Netac Shadow II RGB DDR5-7200 32GB Review

1. Introduction2. Netac Shadow ll RGB DDR5-7200 32GB3. RGB4. Intel: Testing Methodology5. Intel: Memory Benchmarks6. Intel: Compute and Productivity Benchmarks7. Intel: Encoding Benchmark8. Intel: Office Productivity Benchmark9. Intel: Gaming Benchmarks10. AMD: Testing & Memory Benchmarks11. AMD: Compute and Productivity Benchmarks12. AMD: Encoding Benchmark13. AMD: Office Productivity Benchmarks14. AMD: Gaming Benchmarks15. Closing Thoughts16. View All Pages

Netac offers a small range of DDR5 memory modules from basic UDIMMs and SODIMMs (both 4,800MHz) to heatsink-equipped units with speeds up to 8000MHz.

The Shadow II RGB DDR5 product line consists of six speeds: 5600MT/s (40-40-40-77) 1.2V, 6200MT/s (32-38-38-96) and 6400MT/s (32-38-38-90) both at 1.35V. The three remaining kits are rated at 1.4V, 6800MT/s (34-45-45-108), 7200MT/s (34-45-45-115) and the current flagship 7600MT/s (36-46-46-122). All modules in the range support both Intel XMP and AMD EXPO technology and come in 32GB kits.

Netac provided us with a 32GB kit of Shadow II RGB 7200MT/s memory with white heatsinks. The kit uses a pair of single-ranked 16GB DIMMs, each using 8 SK hynix A-die ICs, default rated at 5600MT/s (46-45-45-90), which rises to 7,200MHz at 34-45-45-115 at 1.40V using EXPO/XMP settings. The memory supports a second set of EXPO/XMP settings at 6800MT/s (34-45-45-115 at 1.40V).

The modules are 43.3mm high and 8mm wide, giving a wider range of compatibility with air coolers and motherboards and are available in two colours: black and white. The top of the module is home to the RGB diffuser bar, which covers the RGB zones controllable by 3rd party software.

The RGB system comprises eight LED segments per module. These LEDS are bright, but they can be turned down in the software. At the time of writing, Netac doesn't provide any in-house RGB software, but the modules support the major motherboard RGB solutions: ASRock Polychrome Sync, Asus Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light Sync (which we used) and Gigabyte RGB Fusion 2.0. You may find it is also supported by other memory manufacturers' software (we had it working with G.Skill Trident Z Lighting Control, for example).

We don't have a confirmed price yet – Netac told us they are aiming for £90-100, depending on currency conversion, which would make it one of the cheapest DDR5-7200 CL34 32GB kits on the market, although we will have to see what materialises given it is not yet available in the UK.

Pros

• Build quality.
• XMP and EXPO support, with two profiles each.
• RGB.

Cons

• Some test results were a little disappointing.

KitGuru says: Although the memory has been designed to run on AMD and Intel systems with support for both XMP and EXPO technologies, in our testing, it seemed to offer better performance when installed in the Intel test rig.

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