[Hardware]Adata XPG Spectrix D50 DDR4-3600 C18 2x8GB Review: Performing With Class

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Just a few months ago, Adata expanded its Spectrix bloodline with a new series of DDR4 memory kits. Understanding that different users have different preferences, Adata opted to go down a different road with the Spectrix D50. As opposed to going all out with RGB gaudiness, the brand gave the Spectrix D50 a more refined design with just a bit of lighting to scratch that RGB itch.The Spectrix D50 comes in multitudinous variations with capacities spanning up to 32GB, and outstanding frequencies that peak at DDR4-4800. In today's review, the tested memory kit comes in at DDR4-3600 with programmed timings of 18-20-20-42 and will vie for a spot on our list of Best RAM.
Just a few months ago, Adata expanded its Spectrix bloodline with a new series of DDR4 memory kits. Understanding that different users have different preferences, Adata opted to go down a different road with the Spectrix D50. As opposed to going all out with RGB gaudiness, the brand gave the Spectrix D50 a more refined design with just a bit of lighting to scratch that RGB itch.

The Spectrix D50 comes in multitudinous variations with capacities spanning up to 32GB, and outstanding frequencies that peak at DDR4-4800. In today's review, the tested memory kit comes in at DDR4-3600 with programmed timings of 18-20-20-42 and will vie for a spot on our list of Best RAM.
Adata packs the Spectrix D50 memory kit with two single-rank memory modules with a capacity of 8GB each. They rest on an eight-layer PCB, featuring SpecTek-branded integrated circuits (ICs). If you haven't heard about SpecTek before, it's a subsidiary of Micron. In reality, these are MT40A1G8SA-062E:E ICs from Micron, which the hardware world commonly refers to as E-die.

The Spectrix D50 memory modules default to DDR4-2666, with the timings configured to 19-19-19-43. Adata provides two XMP profiles to choose from. The primary profile puts the memory into DDR4-3600 with 18-20-20-42 timings, while the secondary profile drops it to DDR4-3200 with tightened timings at 16-18-18-36. The DRAM voltage for both XMP profiles is 1.35V. For more on timings and frequency considerations, see our PC Memory 101 feature, as well as our How to Shop for RAM feature.
Our Intel test system consists of an Intel Core i7-10700K and MSI MEG Z490 Ace with the 7C71v11 firmware. Our AMD testbed has an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk that's on the 7C91vA1 firmware. Regardless of the platform, an MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming Trio is in charge of display duties.