

Moving onto the lighting improvements claims, Gigabyte says the new modules (and dummies) include a greater number of built-in RGB LEDs. That is about a 4 per cent uplift in memory read/write performance. On Aorus Z390, X570 motherboards, and XMP enabled on the new BIOS, "users can activate the Memory Boost function and boost their memory frequencies to 3733 MHz without tweaking the timing," it says. Gigabyte mentions that performance can be improved further. Doing my sums (using clock speed and CAS latency figures) it seems like the real-world latency of these modules is very similar to their predecessors - about 10ns. Gigabyte's new modules run at DDR4 3600, however one must note the timings of 18-19-19-39, with greater latency. A HEXUS approved award was given to the memory kit thanks to the quality construction, appealing light diffusion, and use of Samsung B-die ICs but we thought the kit was literally outshone by Corsair RGB memory modules that had been in the labs previously. This reviewed kit offered DDR4-3,200 speeds and 16-18-18-38 timings allied to the usual enthusiast-level 1.35V. To recap on the prior offering you can head on over to the HEXUS review of the first gen Aorus RGB Memory 16GB DDR4-3200 (GP-AR32C16S8K2SU416R) kit. The kits carry on being optionally accompanied by 2x dummy RGB modules to fully populate the target system's typical 4x DIMM slots. The Taiwanese computers and components firm touts its latest Aorus RGB Memory 16GB 3600MHz kits (2 x 8GB models) as offering both "superior performance and upgraded LED modules".


Gigabyte has launched its second generation Aorus RGB Memory kits.
