Customer Ratings & Reviews

Installed this 32GB Crucial DDR5 kit in my new build and it worked perfectly right out of the box. XMP enabled easily and the system has been very stable so far. Big improvement in multitasking and gaming performance compared to my old DDR4 setup. Great value for the price. Would definitely recommend.

When the ram prices skyrocketed I was very upset since I was in the middle of building a new pc, I was getting a B650 eagle ax, 850w psu, msi 5080, ryzen 7 9800x3d, and obviously with all this I absolutely needed at least 32g of ram. I was very happy when I walked into Best Buy and was lucky enough to find this crucial ddr5 32g kit for under $300. It works amazing I am very proud to be able to own some crucial ram since they unfortunately ended their consumer market so this is more of a novelty because there won’t be any more. 100% must buy!

Crazy ram prices but it works well. Easy install and good performance.

Works, Decent Speed, Reasonably priced between its RGB competitors

Good ram, very expensive with ramageddon going on but well worth it great performance

Excellent RAM. Performs as advertised after changing some settings in the BIOS. I do work with Micron, so that was my motivation for buying. They are joined to an Aorus X870 motherboard with a 9800X3D and a Gigabyte RX 9070XT. If you’re like me and don’t care about the flashy lights, this will be great!

So fast, so fun, super cheap! So glad I got these awesome memory sticks!

Very good, works as advertised - no issues found so far

Fast but cheap ram with quite a bit of memory definitely my first pick for ddr5

Excellent set of ram, have them for couple of months now and its solid. No complaints.

Great price the only reasonable price I would definitely recommend is

While the Crucial Pro OC Gaming DDR5 6400MHz RAM kit isn't actually a misnomer, its important to clarify a few things. "Professional Overclockers" are not really going to be looking to buy this kit, it is definitely geared more towards Gamers who want to just load up XMP or EXPO settings and get high compatibility at low latency and RAM timings for a solid level of performance. The "Pro" is more of a reference to the Vanilla Crucial kit and the "OC" is a nod to the fact that DDR5 is actually only rated officially by JEDEC for DDR5 4800MHz speeds, so this 1600MHz difference does represent a 33% "OC", but many kits have been doing DDR5 6400MHz speeds for awhile and there are also kits out there that will do 7200MHz+ but cost 2-3x as much. Where the Crucial Pro OC does really well is that it also comes with really low timings at C38 with secondary RAM timings to match, all of which can be enabled easily by just enabling the XMP or EXPO profile in your motherboard BIOS. I was impressed that I was able to get the rated XMP speeds on my 3 year old 12700K processor which has an older memory controller. I was also able to run EXPO on the latest AMD 9800x3D CPU. I didn't push the timings lower, but given how stable and easily this RAM runs XMP, I wouldn't be surprised if I could drop Cas down to 32-35. One minor discrepancy was my tRC timing was a little higher than rated, I haven't reduced it down to rated spec yet but I'm also confident it will handle it without issue. The packaging only says AMD Ryzen 7000 but that is only because this kit had packaging that was printed before the 9000 series came out, but it clearly works with Ryzen 9000 too. There's no RGB and the heatspreaders aren't super beefy, but the RAM kit looks clean and works as rated, so for the price this is definitely a kit I can get behind for anyone who wants solid, no hassle performance at the rated speed and timings, which is more than I can say for some of these kits from other makers who push the envelope with optimistic RAM speeds and timings.

There are a few reasons to upgrade your computer memory. Either you need more memory or you need more speed. In my case I opted for both. The Crucial DDR5 Overclocked desktop memory delivers. It's stable, it's fast, and it provides plenty of RAM if you're a power user, or you're pushing your system during one of those gaming marathons. *Build Quality - There are 2 heat spreaders but they still sit lower profile for those smaller builds. There are 2 sticks, all black, with aluminum heat spreaders. Even with the heat spreaders, they are low profile, and lightweight. The feel sturdy, which is important when snapping them in. There's very little flex. *Installation - Installing the Crucial DDR5 Overclocked Memory was a breeze. I installed 2 sticks of 16GB all black. I have an Intel build with an I7 14700F but it also supports AMD 7000 series and up. *Specs/Performance - Timings are 38-40-40-84. Faster memory means one thing for gamers, higher framerate. Depending on your upgrade, you will definitely see a jump in frames. I'm a gamer, but equally important is my upgrade from 16GB to 32GB. I now have some breathing room when I have several apps running at the same time, or a ton of tabs open on my web browser. Enabling XMP will get your timings down to CL38 and your speed up to 6400. Crucial has always been a trusted brand when purchasing memory for my computers. As computers and games demand more, it's nice to hit the sweet spot with the DDR5 6400 memory. There's faster memory out there, but considerably more expensive and less value. 16GB is enough for the casual user, but if your work demands it, or you want to squeeze out every frame available while gaming, this is it at 6400 and 32GB. The icing on the cake is DDR5 tends to offer an even greater return on some productivity workloads involving compressions such as zip files or creative photo work. *Pros* *Stable (Even at these speeds, it remains stable) *Hits the sweet spot at 6400 *Timings are adequate *Heat spreaders generate less heat *32GB will provide enough ram for several years *No RGB, Looks professional *Frame rates will improve *Needs Improvement/Suggestions/Cons* *Some gamers might prefer RGB sticks *Intel 12-Ultra 200S generation only, AMD 7000 series or greater

Adding Crucial memory is probably the best upgrade I've made to my desktop machine. I have an Acer Predator Orion 5000 gaming machine with an i7 processor. It came stock with 16GB of memory which I always thought was a bit slim. Upgrading to 32GB made a noticeable difference in not only games, but in my every day usage as well. Even though the Predator is by nature a gaming computer, it serves as my everyday machine too. Looking at my memory usage, I'm on average at just over 14GB. That's with a word editor program open, my Photoshop Elements program for editing photos and lots and lots of browsers with at least a dozen tabs in each one. So I guess it's safe to say that my previous 16GB of memory was certainly at the limit just in everyday usage. These new Pro Overclocking series UDIMM modules are certainly capable of giving me the added memory space I need, and on top of that can be over-clocked for gaming. I personally don't overclock my machine, but you're welcome to with this 32GB kit, which supports both Intel XMP and AMD EXPO profiles up to 6400MHz. These modules are really cool looking with their outer shell design. The “heat spreaders” work to dissipate heat and keep them cool. I really like the matte black color, but since there's no integral lighting, you may find that getting the white color would show them off better inside your case. I replaced my two stock 8GB UDIMMs with the two 16GB UDIMMs. It was about the easiest upgrade I could have hoped for and took literally about five minutes to complete (which also included opening up the case). They are plug and play for the majority of us, and all I did was power up and look in my system settings to see that the Installed RAM now shows 32.0 GB. If you're interested in overclocking, you'll probably need to go into your BIOS and make a change there. Most machines differ with what they call that option, so it's best to look in your user manual for guidance. Overall, using my machine after upgrading to the Crucial RAM is a better experience. Everything just seems to run very smooth. No glitchiness, and no waiting for programs to finish working on something. As far as games, I like playing first person shooters a lot. DOOM and DOOM Eternal look absolutely amazing when all the video options are maxed out. The benefit from the extra memory was plain to see. If you were always interested in seeing the benefits of being able to turn on ray tracing effects, you can now do that without fear that you're game play will suffer because of it. I'm seeing my games in a whole way, and I love what I see! There's no lag or stutter (which I didn't get with my 16GB of memory, but then I didn't have all the video options topped out). With the more advanced games coming out, I think it's safe to say that soon the norm will be for gaming machines to come with 32GB instead of 16GB. My machine isn't even a year old and I see this happening already on a lot of systems. So, upgrading your memory can easily send you down a rabbit hole trying to find out exactly what specs your current memory has and which memory devices are actually going to work in your system. Before I chose this upgrade kit from Crucial, I made it a point to visit their website and use their extremely helpful tools to find my exact machine to see which DDR5 modules will actually work for me. If you can't find your machine listed, you're probably just looking in the wrong place. They have thousands of machines listed and any manufacturer you can think of. I don't know how they do it, but they cross reference your machine and show you only the RAM that will work in your system. It's pretty amazing, and I didn't run across any other memory manufacturer that had an even remotely good product finder as Crucial. They are tops in the industry, and it's easy to see why. I love the added RAM and I'm really glad I upgraded.

Crucial is one of my longstanding favorite brands for RAM and storage, as their products have generally represented a combination of performance and reliability. This DDR5 RAM, Crucial's Pro OC Gaming 32GB kit (2x16) sits well within that tradition. Aesthetically, it's minimalist by the standards of a lot of "gaming" RAM, with simple black heat spreaders featuring the Crucial logo. You won't see flared "wings" or a ton of RGB lighting. I like the look a lot since that's my preference for my PCs. Rated at 6400Mhz and a CAS latency of 38, it is not the absolute fastest RAM available nor does it have the tightest possible timings. But it does have broad compatibility, featuring both Intel XMP and AMD EXPO settings (with profiles for both 6000Mhz and 6400Mhz, see attached image). This should work well then with both Intel CPUs 12th gen onward or AMD's CPUs from the 7000 series onward. Keep in mind that the ability to run higher clocked RAM is a function of the CPU's memory controller. I tested this RAM on my personally built gaming PC with an Intel i9-12900KF and a Gigabyte Z790 motherboard. The XMP settings were easily loaded and the system booted up at the 6400Mhz speed. It's my understanding that Intel 12th gen can't always reliably hit this speed, but the later Intel CPUs usually can. I don't have a current AM5-socket AMD CPU to test with, but it's my understanding that Ryzen's sweet spot is generally considered 6000Mhz, so if you can't hit 6400Mhz, know there is an EXPO profile for 6000Mhz as well. Keep in mind too that some pre-built gaming PCs unfortunately do not give access to load XMP profiles in BIOS, so your ability to use this RAM at its full speed may be affected by their decisions. My only quibble with these is the latency timings, which are a little on the looser side. This will lead to a small decrease in gaming performance vs. RAM of the same speed with tighter timings. That said, tighter timings may not always be supported by the CPU's memory controller at such speed, so there's the tradeoff with regard to stability and compatibility vs pure speed above all else. I've played a lot of demanding games without difficulty with this RAM and the 32GB of total RAM is nice to have. There are finally games coming to market that do have recommended RAM limits above 16GB, so this does help prepare you for the direction newer AAA games are heading. Overall, I think this is an excellent RAM kit for gaming PCs or any PC that needs higher capacity or bandwidth. I've owned tons of Crucial products over the years and every single one has been rock-solid. I like the understated aesthetics as well as the inclusion of both XMP and EXPO profiles, so if you're someone who jumps between platforms you can still use this RAM easily. Recommended.

I recently installed the Crucial Pro OC Gaming 32GB (2×16GB) DDR5-6400MHz C38 kit in my desktop, and it’s been a very noticeable step up from the DDR4 kit I was running before. Whether it’s gaming, multitasking, or content creation, the smoother performance and responsiveness are clear. Compared to my previous DDR4 setup, this DDR5 memory delivers faster data throughput and better stability under load. Games load more smoothly, large files move quickly, and overall system responsiveness feels more snappy — especially in memory-intensive tasks and background workflows. What I liked: Faster speeds: DDR5-6400 feels significantly quicker than typical DDR4 kits Improved responsiveness: Apps and games feel more fluid, especially when switching tasks Better bandwidth: Helps with modern gaming and productivity workloads Intel XMP 3.0 & AMD EXPO ready: Easy to enable optimized profiles for both platforms Solid build and heat spreaders: Keeps temperatures in check even under load What to expect compared to DDR4: More consistent frame pacing and loading in demanding games Better handling of multitasking and large data sets Enhanced future-proofing as newer software takes advantage of DDR5 Added value with Totaltech: Buying through Best Buy with Totaltech was a bonus — the 2-year protection gives me confidence trying higher-end components knowing they’re covered if something goes sideways. Bottom line If you’re still on DDR4 and thinking about upgrading, this Crucial Pro OC Gaming 32GB DDR5-6400 kit is a solid choice. It unlocks noticeable performance improvements in gaming and everyday use while staying compatible with both Intel XMP and AMD EXPO. With Totaltech coverage behind the purchase, it’s a worry-free way to take your system to the next level. Highly recommended for gamers and creators looking for a meaningful memory boost.

The Crucial - Pro OC Gaming 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6400 are the real deal. The basis for my review is the Asrock Z790 Nova WiFi mobo, Intel I7-14700F processor and a RTX 4070 Ti. Prior to installing this RAM kit, I was using a DDR5 6000 2x16GB from Kingston. Installation was easy and the construction of the Crucial - Pro OC 6400 DIMMS is top shelf. The heat spreaders are visually appealing and weighty. There's not much more to add - other than to say that these memory DIMMS don't feel cheap. Running through my go-to benchmarks, the Crucial - Pro OC Gaming 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6400 gave me a marked performance boost and have performed consistently well for an entire week. No hiccups. Cinebench R23 yielded 34K results and demonstrated about a 4K score bump over the 6000 MHz DIMMS I had been using. AIDA64 Extreme consistently produced the following results: Read - ~100000 MB/s Write - ~ 87000 MB/s Copy - ~ 89000 MB/s Latency - ~ 70 ns The 400 MHz speed increase over the 6000 MHz Kingston RAM essentially produced a +10% performance boost in both AIDA64 and Cinebench results. One additional thing I noticed with this RAM kit was how quickly the Nova Mobo accepted them without doing any noticeable extra memory "training" cycles during the initial boot strap. I attribute this to the JDEC programming table, which by the way, clearly shows both the XMP and Expo timings when configuring the Bios settings. Color me impressed! I've used Crucial memory across several desktop and laptop computers over the years and they always seem to be the pinnacle of compatibility. This Crucial - Pro OC Gaming 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6400 kit seems to be no different and if you're looking for a performance boost within the boundaries of a JDEC table - these DIMMS are the way to go. Highly recommended!

The wonderful thing about DDR5 is it is no longer new to the market. Gone are the extremely high prices for even mediocre sticks of memory. Instead, you can now find very competent sticks in the 6000-6400 range for good prices so it really comes down to memory compatibility, quality and warranty. Arriving in very modest, budget packaging, the Crucial Pro series memory modules have zero RGB which I actually do like. The heatsinks are small and stylish and this is the first time I've encountered DDR5 modules with onboard dual profiles for both Intel (XMP) and AMD (EXPO). When you go into the BIOS, you can even see both sets of profiles for 6000 and 6400 for each platform but depending on which platform you use, you can only select the ones meant for your system. Since I tested these in an Intel platform, the XMP profiles 1 and 2 were available for selection. As expected, since these sticks are from Crucial which is owned by Micron, the modules are of Micron make and model in CPU-Z. I like they only require 1.35v for every profile. While testing on Intel, these sticks will really shine on AMD platforms since 6000-6400 is the sweet spot for AM5 CPUs due to how Fclk works with Uclk (=memclock), 6000 will put you in that perfect 2000:3000 while 6400 will work best for systems that can hit 2133 fclk. I tested the sticks with a TM5 memory 90 min run and they passed no problem. I played some of my favorite games (World of Warcraft, Fallout 76, COD, Starfield) and they performed quite well. The only downside is if you have an Intel rig, depending on CPU and motherboard, they can properly take advantage of faster memory more than AMD but it isn't a deal breaker. My main rig is a 14900KS on an Asrock Lightning z790i and Teamgroup 8200 sticks so they weren't as good or fast as my 8200 sticks doing some quick benchmarking, but in reality they are more than enough to get the job done. These will be pared with an AM5 system where they will be perfect. One pet peeve I thought I was going to have was the packaging. It looked like the hard to open, useless once open packaging type but once you remove the cardboard like outside, inside is a decent plastic reusable container to hold you memory sticks no problem if storing them or another set. If I was going to be picky, I would say the heatsinks are rather spartan and very light weight. For example, the heatsinks on my TG 8200 sticks clock in at 83g total for the entire module while these clock in at ~33g. They are some of the lightest heatsinks I've ever encountered on DDR5 modules. Lastly, let's talk about the price. These are priced very well when on sale which seems to happen frequently and they can be had for under $100USD. DDR5 pricing has really come down, and these Crucial sticks really allow you to equip either your AMD or Intel system with 32GB of memory for a very good price. Definitely a solid no frills buy.

Crucial has the DDR5 Pro Series desktop memory that supports overclocking. I have the 32GB CL38 version of this. The pack comes with two 16GB sticks with heat sinks. The RAM supports overclocking for 12th to 14th gen Intel CPUs and AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs. The system in which I needed to upgrade RAM was a 14th gen Intel system. It had 16GB of generic RAM. I replaced that with the two 16GB Crucial sticks. After installing the sticks of RAM, I powered up the box and saw it boot into the OS without any problem. Crucial RAM has always worked for me in the past, so I wasn't expecting any problems with their DDR5 Pro series of RAM. As this replaced a single generic 16GB stick of RAM, I doubled that with the two Crucial sticks which should allow for apps and games to run a little smoother. In using desktop apps, it was a little faster launching them and switching between them. The more noticeable difference after the upgrade was seen in gaming. Since I run a few games that really need to load a lot into memory to avoid slowing down, doubling the RAM was a big help with those. I wasn't noticing any of the typical slowdown or hiccup that I was with only the one 16GB stick. All games load faster on my system so I got a speed boost from the upgrade. I don't remember the speed of the generic RAM, but it is clear that the Crucial Pro sticks are a bit faster than my old one. Crucial says the RAM is XMP 3.0 ready and also AMD EXPO ready, so that is supported with this RAM. Overclocking shouldn't be an issue for anyone. There isn't a lot one can say about RAM. It either works or not, supports overclocking or not, is fast or not. Well, it works, supports overclocking, and is fast. If you are building or still running a 12th to 14th gen Intel system or an AMD 7000 system, and you need RAM for it or need to upgrade the RAM, this will work for you. If you need to overclock your CPU to get a little more out of it, this will work for you. I'm happy with the Crucial DDR5 Pro Series RAM as the upgrade for my system's RAM. It has worked as expected and has been a big help with gaming on that system. If you are needing RAM or needing to upgrade your RAM, then consider Crucial's Pro series RAM.

This RAM kit is the new understated-looks performance-buff king that I have put in my gaming PC. I am so pleased with multiple aspects of this RAM that I will share. First of all, it is the first RAM that my Intel i7 13700F CPU and Aorus Z790 motherboard seem to play well with together that has allowed me to enable the XMP profile and get the full 6400 MT/s speed that this RAM is capable of! My previous RAM, a Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB 6000 MT/s kit, was locked at 5600 MT/s in spite of multiple efforts and tutorials I followed to try to get my BIOS to behave with it. For a streamer and gamer, I really want every drop of performance out of all parts of my system that I can squeeze out of them, not to the extent of doing too much crazy overclocking that can introduce instabilities into the system (exactly what you DON’T want while running a stream). I am so grateful that I was able to toggle some simple settings in my BIOS and now I am getting full performance out of this RAM; going beyond the advertised 5600 MT/s max of the 13700F CPU! Going beyond the performance, the aesthetics and build quality of this crucial RAM is pristine. It is low profile enough as to be welcome in almost any ITX case I can think of. It also is beautiful to behold and does not contribute additional rainbow RGB vomit to my system. One of my HUGE pet peeves with the Corsair Vengance RAM is that the stinking RGB lights would not turn off when I put my PC to sleep! I would have to turn off the whole system to get perfect darkness out of my PC case. Now, I do not have to worry about that, all while getting the best performance I could have hoped for out of this economical and high performing RAM kit! Altogether, if you are avoiding flashly RGB in your system but still want performance out the wahzoo, I would absolutely consider getting this kit. DDR5 RAM is in an interesting place right now with the options available and I would say that Crucial hit the nail on the head with this one. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy your purchase!