1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,280 Overclocking computer components has gone from exclusively the domain of enthusiasts 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:13,520 to something anyone can do with a couple of mouse clicks, and this has been especially true for RAM thanks to Intel's extreme memory profiles better known 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:20,240 as XMP. But XMP hasn't seen a significant update since 2007, 4 00:00:20,240 --> 00:00:26,080 so the powers that be decided it was time to finally give us one with the new XMP 3.0 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:32,400 due out with the release of DDR5 memory. To understand why XMP 3.0 is a big deal, 6 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:38,160 it'll help to give you a quick primer on what XMP is to begin with. So you know how when you buy 7 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:43,360 RAM, it has a speed and a set of timings listed on it. Well, if you've ever plugged a new stick 8 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:48,560 of memory into your motherboard, you might have seen that it defaults to a much lower speed. 9 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:53,440 This is because each generation of DDR RAM has a default speed that's set by an industry body 10 00:00:53,440 --> 00:01:03,440 called JDEC, or JDEC, or JDEC, JDEC. To ensure stability and compatibility. 11 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,680 This is the speed your RAM will run at unless you change your settings. 12 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:13,200 XMP was devised partially as a way to allow users to quickly set their RAM to the advertised speed 13 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:18,800 instead. RAM that supports XMP has a very small amount of internal storage that contains XMP 14 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:23,840 profiles from the factory with one of them matching the advertised speeds and timings. 15 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:28,480 To set it, you simply need to find the XMP setting in your BIOS, often on the front page, 16 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,720 and the system will automatically apply those settings for you. Although it's overclocking 17 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,200 in the sense that XMP makes the RAM run faster than the base JDEC specification, 18 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,200 you shouldn't have stability issues since the modules themselves are designed 19 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:45,600 to run at the speed printed on the label. Although XMP is an Intel technology, 20 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:52,320 it's also been implemented on AMD motherboards as AMP, DOCP, or EOCP. So if you have a CPU from 21 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,480 Team Red, look for one of these settings in your BIOS instead, and you should see an option to 22 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:04,080 enable the correct speeds. So XMP 3.0 is supported by Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs, which also 23 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:10,720 support the aforementioned DDR5. XMP 3.0 will improve on the existing XMP scheme in a few ways. 24 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:15,120 First, it'll raise the number of profiles you'll get from the factory from 2 to 3, 25 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,960 so it'll be easier to tweak your modules to determine which profile gives you the best 26 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:25,520 blend of stability and performance for any given application. Blend it up. Give me some froth. 27 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,400 Not only that, but the additional onboard storage dedicated to XMP 28 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:35,840 will allow for two more XMP profiles that you can customize. So if you're more of an enthusiast 29 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,000 overclocker who wants to do additional tweaking to get the most performance possible out of your 30 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:45,120 RAM kit, XMP 3.0 will make it easier to save profiles you've tested on your own, 31 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,680 and you'll even be able to rename them to avoid confusion. Wow, technology. 32 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:54,240 But aside from making the overclocking experience more convenient, XMP 3.0's new 33 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:59,280 features could also result in real performance benefits. Alder Lake CPUs have something called 34 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:04,000 Dynamic Memory Boost, where the system can detect if the application you're currently using could 35 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:08,960 benefit from boosted RAM speeds and adjust them accordingly. And if you're running an AMD CPU, 36 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,640 vendors could offer XMP profiles tuned more specifically for Ryzen, 37 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:17,120 as these CPUs are notorious for being more sensitive to RAM speeds than their counterparts 38 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:22,640 from Intel. Of course, XMP 3.0 is only going to be available for Intel platforms to start, 39 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:28,720 but we'd expect it to appear on AMD platforms once Zen 4 is released sometime in 2022. 40 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:33,840 Just don't go too crazy tweaking your overclock, as there's nothing extreme about frying your 41 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:38,480 motherboard. Guys, thanks for watching this video. 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