Ram speeds restricted?
Ram speeds restricted?
Your system is displaying a lower reported RAM speed because of how Windows handles memory timings and latency. The actual speeds from your motherboard and RAM are higher, but Windows may be caching or averaging the data to show a more stable number. This can happen if your RAM is not fully recognized or if there are driver issues. Try updating your RAM drivers, checking for conflicts, or using a different monitoring tool to verify the real speeds.
Did you turn on XMP settings? Also, avoid using the task manager to check RAM speeds—it tends to be unreliable. For accurate readings, use HWiNFO64 or CPU-z. Keep in mind these tools display half the actual speed because RAM operates at double data rate; 3600MHz should be listed as 3600MT/s.
It's a tracking tool that continuously monitors all your system sensors—temperature, voltage, frequency, etc. It's far more dependable than the task manager. Sure, you need to jump into BIOS to turn on XMP. ASUS places it in an odd spot, and I'm sure they label it DOCP on their AMD boards. It's probably called something like "Overclocking mode," where you pick the DOCP profile (it's been a while since I used an ASUS board).