Kingston FURY Renegade RGB 48GB(2×24) DDR5-8400 CUDIMM Review

Intel Core Ultra 2 series desktop processors come with various architectural improvements as well as using new features to further maximize its performance uplift over the Intel Core 14th Gen series. Alongside the debut of the Ultra 2 series and Z890 chipset is a new memory classification called CUDIMM, allowing for high memory speeds such as the Kingston Fury Renegade 48GB (2x24GB) 8400 MT/s kit that we have here for review.

What is CUDIMM?

CUDIMM, or Clocked Unbuffered Dual Inline Memor,y is a new type of memory similar to server-grade RDIMM. It improves signal integrity by adding a Clock Driver (CKD) on the memory module. This CKD ensures synchronized and stable clock signals, enabling higher memory frequencies. CUDIMM offers enhanced performance and stability compared to standard UDIMM, particularly in demanding high bandwidth applications.

Product Specifications

The new Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5 kits start at 6000 MT/s CL32 with a max speed of 7,200 MT/s CL38 in white or black heat spreader designs. The FURY Renegade RGB DDR5 is available in 32GB and 64GB kits with single stick options in 16GB or 32GB. Our specific review sample is a white Kingston FURY Renegade 32GB 7200 MHz CL38 kit.

Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5 – Unboxing and First Impressions

You have the same Kingston Fury Renegade packaging design on the new CUDIMM variant with only updated markings on the front. Moving to the back you have a differnt kind of beauty shot for the

Kingston includes the standard Kingston Fury in the packaging. There’s no warranty card or manual included in the package.

The new Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5 has a two-tone black and silver finish on its heat-spreader design. Whine light shines on the reflective surface, which contrasts with the device’s black finish.

Compared to the non-CUDIMM Fury Regenade, the CUDIMM variant has a more aggressive contrast of colors, making it one of the most neutral DDR5 memory in the market – ideal for black and white builds.

You have a fully exposed translucent LED light bar with black FURY text in the center. The Fury Renegade RGB is a bit taller than the non-RGB version, so you may run into clearance issues if you’re using an air cooler.

The Fury Renegade is still one of the brightest DDR5 Memory in the market with properly diffused lighting.

Benchmark Setup and Test Methodology

Gadget Pilipinas’ testing philosophy is to provide detail-oriented results as accurately as possible so that our readers can replicate our tests given that these conditions are met. Different benchmarking apps and sequences are used depending on the tested component or device.

We use CapFrameX 1.7.1 as our primary FPS capture and analysis tool for all our gaming benchmarks. The latest build version of Windows 11 Pro and WHQL-certified drivers are used for our benchmarks. Readings such as temperatures and power draws are recorded using HWINFO64, and other relevant software for cross-checking.

Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5 Benchmarks

3DMark Firestrike & Timespy

3DMark is the go-to benchmark for gamers because of the ability to share and compare results online.

SuperPI 32M

SuperPI is a single-threaded benchmark application that lets the CPU calculate Pi(π) to the nth digit. In this benchmark, we selected the Pi calculation to 32M, the highest available for the app. 

CINEBENCH 2024

Maxon’s Cinebench benchmark is one of the most iconic benchmark applications used by reviewers and enthusiasts. The latest Cinebench R23 uses the latest rendering architectures, including Intel’s Embree ray tracing technology and other advanced features from AMD and Intel that allow users to render the same scene on the same hard. 

PROCYON

Procyon benchmark suite is developed by the UL, the same team behind 3DMark and PCMark benchmarks. The UL Procycon video editing benchmark uses Adobe Premiere in a typical video editing workflow. The benchmark starts by importing two video project files with various edits, adjustments, and effects – the second project uses several GPU-accelerated effects. Each project is exported in 1080p with H.264 encoding and again in 4K with HEVC H.265. The reported score is based on the time taken to export all four videos. 

wPrime 1024M

wPrime is a benchmark tool similar to SuperPI, but the former takes on finding prime numbers using Newton’s Method. The benchmark is set to calculate 1024 million prime numbers, and the performance is measured according to calculation time. 

V-RAY

V-Ray Benchmark is a stand-alone version of V-Ray developed by Chaos Group. It is designed to test the CPU and GPU by rendering sample scenes at a fixed amount of time. V-Ray is a plug-in mostly utilized by 3D computer graphics software applications mainly for industrial design, product design, architecture, film, and video game production. V-Ray is not limited to 64-threads as it supports multi and mega-threading. 

BLENDER

Blender is a widely used, free, open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the whole 3D pipeline process from modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, and even motion tracking. Blender has become a standard for CPU benchmarks with the BMW27 and Classroom Scene most used. This prompted the company to release Blender Open Data Benchmark in 2018, a benchmark-specific version allowing users to run a preset benchmark and share the results online like 3DMark.

GeekBench 6

Geekbench is a multi-platform benchmark used to gauge CPU performance and compare them across Windows, Mac, and Mobile. Geekbench 6 is the latest version and doesn’t rely on memory more than the previous Geekbench 4, making it a great tool to measure both single-core and multi-core CPU performance.

PCMark10

From the same developers of the popular game benchmarking tool 3DMark, PCMark 10 is a benchmarking app for measuring a whole PC’s performance. It covers a wide variety of tests to reflect common tasks performed in a modern workplace. We selected PCMark 10’s extended benchmark and reported both the overall score and Digital Content Creation Score. 

CORONA RENDERER

Corona Renderer is an unbiased photorealistic render available for Autodesk 3Ds Max, Maxon Cinema 4D, and as a stand-alone application. Its popularity, similar to Blender, led Chaos Group to develop a benchmark version of the app which runs using Corona Renderer 1.3. Workstation systems, especially CPUs, can utilize Corona Benchmark as up to 72 threads can be used in the benchmark, making it very suitable for CPUs with various price segments. 

PassMark 10.2

Passmark 10 provides a comprehensive suite of tests that evaluate various aspects of a system’s performance, including CPU, GPU, memory, and disk performance. Its automated testing process makes it accessible and efficient for reviewers to conduct benchmarks and analyze the performance of different systems.

BapCo CROSSMARK

Crossmark is one of the few native cross-platform benchmark tools available for Windows, Android, Linux ChromeOS, iOS, and macOS. It measures overall system performance and system responsiveness using models of real-world applications making it a great comparison point across multiple platforms.

HANDBRAKE

Handbrake is a top-rated open-source video conversion software that is used by professionals, enthusiasts, and even reviewers as a reference point mainly because of its wide variety of media codecs. The rise of streaming and blogging makes video content, both encoding, and transcoding important for these people, regardless of whether they’re seasoned professionals or just starting out. Handbrake also takes advantage of AVX-512 and OpenCL to accelerate certain types of media codecs. Our Handbrake benchmark converts a 500MB MP4 video to H.264 to measure the processor’s performance.

GOOGLE OCTANE 2.0

Google Octane 2.0 is a benchmark that measures a Javascript engine’s performance by running multiple tests representing different use cases of JavaScript applications. While Google Octane is retired and no longer maintained, it is still a good representation of today’s dynamic, interactive web applications. Our Google Octane 2.0 is run on Microsoft’s latest Chromium-based Edge browser. 

Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5 CUDIMM – Temperatures

Our Kingston Fury Renegade RGB CUDIMM surprisingly had the highest peak temperatures compared to the rest of the Fury Renegades at 53°C. That said, it’s nothing to be worried about, as it’s still well within the cool temperature for DDR5 memory. Note that we measure the DDR5 stick that’s closest to the CPU socket.

Conclusion

Surprisingly, the Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8400 CL40 offers the best balance of speed, latency, performance, and temps in our test suite. It still maintains its title of one of the best high-performance memory kits available in the market, albeit the different configuration of speed and latency will vary depending on the workload. As we reach higher speeds, the diminishing returns become more evident, especially when you factor in the price. So, if your workload fits the need to get a faster CUDIMM memory that regular DDR5 DIMMs simply cannot offer yet, then the Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8400 CL40 is a great kit to consider.

Grant Soriano

PC Review Lead and Sales Officer at Gadget Pilipinas | Website

Grant is a Financial Management graduate from UST. His passion for gadgets and tech crossed him over in the industry where he could apply his knowledge as an enthusiast and in-depth analytic skills as a Finance Major. His passion allows him to earn at the same time help Gadget Pilipinas' readers in making smart, value-based decisions and purchases with his reviews and guides.