GIGABYTE expands its AORUS RGB DDR4 memory family through the addition of two new kits that introduce a patented performance boost called AORUS Memory Boost.
AORUS Memory Boost is a unique feature of GIGABYTE motherboards and the AORUS brand, which requires a BIOS update for use.
AORUS Memory Boost is a combination of clock frequency and timing that is slightly above the Intel XMP profile. For example, memory kits offered today for the first time with this feature have an XMP 2.0 profile for DDR4-3600. A click on AORUS Memory Boost runs on DDR4-3733 and essentially transforms it into an additional memory profile that applies exclusively to GIGABYTE motherboards.
The AORUS RGB memory sets presented in the catalog are the GP-AR36C18S8K2HU416R and GP-AR36C18S8K2HU416RD models. The first is a 2x 8GB (16GB) Dual Channel Memory Kit, while the second is 2x 8GB (16GB) with two fictitious modules. These fictitious modules fill the empty DIMM slots, but actually have no function, they serve to improve the overall aesthetics, instead of being spent on “real” modules to close the DIMM gaps.
These kits run on DDR4-2667 with 19-19-19-19-43 on Intel processors and 20-19-19-19-19-43 on AMD processors. The supplied XMP profile DDR4-3600 has timings of 18-19-19-19-19-19-39. GIGABYTE did not mention how AORUS Memory Boost affects timing. The module voltage is 1.2V, the XMP profile marks it up to 1.35V. At the moment the company has not announced the prices for these modules. We will keep you informed.