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Gigabyte adds support for Chinese CXMT memory up to 8200 MT/s

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Gigabyte has announced official support for memory modules utilizing CXMT chips, a Chinese manufacturer of RAM. This support extends to speeds of up to 8200 MT/s on select Socket AM5 motherboards, with testing showing impressive latency figures. While this broadens the supply chain for memory components, the availability of CXMT memory outside of China remains uncertain, despite interest from major tech companies like Apple and integration by some US tech firms. AI

IMPACT This development could signal a diversification of the memory supply chain, potentially impacting the cost and availability of components used in AI hardware.

RANK_REASON Motherboard vendor announces support for a specific component manufacturer's memory chips.

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Gigabyte adds support for Chinese CXMT memory up to 8200 MT/s

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Zak Killian ·

    Gigabyte announces support for Chinese-made CXMT memory — pushes it to 8200 MT/s on Socket AM5

    The performance is impressive and it's good to see official support, but the question remains whether you can actually buy any of it.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Gigabyte announces support for Chinese-made CXMT memory — pushes it to 8200 MT/s on Socket AM5 The performance is impressive and it's good to see official suppo

    Gigabyte announces support for Chinese-made CXMT memory — pushes it to 8200 MT/s on Socket AM5 The performance is impressive and it's good to see official support, but the question remains whether you can actually buy any of it. https://www. tomshardware.com/pc-components /ddr5/g…

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