I’m having a hard time getting to 5200 MT/s on my lab server:
- Asus B650E-F ROG STRIX Gaming Wifi
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- 4x G.Skill Flare X5 F5-5200J3636D32G DIMMs (128GB)
I know Zen 4 “struggles” with 4 DIMMs but I was expecting to get better than 4800 MT/s
I’m running BIOS v3222 currently. I noticed that ASUS released v3265 recently but before I blindly upgrade (the release notes are sparse) I thought I would see if anyone on the L1 Forums has had a similar experience or suggestions - even if that’s “you have cheap memory, buy XXX instead”
When I first stood up the server, I spent nearly a week trying to get anything other than “Auto” for all of the memory settings to work with no luck.
Screenshots below of the fairly uninteresting BIOS settings (apologies for the quality - I’ll try to find my video capture device if I keep posting screenshots)
What the kernel reports:
# dmidecode -t 17
# dmidecode 3.6
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.6.0 present.
Handle 0x0014, DMI type 17, 92 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0011
Error Information Handle: 0x0013
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 32 GB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM 0
Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A
Type: DDR5
Type Detail: Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered)
Speed: 4800 MT/s
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Serial Number: 3450CBF6
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: F5-5200J3636D32G
Rank: 2
Configured Memory Speed: 3600 MT/s
Minimum Voltage: 1.1 V
Maximum Voltage: 1.1 V
Configured Voltage: 1.1 V
Memory Technology: DRAM
Memory Operating Mode Capability: Volatile memory
Firmware Version: Unknown
Module Manufacturer ID: Bank 5, Hex 0xCD
Module Product ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Manufacturer ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Product ID: Unknown
Non-Volatile Size: None
Volatile Size: 32 GB
Cache Size: None
Logical Size: None
Handle 0x0017, DMI type 17, 92 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0011
Error Information Handle: 0x0016
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 32 GB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM 1
Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A
Type: DDR5
Type Detail: Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered)
Speed: 4800 MT/s
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Serial Number: 215E19F7
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: F5-5200J3636D32G
Rank: 2
Configured Memory Speed: 3600 MT/s
Minimum Voltage: 1.1 V
Maximum Voltage: 1.1 V
Configured Voltage: 1.1 V
Memory Technology: DRAM
Memory Operating Mode Capability: Volatile memory
Firmware Version: Unknown
Module Manufacturer ID: Bank 5, Hex 0xCD
Module Product ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Manufacturer ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Product ID: Unknown
Non-Volatile Size: None
Volatile Size: 32 GB
Cache Size: None
Logical Size: None
Handle 0x001A, DMI type 17, 92 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0011
Error Information Handle: 0x0019
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 32 GB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM 0
Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL B
Type: DDR5
Type Detail: Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered)
Speed: 4800 MT/s
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Serial Number: AC514BF1
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: F5-5200J3636D32G
Rank: 2
Configured Memory Speed: 3600 MT/s
Minimum Voltage: 1.1 V
Maximum Voltage: 1.1 V
Configured Voltage: 1.1 V
Memory Technology: DRAM
Memory Operating Mode Capability: Volatile memory
Firmware Version: Unknown
Module Manufacturer ID: Bank 5, Hex 0xCD
Module Product ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Manufacturer ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Product ID: Unknown
Non-Volatile Size: None
Volatile Size: 32 GB
Cache Size: None
Logical Size: None
Handle 0x001D, DMI type 17, 92 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0011
Error Information Handle: 0x001C
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 32 GB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM 1
Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL B
Type: DDR5
Type Detail: Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered)
Speed: 4800 MT/s
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Serial Number: 535108F2
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: F5-5200J3636D32G
Rank: 2
Configured Memory Speed: 3600 MT/s
Minimum Voltage: 1.1 V
Maximum Voltage: 1.1 V
Configured Voltage: 1.1 V
Memory Technology: DRAM
Memory Operating Mode Capability: Volatile memory
Firmware Version: Unknown
Module Manufacturer ID: Bank 5, Hex 0xCD
Module Product ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Manufacturer ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Product ID: Unknown
Non-Volatile Size: None
Volatile Size: 32 GB
Cache Size: None
Logical Size: None
Interstingly enough the kernel is reporting 1.1v while the BIOS is clearly set to 1.25v (over-volting to get a clean memtest run)
Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated!



