Further Empowering a New DDR5 Era
DDR5 memory has come a long way in the years since it was introduced alongside Intel's 12th Generation CPUs and Z690 platform in late 2021. In the early days, a memory kit running at 6000 MT/s was considered high end. Fast forward to 2025, such speeds are considered very much mainstream. Today, 7000 MT/s and even 8000MT/s speeds are consistently achievable with regular DDR5 memory.
But crossing DDR5-9000 is a lot more challenging. That's where CUDIMMs enter the picture. CUDIMM stands for Clocked Unbuffered Dual in-line Memory Module. With high quality DDR5 CUDIMMs, such as ADATA's XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5 memory, DDR5-9000 is not a pipe dream, but achievable on most Intel Z890 motherboards. And with a motherboard that supports higher speeds, particularly dual-DIMM motherboards, DDR5-9000 can actually be considered rather conservative.
Regular DDR5 memory needs to scale to higher speeds if it is to keep up with the insatiable bandwidth demands of large data sets, including AI and Deep Learning operations, rendering and encoding applications. However, it's not an easy thing to just increase memory clock speeds, given the electrical complexities inherent to high speed DDR5.
Faster speeds mean little if the system is not reliable. Reliability is especially important in environments where instability can cost money, but the high cost of enterprise-tier Registered DIMMs makes their use unfeasible. CUDIMMs are designed to solve the electrical stability issues that limit regular DDR5 from reaching what it is ultimately capable of, at a much more affordable price when compared to RDIMMs.

ADATA XPG Lancer CUDIMM memory incorporates a Clock Driver (CKD). This is the key component that allows such unprecedented memory speeds. It works by boosting and stabilizing signal integrity on the module itself instead of relying solely on the signals directly from the CPU.
The CKD is a small integrated circuit that receives the memory signals from the CPU's integrated memory controller. It then sends these signals onto the rest of the module's components. This is particularly beneficial in multi-channel systems where things like trace length, clock skew and jitter prevent DDR5 from operating at very high speeds.

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A New Horizon of Speed
Item | Details |
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Model | ADATA XPG LANCER CUDIMM RGB DDR5 MEMORY |
Form Factor | U-DIMM |
Speed | 8200, 8800, 9200, 9600 MT/s |
CAS Latency | 40, 42, 46 |
Capacity (Per Module) | 16GB, 24GB |
Heatsink Materials | 80% recycled Aluminum |
Operating Voltage | 1.4V TO 1.45v |
XMP support | 3.0 |
Warranty | Limited Lifetime |
ADATA Lancer CUDIMM memory is available in 8400, 8800, 9200, and 9600 MT/s speeds, and 2x16GB and 2x24GB capacities. A modern gaming system will work perfectly well with a 2x16GB kit, while users working with larger and more demanding data sets, or heavy multitaskers will be better served by a higher capacity 2x24GB kit.
Lots of memory bandwidth is usually a requirement for professional workflows, but it can benefit gamers too, particularly those with high end partnering components. Faster memory accesses are especially useful in games that incorporate things like high resolution textures, large open world environments, level transitions, and in-game AI.
Competitive gamers with high-end GPUs chasing hundreds of frames per second can also benefit from having very fast CUDIMM memory. In such scenarios, the CPU and memory can be a bigger bottleneck than the graphics card.
CKD Unleashes Soaring Speed and Stability
We were privileged to take a set of ADATA XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-9600 memory and take it for a spin with an ASRock Z890I Nova motherboard and Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor. Not only was such speed possible with no user intervention aside from enabling XMP, we were able to reach DDR5-9733 with a simple multiplier adjustment.

Not bad at all!
If you are fortunate enough to own a motherboard that supports even higher speeds, such as an ASRock Z890 Taichi OC Formula, MSI MEG Z890 UNIFY-X, or GIGABYTE AORUS TACHYON ICE, it's quite possible you'll be able to hit that (until now) elusive DDR5-10000 mark with ADATA XPG Lancer DDR5 CUDIMMs. But as always with overclocking, you'll need high quality partnering components (and a little bit of CPU lottery luck) to do so, while remaining stable.
Create a Personalized Lightshow
ADATA's Lancer RGB DDR5 memory is undoubtedly fast, but it brings more than just high speed and performance.
If you're going to spend money on a high-performance system, it must look good too. ADATA XPG Lancer RGB memory features attractive addressable RGB lighting across the top of each module. The lovely opaque lighting can be controlled with the XPG Prime software. XPG Prime supports other XPG products too, including AIO coolers, fans, keyboards and mice.

However, ADATA works closely with motherboard manufacturers as well, so if you prefer to control ADATA XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB memory via ASUS, ASRock, GIGABYTE or MSI software, you are free to do so, allowing you to blend XPG memory into any build theme you can imagine.
A New Trend for Green Gaming

ADATA is an environmentally conscious company. ADATA XPG Lancer CUDIMM memory adopts a heatsink that is made from 80% recycled aluminum, while the external packaging uses FSC certified paper, ensuring it is sourced from responsibly managed forests. Every little bit adds up, helping to pave the way to a more sustainable environmental future.
Energy-Efficient & Highly Reliable
ADATA XPG Lancer CUDIMMs are equipped with Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMIC), which means the modules themselves manage the power delivery to the various components across the module. That's in contrast to prior DDR standards which relied on the motherboard for power management. This helps to reduce overall power consumption and improve efficiency.

CUDIMMs, like all DDR5, includes On-Die ECC (Error Correction Code). It's not quite the same as full ECC memory, though (which is much more expensive). It's designed to correct bit errors within an individual DRAM chip. This is especially relevant for high-speed CUDIMMs. When combined with the Clock Driver chip and integrated PMICs, some ECC capability gives end users peace of mind that a system with ADATA XPG Lancer DDR5 CUDIMMs provides users with a stable system operating environment.
Overclocking Made Easy
Forget about lowly JEDEC DDR5-4800 speeds. You can double that. ADATA's XPG Lancer CUDIMMs are available in speeds of up to a blazing fast DDR5-9600, and there is overclocking headroom on top of that. In fact, if your CPU includes a high-quality memory controller, it's possible you might be able to reach that magical DDR5-10000 barrier.

But one doesn't need advanced overclocking knowledge to achieve the speeds on offer from ADATA XPG CUDIMM memory. Intel Z890 motherboards support XMP 3.0 meaning it's set and forget, eliminating the need for users to have knowledge of advanced BIOS settings.
Of course, the really fast ADATA Lancer CUDIMM memory is designed for enthusiast overclockers, but it's also available in speeds beginning at a still very impressive 8400 MT/s, as well as 8800 MT/s and 9200 MT/s varieties. So, there's a speed to suit any Intel Z890 motherboard. As always, check with your motherboard manufacturer's Qualified Vendor List (QVL) to ensure complete compatibility.

In conclusion, ADATA XPG Lancer RGB CUDIMMs offer higher speeds than regular DDR5. These impressive high speeds deliver better performance and scalability, power efficiency, and reliability for Intel Core Ultra 200S systems. Many different workflows involving large data sets will benefit, but that doesn't mean it's just for intensive workloads. Enthusiast gamers can also benefit.
With DDR6 memory still several years away, investing in a high-speed CUDIMM kit could be the last DDR5 purchase you'll ever need to make.