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Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB RAM Quick Review: Fast & Sleek DDR5 RAM With ARGB

Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB

DDR5 RAMs offer significantly faster faster speeds than their predecessor, and are getting more commonplace as Intel 13th Gen and AMD Zen 4 processors roll out from the production line.

Thermaltake has sent us the TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB DDR5 RAM for review, with speeds up to 6,200 MT/s, it is certainly no slouch on paper.

Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB Specifications

Capacities32GB (16GB x 2)
Speeds6,200 / 6,000 / 5,600 MT/s
Latencies32-38-38-80
36-38-38-76
Voltage1.3V
Performance ProfileIntel XMP 3.0 / AMD EXPO Ready

Design

Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB RAM Quick Review: Fast & Sleek DDR5 RAM With ARGB 7

The Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB comes in two colour options: black and white. Whichever colour you choose, the RAM has a two-tone finish, with one side being grey with geometric line accents. An ARGB light strip runs along the top of the heatsink too.

The Thermaltake and product line logo is placed at the black/white corner.

Test Bench Specifications

For our test bench, we used the 6,000MT/s variant.

ProcessorRyzen 9 7900
GPUMSI Gaming Trio X GeForce RTX4070 Ti
MotherboardMSI MPG X670E Carbon WiFi
RAM32GB (16GB X 2) Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG RGB DDR5 6,000MT/S
StorageWD Black SN770 1TB
CPU CoolerMSI CoreLiquid K360
Power SupplyMSI MAG A850GF 80 Plus Gold

Performance

Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB RAM Quick Review: Fast & Sleek DDR5 RAM With ARGB 8

Being a DDR5 RAM with two channels per stick, the TOUGHRAM is capable of running quad channel with two sticks. This translates to much better performance, and when combined with significantly faster memory speeds, it easily crushes Cinebench R23.

In real world performance terms, the test system is blazingly fast, and can take on heavy workloads with ease. Turning on XMP profile allows the RAM to run at its rated speed, no overvolting and manual memory overclocking necessary.

Aesthetics

Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB RAM Quick Review: Fast & Sleek DDR5 RAM With ARGB 9

The TOUGHRAM is a great looking piece of memory kit. The geometric design looks sleek and futuristic, and the RGB strip helps take your PC customisation to the next level. While Thermaltake has its own RGB suite, MSI Center and ASUS Armory Crate are able to detect the RAM and change its lighting settings as well.

Our Verdict

Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB RAM Quick Review: Fast & Sleek DDR5 RAM With ARGB 10

In performance terms, DDR5 is much faster compared to the predecessor. However, the price of DDR5 RAM still remains a barrier for many to upgrade to the latest generation of processors.

Despite the hefty RM1,089 price tag, the Thermaltake TOUGHRAM XG D5 RGB is one of the more affordable high performance DDR5 RAMs out there. If you need a high performance DDR5 RAM right now, this should at least be in your shortlist.

For more information, please check out Thermaltake’s official website.

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