As you will already assume from looking at the technical specifications, we are faced with a memory kit designed to offer high performance, since even its minimum speed is much higher than that on which DDR5 RAM is based; Overall, TeamGroup guarantees stable operation of both its ECC controller and its power controller, both of which are built into each individual module, making DDR5 in general terms much more efficient and stable than in the previous generations.
In the case of this Delta RGB DDR5 family, TeamGroup used the same design as the previous generation, with aluminum heat sinks on both sides (available in black and white) that ensure proper operation at chip temperature. its characteristic symmetrical light bar at the top, RGB lighting that we can configure and control using RGB software from major motherboard manufacturers.
Unpacking and external analysis
As usual with TeamGroup, the Delta RGB DDR5 RAMs are packaged in a small flexible cardboard box on the outside of which there is both an image of the memory modules that will be found inside, as well as their technical characteristics and even a small “Window” that allows us to see the serial number of the two modules, since they are enclosed in a transparent plastic blister pack inside.
Inside, the first thing we come across (besides the plastic blister pack with the memories themselves) is an information leaflet that will give us brief instructions on how to install the memory on a motherboard, as well as its technical information. In this case, the manufacturer also includes an iridescent sticker (which looks gray in the photo as it’s one that changes color depending on how the light hits it).
Here we already have the TeamGroup Delta RGB DDR5 memories out of their packaging, and in this case we see that they sent us the model with the heatsink in black. As we can see, on one side we have the “visible” part of the memories with their white decorations (which personally almost look like the seams of comic book style pants), while on the other we have the ‘ID tag that we saw through the package.
As usual in this family of memories, we have RGB lighting in the upper area thanks to a translucent light bar. In these reports, in addition, the manufacturer wanted to adorn it by silkscreening the T-FORCE logo on one side.
The top heat sink area of these RAMs is irregular, so it is not the same height everywhere. However, in its highest part (this is what matters to see compatibility with CPU heatsinks) it gives us a total height of 45.5mm.
These are not too thick RAM memories, and although the manufacturers already ensure that there are no compatibility problems in terms of width, in these RAMs the modules will not touch each other if they are installed. in Adjacent sockets: 7.1 mm wide.
After seeing the memories, it’s time to put them on our test bench to verify that they are working properly, so let’s go.
Delta RGB DDR5 review
We are dealing with DDR5 RAMs and therefore, at the moment, they are only compatible with the Intel Z690 platform, this is precisely where we will test their performance. The material used is as follows:
- Intel Core i9-12900K
- Arctic i35 A-RGB Freezer
- ASUS ROG Z690 HEROES
- Nfortec Vanth Gold 750W
- TeamGroup Cardea A440 PCIe 4.0 2TB
- The operating system used is Windows 11 with all updates installed.
The installation in our test bench is extremely simple, and we do not have any problem of compatibility with the heatsink used or with other components of the motherboard. In addition, we must say that during the first start of the PC since we installed the memories, the ASUS motherboard detects that a new RAM is installed and prompts us to enter the BIOS to configure them. However, when entering the BIOS, we can already see straight away that the card has recognized the XMP 3.0 profile of the memories and that they are already ready to work to their maximum potential without any problems.
First, the memory lighting is activated and, oddly enough, it synchronizes with the radiator lighting without having to touch anything (yes, with the motherboard RGB software installed).
As we said the card has already detected the XMP profile of the memories without us having to touch anything, so here you can see a screenshot of CPU-Z where you can see those TeamGroup memories running at 6 400 MHz, in addition to the rest of the equipment of course.
Having seen this, we now go with the performance tests to see how they behave. In addition, we are going to compare these Delta RGB DDR5 memories with the only other DDR5 memories that have gone through our test bench to date, a CORSAIR Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5, memories that have as always dazzled us by their quality and performance. and their stability, but which in this case were running at 5200 MHz, 1200 MHz lower than those TeamGroup memories that we tested today and so we should see significantly better performance.
AIDA64
As always, we start the performance tests with Aida64 and its memory and cache benchmark, where we can see its read, write, copy and latency speed, even if it is true that this last parameter displays always 0 on the Alder Lake platform. they still have to update the software to accommodate all the new features of this latest generation of processors and memory.
As you can see, the speeds of these TeamGroup Delta RGB DDR5 at 6400 MHz are extremely high, doubling the performance offered by DDR4 even in its best models and also with ease and despite its very high CL40 latencies.
Below you can see, in graphical form, how these memories compare to the aforementioned CORSAIR ones, which operate at 1200 MHz below.
The increase in performance is more than obvious, and it is that (at least in this benchmark) these additional 1200 MHz make a pretty big difference: 27% more reading speed, 23.5% more reading speed. copy and 19% faster write speed.
SuperPi
SuperPi is one of the most widely used benchmarks to measure RAM performance because it calculates the decimal places of the Pi number using the processor, but since those decimal places are infinite, the interaction of CPU and RAM is constant because the results are stored in RAM, so the better the memory performance, the less time it will take to perform this test. As always, we ran the test to calculate 32 million decimal places, and here is the result.
As this result will not tell you much (we can tell you that with DDR4 memories this test lasted about 8 minutes), you have here the comparison with the other memories.
Again, the performance difference is obvious, despite the fact that TeamGroup’s memories have higher latencies than CORSAIR’s. Recall that we are comparing some 5,200MHz RAM with others at 6,400MHz, but it helps us see if it’s really worth buying higher speed RAM at the expense of latency, really.
WPrime
WPrime has a similar objective to that of SuperPi, because it calculates the decimal places of the number Pi. However, it uses a different algorithm and takes more advantage of the multithreaded capacity of the processor (it should be noted here that this test is always limited to 4 threads so that the CPU does not influence as much as the RAM memory), so here we run the test of 32 million and 1024 million decimal places, with the following result.
Although in this test the difference in performance is not as large as in the previous ones, we again see that this increase in operating speed gives us additional performance which saves time.
WinRAR
We have already moved from synthetic benchmarks to more real tests, and nothing better than applications that handle compressed files like WinRAR. This test is heavily influenced by CPU power, but because it also constantly sends and collects information from memory, memory performance is a big factor.
Here we can see, again, an improvement in performance with TeamGroup memories, although it is true that the increase is now only 9.6%. However, again, we are improving the performance of the computer by using faster RAM.
7Zip
Like WinRAR, this test helps us see how the computer behaves when compressing and decompressing files, a process that is influenced by both processor and RAM.
In this test, things continue in the same vein, more or less, and the performance offered by TeamGroup memories is only 3.3% better in decompression, while the improvement in terms of compression is more and more. perceptible, it is 16.3%.
Conclusion and verdict
It’s been a few weeks since DDR5 RAM hit the market, and while it’s something that just came out, we’re already seeing some really good memory kits like the one from TeamGroup that we saw today, and that’s fine. Safe In terms of performance, it left us with a very good taste in our mouths and convinced us that in DDR5 higher speed is noticeable and a lot (especially compared to DDR4).
TeamGroup is a memory product maker that consistently proves that it “can be done”. You can compete with the biggest in the business while maintaining significantly lower prices, you can match and surpass other well-known and established brands in performance, and you can create a gaming ecosystem with RGB and ARGB lighting with all the laws without having to do it. complicate your life.
These TeamGroup Delta RGB DDR5 6 400 MHz memories are empirical proof of it all, because in this analysis they have shown us impressive performance that leaves DDR4 a thing of the past, all in a quality product, with a guarantee to Life And beautifully lit, of course customizable using the motherboard RGB software for minimal hassle and easy synchronization with other system components.
Of course, these are highly recommended memories if you have upgraded (or are considering upgrading) to Alder Lake-S or to a future AMD platform that uses the next generation of DDR5 memory, at both for performance and price (if we compare with other brands, because ultimately DDR5 is still quite expensive today).
For all these reasons, these Delta RGB DDR5 from TeamGroup deserve our Gold Award, as well as our recommendation for their performance.
