Intel 600-series and 700-series motherboards have welcomed the most recent 24GB and 48GB DDR5 reminiscence modules. The identical help might come to the AMD 600-series motherboards with the following AGESA firmware replace.
Whether or not you are on the lookout for the greatest RAM for gaming or work, DDR5 is bettering each in frequency and capability. The manufacturing of 24Gb dies enabled reminiscence producers to supply non-binary reminiscence module capacities within the form of 24GB and 48GB DIMMs. It is a pretty prospect for mainstream customers that want giant quantities of reminiscence however do not need to put money into an HEDT or workstation platform.
As an illustration, customers can have as much as 192GB (4x48GB) of reminiscence at their disposal on an everyday four-DIMM motherboard. Small type issue (SFF) system fanatics may even be delighted on the likelihood of working 96GB (2x48GB) on a mini-ITX motherboard — one thing {that a} mainstream shopper might solely dream of earlier than DDR5.
As we have seen with Intel’s motherboard companions, some motherboards help the most recent non-binary DIMMs proper off the bat whereas others require a firmware replace. It relies on the seller. In AMD’s case, the motherboard will certainly want new firmware. {Hardware} leaker chi11eddog (opens in new tab), a good supply of knowledge, claims that the upcoming AGESA 1.0.0.7 firmware ought to help non-binary DIMMs. AMD is probably going diligently working behind the scenes to make AM5 motherboards embrace 24GB and 48GB DIMMs.
Nearly all of AM5 motherboards are at present on the AGESA ComboAM5PI 1.0.0.5c firmware. Solely Asus has launched take a look at BIOSes (opens in new tab) for a handful of the corporate’s AMD 600-series motherboards with the ComboAM5PI 1.0.0.6 firmware. It is secure to imagine that the ComboAM5PI 1.0.0.6 firmware is not prepared for public utilization but. Assuming that chi11eddog’s data is correct, it’s going to take a while earlier than AMD releases the ComboAM5PI 1.0.0.7 firmware, which is the model that reportedly arrives with help for 24GB and 48GB DDR5 reminiscence modules.
Some AM5 motherboards can already boot with 24GB DIMMs, suggesting the shortage of optimizations prevents the reminiscence modules from working accurately on the motherboards. It needs to be straightforward to unravel since we’re coping with capability as a substitute of frequency. First-generation Ryzen processors struggled with reminiscence help, and the identical could possibly be mentioned about Intel’s Haswell-E HEDT chips. Nevertheless, these have been about reminiscence pace. Reminiscence capability might be a extra easy matter.
Sadly, we have not seen any AMD AGESA roadmaps currently, so it is unsure when the ComboAM5PI 1.0.0.7 firmware will arrive. Distributors are simply making the transition from 1.0.0.5c to 1.0.0.6, so it could possibly be weeks or possibly even months earlier than we begin seeing 1.0.0.7 in beta BIOSes.