I am not an overclocker, but the way that XMP is described makes it sound like memory is capable of far faster speeds than they are rated at, and XMP is an "unofficial standard" that takes off the ...

Intel has unveiled the first major update to its eXtreme Memory Profile (XMP) technology since the standard was introduced in 2007, bringing more profiles and (finally!) the ability to name them, too.

AMD Extended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO) and Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) are two technologies that allow memory modules to be automatically overclocked by the manufacturer. When purchasing ...

Enabling XMP or EXPO in the motherboard's BIOS is one of the first things all enthusiasts do after building a new PC. It's an easy way to ensure that you're getting the RAM speed you paid for, and ...

Intel just announced its 12th-gen Alder Lake platform at the Intel Innovation event. In addition to six new processors, Intel detailed some key overclocking news for the upcoming range. Marrying ...

Before we discuss XMP, DOCP, and EOCP, it is important to know about RAM SPD. SPD stands for Serial Presence Detect. It is a chip found on every RAM module that stores the default RAM configurations, ...

After rigorous testing of ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, GIGABYTE and MSI motherboards with Intel processors, TEAMGROUP announced today that all of its T-FORCE DDR5 gaming memory have received Intel XMP3.0 ...

AMD—backed by some memory makers—has confirmed the launch of its rumored EXPO technology for easy memory overclocking, an XMP equivalent for the new Ryzen 7000 platform. Here's what we know so far. I ...

You can enable the XMP performance profile on most motherboards, including AMD boards, directly from the BIOS settings. XMP, also known as Extreme Memory Profile, is ...

If your Windows computer won’t boot after enabling XMP in BIOS, follow the below solutions. Make sure that your motherboard supports XMP Reset CMOS and try again Manually increase the speed of your ...

At default your PC will always revert to 'safe' settings. For DDR4 on this platform this always is 2133 or 2400 MHz with a safe JEDEC timing in the 16 to CL 19 range. This is done so that during say a ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. It's been a while since the Intel Z97 chipset was launched, and the GIGABYTE Z97X-UD5H was one of the first boards to hit the market. It features mostly ...