Installation and Overclocking
We installed the CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz Memory into our MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY motherboard that is paired with a 12900K processor. The RGB entered a default pattern that paired with the other RGB bling on our test rig.
By default, the modules load up the base timings described above which is PC5-38400 (4800MHz) at 40-40-40-77, but throwing the XMP switch bumped it up to PC5-48000 (6000MHz) at timings of 36-36-36-76. We were able to boot into Windows 11 and start benchmarking without an issue.
CORSAIR iCUE Software
CORSAIR publishes its iCUE software to control everything that is in its universe. Some folks love it, some folks hate it. This reviewer noticed that the latest version (4) exceeds a 1GB download size. That being said, it’s also one of the most mature full system control software on the market, provided you stay in CORSAIR’s playground.
For the CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz Memory, iCUE allows you to control the RGB LEDs in a variety of patterns and colors, presents temperature and voltage information, and allows you to set alerts for if it gets too hot in the kitchen.
Overclocking
From an overclocking perspective, there wasn’t a ton of headroom in these modules, but at least there was some. We were able to boost voltage up to 1.4375V (from the 1.35V used for the XMP profile) and started to gain some speed.
We were able to get into Windows at 6400MHz, however, that was not long for the world. Bumping it down to 6200MHz using the XMP timings of 36-36-36-76, we were able to run some benchmarks, however, it was still refusing to game and was failing PRIME95 fairly quickly.
Finally, we boosted the latency timings to 40-40-40-84 at 6200MHz and the test rig was completely stable. We declared victory and proceeded to benchmark at the overclocked speed.
