HyperX Fury RGB: Entry-level RAM at a fair price
11.10.2019
Translation: machine translated
The Fury series from HyperX gets flashing lights and is supplemented by the HyperX Fury RGB series. I got myself a 4 x 8 GB DDR4-3200 kit of the RAM bars and tested whether they are any good in addition to the racy lighting.
Intended for beginners, the Fury RGB series offers clock frequencies between 2400 MHz and 3466 MHz with capacities of 8 GB to 16 GB per module. The kits are available with a total capacity of up to 64 GB. If you want more speed and larger capacities, you have to go for the Predator series from HyperX. Incidentally, it has already had RGB for some time. I tested the following modules:
Here is the link to all Fury RGB products.
Design and functionality
The design of the RAM bars has changed very little compared to the Fury series. They are still black and are adorned with the HyperX and Fury lettering. The black colour matches most motherboards and should blend in well visually. A new feature is the white-milk-coloured scatter bar at the top, which extends over the five diodes. However, the RGB has an effect on the height of the RAM: Instead of 34 millimetres for the non-RGB version, it's now 41.24 millimetres. Nevertheless, the height is relatively flat for RGB RAM. Other low-rise RAM such as the G.Skill Trident Z RGB are 44 millimetres high. Corsair's Vengeance RGB Pro even comes in at 51 millimetres.
It's flashing, so it is
Control the diodes with the HyperX Genuity software or a compatible mainboard RGB software. The control with HyperX NGenuity works quite well, and you have a choice of seven lighting effects. Other manufacturers offer more. Even with the Mystic Light software from MSI, I have two more lighting options for the RAM with nine. You can only control all the diodes at the same time. HyperX therefore offers the bare minimum. To be fair, I have to mention that so far only Corsair offers the control of the individual diodes for RAM.
The RAM bars are equipped with HyperX's Infrared Sync technology. Each latch has a sensor that keeps a close eye on its neighbouring latch and synchronises itself accordingly. In this way, the individual modules should always run synchronised. This works quite well, but does not hide some of the criticisms of the RGB.
Firstly, the individual diodes are visible to the naked eye. This is even more extreme in the pictures in this article. The diffusion bar therefore only fulfils its job to a limited extent. In addition, the diffusion bar is milky. For testing, I set the RGB of my CPU block and the RAM to the same colour. The difference caused by the milky bar is enormous. That's a shame if you want to give your build a uniform look. I am also disappointed by the transitions in animated lighting settings. With the rainbow wave, I have the impression that the RGB flickers. The colour transitions don't seem quite smooth. This is probably why the impression of flickering is not created with static lighting options.
From throughput and latency
Unfortunately, I don't have a comparative value for the test yet, as this is the first time I've tested RAM. That's why I'm pitting the Fury RGB against the Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (2x, 8GB, DDR4-3200, DIMM 288) in our testbench. Unfortunately, it only has two bars. However, I run it in dual channel. The results should therefore be comparable. Incidentally, our test bench is currently running with the following components:
- AMD Ryzen 3900X, cooled with a stock cooler
- ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula (X570)
- Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Corsair MP600
These are the results of the Fury RGB:
- Write speed: 48791 MB/s
- Read speed: 46864 MB/s
- Copy speed: 49614 MB/s
- Latency: 82.4 nanoseconds
This is how fast the Dominator Platinum RGB were:
Write speed: 48203 MB/s
Read speed: 46434 MB/s
Copy speed: 46956 MB/s
Latency: 80.2 nanoseconds
Except for the copy speed, the results of both RAMs are close to each other. Here the Fury RGB beats the Dominator Platinum RGB. The Dominator only beats the Fury RGB in terms of latency. However, these differences are so small that they are hardly noticeable in practice.
Lots of RAM, but little RGB for the money
The Fury RGB offers a lot for relatively little money. The Dominator Platinum RGB costs around 8.78 francs per gigabyte. The Fury only 6.75 francs. In return, you make concessions with the RGB. With the Dominator Platinum RGB, the diodes can be controlled individually and are not covered by a milky strip. I like the RGB effect better here.
If you can live with the less than perfect RGB, the Fury RGB is a good choice. If you don't need flashing lights anyway, there's always the standard Fury for less money. <p
Kevin Hofer
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