Can't Run 3600MHz RAM at 3200Mhz

maklabouhlel · 24 Jan 2025 at 20:11

I'm running i5-12600/B760i Aorus Pro DDR4/Ballistix 3600Mhz DDR4. Loading XMP runs the RAM @3600Mhz but I want to run it at 3200Mhz as this is what is recommended for the cpu. But the system won't boot at 3200Mhz with or without loading XMP. Can anyone shed some light as to why this is?

I did try some native 3200Mhz RAM which works fine after loading XMP.

Dg834man · 25 Jan 2025 at 00:11

Just run it at 3600mhz the 3200mhz is probably the minimum speed its guaranteed to run at by intel, if it runs 3600 fine your just going to lose performance running it slower.

pastymuncher · 25 Jan 2025 at 16:24

3600mhz will be fine. I ran my 12600 with memory at that speed and had no problems.

Mr Jack · 26 Jan 2025 at 12:23

maklabouhlel said:
I'm running i5-12600/B760i Aorus Pro DDR4/Ballistix 3600Mhz DDR4. Loading XMP runs the RAM @3600Mhz but I want to run it at 3200Mhz as this is what is recommended for the cpu.

Not sure who recommended that you use 3200 with that setup. 3200 is the most the 12600 supports without overclocking, but memory overclocking is one of the features of the B760 chipset so there's no reason not to use it.

Blackwhite · Tuesday at 21:27

3600 MHz is a sweetspot for this CPU