PC not booting at 1733MHz. What's going on?
PC not booting at 1733MHz. What's going on?
Sure. It can handle whatever he needs as long as the memory controller and the board are compatible. I’d believe the main constraint here is the less advanced motherboard being used.
Based on my observations, the tomahawk should be at least satisfactory. If the board is to blame, this CPU would require the premium features of a top-tier board—more costly than the CPU itself.
It varies based on the BIOS versions and their configurations. With only Asus boards in my collection, I can only discuss my B450M-A and it won’t match what my B450-I ROG board achieves. Not even close. The CPU and RAM are identical during testing. Still, each system has its own differences, so he has to rely on trial and error.
Comparing 2-DIMM and 4 DIMM is tricky, but B450M-A remains a budget build no matter how you look at it. Tomahawk sits mid-tier among its offerings around that era. It’s a tough situation for the OP, and it feels like a missed opportunity to invest in that memory module right now.
And I don’t react to any moves on my Itx board. I can really push every memory controller on each CPU I own with it.