New Innovations to DDR5 RAM with Corsair

RAM is a crucial aspect of any gaming PC, and you can never have such a thing as too much RAM. In fact, Corsair has been making innovative strides to help change the fundamental design of DRAM to boost maximum capacities, speeds, and, ultimately, performance.

Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at DRAM, its limitations, and the latest developments made by Corsair in their new generation of RAM kits.

The Difficulty with DRAM - New Innovations to DDR5 RAM with Corsair

What is DRAM?

Corsair Vengeance 32GB EXPO DDR5 RAM Kit

DRAM, or ‘’Dynamic Random Access Memory’’ is a type of volatile, short-term memory, found in gaming PCs and laptops. Responsible for temporarily storing data, DRAM communicates primarily with the CPU, processing and storing data as and when the CPU needs it.

However, since it is volatile, any data stored on the DRAM will be kept for as long as your PC or laptop is turned on. Once it is turned off, all of the data is lost and software, such as the operating system, is only restored again once the PC is turned back on.

There are numerous different types of DRAM – the most popular used today are DDR4 and DDR5. You can read more about DDR4, DDR5, and the differences between the two standards in our dedicated blog article.

The Limitations of DRAM:

Currently, you can find DRAM in sticks of 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB. Whilst the current max of 32GB is plenty for gaming, and content creation, faster RAM with a higher capacity, is a must-have for intensive workloads and applications. For those who edit videos, photos, 3D image rendering, or AI modelling, a higher RAM capacity, means more data can be processed simultaneously at faster speeds.

However, the current design and layout of DRAM single modules, don’t allow for a capacity greater than 32GB. For instance, if you require 64GB of RAM, currently you would need to utilise either a dual- or quad channel configuration.

The capacity of DRAM depends on its chip density. For example, in order to create a 64GB DRAM variant, there would have to be 32 chips on one single module. However, because of the lack of space on the PCB and the huge amounts of heat generated, this is currently not possible. Without a new, re-defined design, packing in any more chips onto a DDR5 DRAM module would result in poor performance, throttling, and overheating.

However, to combat this issue, Corsair has developed an innovative DDR5 design.

How Corsair are Changing DRAM

Corsair’s new modules have a capacity of 48 or 96GB.

In their 48GB RAM kits, this new design now allows for two 24GB sticks, with a chip density of 3GB, instead of the standard 2GB. This means less space is taken up on the PCB, massively reducing the amount of heat generated, allowing for greater RAM capacity.

Density per Die (IC) Gb	GB per IC	How many Dies (IC) needed	GB per module
16	2	4	8
16	2	8	16
16	2	16	32

Old Design

Density per Die (IC) Gb	GB per IC	How many Dies (IC) needed	GB per module
24	3	4	12
24	3	8	24
24	3	16	48

New Corsair Design

Upgrade to DDR5 Today!

If you want to upgrade your set up today, we have an incredible line of ultra-fast, high-capacity DDR5 RAM modules that are sure to boost your productivity and gaming performance.