Overclocking Profiles – DIY in 5 Ep 180

Memory overclocking profiles can help you get the top speeds out of your computer’s memory in just a few clicks. Computer memory for PCs comes in two standard flavors. Memory built to industry standard specification, aka JEDEC spec, and memory that’s performance-tuned to exceed standard speeds, timings, and voltage, aka overclocking.

Most commonly overclocking is achieved through overclock profiles. XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) are Intel specifications which allow you to overclock DDR3, DDR4, and DDR5 RAM to get the best performance possible out of a PC with a compatible Intel processor. This is a great option for gamers, creators, multi-taskers, or simply enthusiasts that enjoy pushing their system’s capabilities within a stable environment. XMP does not require knowledge of complex overclocking mechanics in order to take advantage of higher memory speeds and lower latencies. All that is required is memory with XMP profiles, an XMP compatible motherboard, and a CPU that will support memory overclocking. These are all easy to find, thanks to the widespread adoption of XMP in the industry.

Intel XMP
You can access XMP profiles within the BIOS on supported motherboards. They provide varying levels of overclocking depending on your system’s hardware.

An example: enter the BIOS via your PC or motherboard’s instruction manual. This requires a keyboard input during a specific part of the bootup process, though the exact input varies from system to system. It might be F10, F12, Del, or something else. You can also enter BIOS through Windows’ advanced Start menu recovery settings if the bootup window is too brief for you. Once in your BIOS, navigate to XMP settings. This menu will vary in location depending on your motherboard. It could be on your main settings screen or in an advanced settings screen pertaining to your RAM or overclocking.

Generally profile 1 is the advertised speed for DDR3 and DDR4. Profile 2 may be a backup, less aggressive speed in case profile 1 turns out to be unstable. These settings have all been tested, but since hardware configurations can vary you should be aware. To turn off or adjust XMP, simply repeat this process.

XMP 3.0 is the new specification from Intel for DDR5. XMP 3.0 has three different preset profiles and two user-customizable profiles that can be set in the BIOS and saved to memory. XMP 3.0 also works with Intel’s Dynamic Memory Boost Technology on 12th gen and newer CPUs. When enabled, it will dynamically overclock the memory in real-time, providing performance where and when you need it.

XMP for AMD
For AMD system users, there is good news. Most AM4 motherboards offer full compatibility with memory featuring XMP profiles. Some manufacturers will also optimize the speed and timings of an XMP profile to run on their AM4 boards. For example, ASUS has DOCP, Gigabyte has EOCP, and MSI has A-XMP.

For AM5 motherboards, AMD introduced a whole new overclock spec called EXPO, which is an acronym that stands for AMD Extended Profiles for Overclocking. Similar to Intel XMP 3.0, EXPO supports multiple factory-tuned DDR5 profiles, plus a user customizable profile.

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0:00 Intro
2:00 Intel XMP
4:15 AMD
4:59 Outro

[Wakukuhihi]

I bought the XMP 3.0 one will it work on AM5 platform? I mean the xmp profile

[D_Rog]

Quick question: I have an ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi motherboard which is and AM5 motherboard. When I check out their memory support for Ryzen 7000-Series CPUs since I own a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, it says it will support XMP profile RAM Speed of 6000 MT/s and up to 4 sticks of Ram of a particular Corsair part no. I heard you mention AM4 boards supporting XMP but not didn’t quite hear you say that about AM5. So I’m wondering why my AM5 board says it will support it? I kinda want 96GB of overlocked RAM if I can actually get it.

[sBrinkr]

If I bought ddr5 (4 sticks) but it came and said xmp. Will it work for expo?

[jGRite]

I just want to drop a little bit of information from my experience. If you have an AMD system and your overclocking a 3200 MHz RAM, the sweet spot is 3600, and more than likely the XMP profile will not work. I have two 32GB sicks of RAM, from a different manufacturer, and I had to manually overclock the ram to 3600 to get an overclock working. Basically the same exact settings as the XMP profile except setting it to 3600 instead of 3200.

[moonwalkerr]

Hello! XMP 3.0 has two customizable profiles. How do I save timings/settings on the those profiles? I have ASUS motherboard. Thanks a lot!

[housebaelishgaming]

I love this but let's ask a question I can't find an answer for: I wanna enable intel dynamic memory boost which will clock up ram when need be and lower the clocks when idle. This is a way to bypass my ram not allowing me into windows because my bios hasn't been updated yet how would I do this and where would I look for this in an asus bios?

[bmiller]

The only time I felt safe over clocking was the Celeron 300a

[DragonKingGaav]

I am only here becaues I am love with Trisha's beautiful smile!

[johnalmighty]

I need help with DOCP/EXPO. Not interested in Intel