3200 MHz memory operating at 2667 MHz
3200 MHz memory operating at 2667 MHz
I recenly bought a HP pavilion gaming laptop (15-ec1020nl, official info about the computer ), it was shipped with 2x4gb 3200mhz sticks, I wanted to upgrade to 2x8gb so I bought a Balistix kit on Amazon , it has arrived and on the "box" it states that it was a 3200mhz kit. When I put it in the laptop tho, it was showing them as 2667mhz. I tried putting the old ones back in and they still are shown as 3200, any idea? If more information is needed, just ask for it. The cpu is an AMD 4800h, yes, it supports 3200mhz ram. I tried using the AMD Ryzen master software but it says my cpu isn't supported so I can't use that to tweak values. Since the computer is a budget gaming laptop its bios doesn't have many options and i don't think I saw the xmp option at all, plus I found a post about it in the HP forums that says that it actually doesn't have it but, I mean, it actually wouldn't change anything since the other sticks run at 3200mhz, any idea?
The RAM purchased only operates up to 3200 MHz via an XMP profile set at 1.35 volts. Standard DDR4 voltage requirements are 1.2V. Your laptop may not recognize XMP profiles or run memory at that voltage, which would then default to the JEDEC profile it supports. If the BIOS lacks an XMP option, you can either maintain performance at 2666/2667 MHz or purchase RAM with a JEDEC profile supporting 3200 MHz at 1.2V without using XMP.
I have the identical laptop and same RAM as before. I returned them and purchased a Crucial 3200mts kit that runs at 3200MHz right out of the box. I’m considering alternatives since it’s a bit pricier and also uses Cl22, while Ballistix offers Cl16.