AMD RAMP technology would be renamed EXPO, overclocking technology for DDR5

It appears that AMD is preparing a new memory overclocking technology to coincide with the adoption of DDR5 in its future consumer platforms. VideoCardz has been told by Disclosuzen, which has an enviable hit rate, who said that AMD EXPO (EXtended Profiles for Overclocking) is on its way to make a big difference in upcoming PC systems based on the AM5 Zen4 platform. The news follows confirmation that AMD’s AM5 platform will not support DDR4 memory.

AMD EXPO can be easily summed up as the AM5 platform’s alternative to Intel’s XMP 3.0 technology. In other words, it’s a new DDR5 memory technology that should make it quick and easy to apply optimal memory frequency, voltage, and timings, to improve on standard memory speeds.

An important feature of EXPO DDR5 overclocking technology, according to the source, is that it supports two memory profiles for compatible DDR5 kits, one designed for high bandwidth and the other for low latencies.

¿EXPO o RAMP?

Rumors about AMD preparing a new overclocking technology for DDR5 memory were heard last December, when the HWiNFO system monitoring tool added support for a feature called RAMP (Ryzen Accelerated Memory Profile) on AM5 platforms. The name of this feature seems to have changed to EXPO in the last few months, although it is possible that it is a different or separate function. AMD EXPO memory technology was featured in an AMD patent in February (refer to image above)

At a recent webinar, AMD’s Joseph Tao provided insights into overclocking DDR5 on the company’s future platforms. “Our first DDR5 platform for gaming is our Raphael platform, and one of the amazing things about Raphael is that we’re really going to have a lot of success with overclocking,” said Tao. “Speeds that you may not have thought possible may be possible with this new technology.” After this seminar, it seems safe to assume that the memory expert, Tao, was talking about EXPO.

AMD will likely go all-in on DDR5 for its 5nm Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ processors, due later this year.

Memory manufacturers are expected to switch production lines to DDR5 when possible in the coming months, but will supply and pricing be where AMD requires it for the Ryzen 7000 launch? Only time will tell, but it seems like a risky move as we approach the end of April.

Fuente: Tom’s Hardware