Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR4 2x8GB CMT16GX4M2C3600C18

Dominator

The Dominator series includes an elite RAM from Corsair, which back in 2019 managed to conquer a frequency of 4266 MHz with a CL19 latency. It was created with an eye on overclocking enthusiasts and owners of expensive HEDT systems, flagship gaming PCs or workstations for which a couple of extra hundred dollars in RAM is not an obstacle on the way to reference power.

Thoroughbred Overclocker Backlit RAM

Given the specifics of such products, we rarely recommend them for purchase. But in this case, we came across a pair of bars with a nominal frequency of 3600 MHz, which cost a little more than competing RAM. Judging by the Thaiphoon Burner data, the test modules use e-die chips from Micron Technology with the correct encoding of XMP profiles. In the overclocking tests of the Corsair Dominator, a frequency of 4000 MHz was obeyed, but for this we had to tinker a little with the primary and secondary timings, as well as increase the voltage from 1.35 to 1.45 V. In some cases, we had to reduce delays only by increasing VDimm. This is a problem with many e-die RAMs that don't like 3800 MHz very much.

Don't Forget About Style

Test strips look good not only in terms of characteristics, but also visually. A massive monochromatic heatsink that runs through a comb of neat LEDs looks great both in photographs and in life. The Dominator Platinum versions with a white heatsink look especially cool, which will elegantly fit into a white case with a viewing window in the spirit of Be quiet Pure Base 500DX or Fractal Design Define 7. As for the backlight, it is synchronized with other elements of the system using Corsair iCUE software and supports 12 effects. The only negative is that the height of the radiator is as much as 52 mm, so if you plan to mount a serious cooling system, then it is better to take a roomier case.