Our memory catalog tracks 1,250 DDR5 and DDR4 kits: AM5 / LGA1851 DDR5 (Corsair Dominator, G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo, Kingston Fury Beast), high-capacity workstation kits (96 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB), and DDR4 for upgrade builds. For DDR5 on AM5: the EXPO sweet spot is 6000 MT/s CL30 — faster kits run into the Infinity Fabric limit and lose performance. For LGA1851 Core Ultra: 6400–7200 MT/s works without manual tuning; 8000+ requires 1:1 IMC tuning. Capacity: 32 GB (2×16) is the gaming baseline, 64 GB (2×32) covers heavy multitasking + light AI workloads, 96+ GB only when running local LLMs or VMs. Avoid: 4-DIMM DDR5 on AM5 (signal integrity drops speed to 4800–5200), DDR4 on a new build, and "RGB tax" kits where the same JEDEC silicon costs 30%+ more for diffuser caps.
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