR5 memory is already listed on the Amazon UK website, spotted by industry insider "Momomo_US" on X. Crucial's new 12GB DDR5 sticks have a part number of "CT12G56C46S5" with speeds of DDR5-5600, but it can be downclocked to 5200 and 4800 if required.

V-color has just unveiled its latest DDR5 OC R-DIMM series memory, which is optimized for AMD's new WRX90 workstation motherboards and CPUs.

The new v-color DDR5 OC R-DIMM has been engineered from the ground up to meet the demand of new AI developers, heavy render modeling, simulation tasks, and high-end performance users. The new series comes with a new technology that targets a known issue with overclocking R-DIMM memory: high temperatures.

To deal with the high temperatures, the new v-color OC R-DIMM for WRX90 features a new micro-heatsink that protects the RCD and PMIC from high temperatures without compromising room for air flow. V-color's new DDR5 OC R-DIMM has been tested with "amazing results" on the ASRock WRX90 WS EVO, ASUS PRO WRX90E-SAGE SE, and Super Micro motherboards.

ADATA has just unveiled a brand new DDR5 memory thermal coating, which, when applied to the PCB, increases cooling efficiency by over 10%.

The new coating on XPG DDR5 memory is impressive, not only does the PCB thermal coating cool the memory temperatures, but it will increase the performance and lifespan of ADATA's overclocked XPG and RAMP DDR5 memory modules. ADATA will fully launch its new Lancer Neon RGB DDR5 and Lancer RGB series memory modules with its new PCB thermal coating at Computex 2024 in a few months time.

ADATA explains: "Therefore, XPG is leading the industry in applying PCB (printed circuit board) thermal coating technology to overclocked memory, effectively reducing temperatures by more than 10%. Real-world testing demonstrated an 8.5C temperature reduction in overclocked DDR5 memory with PCB heat-dissipating coating technology compared to standard overclocked memory and an enhanced heat dissipation efficiency of 10.8%."