Kingston Fury Beast Memory Review

Kingston Fury Beast

I recently purchased the Kingston Fury Beast 32GB DIMM Memory Module (KF556C40BB32) for my gaming rig.  The motherboard on my rig is the MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK and takes only DDR5 RAM.  I got it because it was fast and a good price and I wanted 32GB of RAM.  After making my purchase I realized that I should have purchased a 2x16GB set in order to take advantage of the dual-channel nature of my motherboard.  If I needed 64GB this would have been a good choice for future expansion, but 32GB is more than enough for a normal gaming rig, so my purchase was really a mistake.

This memory is new enough that there are no NewEgg reviews. 

It is seemingly fast but the specifications (below) tell the truth.  The response time can be calculated to find the true RAM speed (40/5,600,000,000)=7.14ns.  This is not a great response time and I was relatively unhappy when I did the calculations.  A DDR4 stick in my old system had a far faster response time and lower CL by comparison.  The current cost as of this posting was $125.82, not a terrible price for 32GB of DDR5 RAM.

Memory Details
Capacity 32GB
Type 288-Pin PC RAM
Speed  DDR5 5600 (PC5 44800)
CAS Latency  40
Voltage  1.25
Color Black
LED Color None

I would recommend looking for a dual-channel set of RAM.  I would also recommend you do the calculations and not just look at the MHz of the RAM.  dividing the CAS Latency by the frequency gives the RAM response time.  The G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 2x16GB by comparison is the same frequency with a CL of 36 giving it a 6.4ns response time.  That and it is $119.95.  Cheaper and faster.   In short, I do not recommend this RAM at this time.

Note:  This review is part of a classroom project.

References:

https://www.newegg.com/p/0RN-001J-013N1

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr5-sdram/p/N82E16820374332

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B650-TOMAHAWK-WIFI

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