Kingston hyperx fury ddr3l review

Once again the veteran Kingston brings us some of its RAM memory kits (Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3L), in the form of 2 8GB modules. Kingston is one of the most long-standing and renowned companies in the PC RAM market, and one of the first to offer a lifetime warranty on most of its products.

It is a DDR3L (1.35V) memory running at 1866Mhz, with a low-profile black heatsink and quite aggressive lines. A kit very suitable for the growing market of HTPCs, where we need a high frequency memory so that the integrated GPU takes full advantage and at the same time we want to keep the minimum possible consumption. Let's see how it performs.

We thank the Kingston team for the loan of this kit for their analysis:

Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3L technical specifications

Module type	DDR3L Unbuffered DIMM
Frequency	Actual 933MHz, effective 1866MT / s
Number of banks	2 ranks
Number of pins	240 pin
Capacity per module	8GB
DRAM Configuration	512M x 8-bit DDR3 FBGA
Main latencies	CL11-11-11
Voltage	1.30-1.35V
Module Height	32.80mm
Operating temperature	0 ~ 85 ℃
Warranty	Lifetime warranty

Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3L (HX318LC11FB / 8)

It is a dual channel kit, the presentation is the usual one, with the two modules in a plastic blister. A short installation guide is included that gives a general notion on how to install RAM memory on any computer.

Included with the memories is a quick installation guide and limited and lifetime warranty information:

The model we analyze consists of 2 8GB modules (16GB in total), which we will test in a low-consumption HTPC to see the improvements it brings compared to traditional 1.5V memory. They are modules with a careful aesthetic that do not detract from any gaming equipment. They have been configured as SPD 1866Mhz CL11-11-11 values, and the same settings in an XMP profile so that they can be used with their correct voltage (1.35V) without the need for further adjustments.

In this case we have not performed overclock tests, since we are not interested in increasing consumption. With the stock voltage we have not been able to lower the latencies, which slightly tarnish the final result, although they are fully compressible given the low voltage that these modules require.

Despite having a heatsink, the height of the modules is very measured (it does not reach 40mm), so we will not have a problem with most heatsinks, even the largest ones. Next we see the detail of the assembled modules

Test bench, tests and overclocking

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel i5 4570S
Base plate:	Asus Sabertooth Z87
Memory:	Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3L
Heatsink	Noctua NH-D14 Liabilities
HDD	Samsung 830 256GB
Graphic card	Integrated
Power supply	Seasonic S12-II 380W

Since the idea of this Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3L kit is to minimize consumption, we have made a slight additional undervolt to the module, achieving 1866MT / s in a totally stable 1.3V. We will compare it with a very good quality kit, some G.Skill Ripjaws 1600MT / s CL9, these with the typical voltage of 1.5V. We start with the AIDA64 memory tests.

We must compare the results with the Ripjaws, since the rest of the values use quad channel, doubling the bandwidth, and it is not a fair comparison. Values are almost identical. The slight loss is due to noticeably lower latencies, as 2 more cycles on a main latency is a very large loss to gain just 166mhz.

It is pleasantly surprising that in the effective latency setting, where we expected lower results than the rest, all the results of the tables improve slightly, including those of DDR4 memories (which have very high latencies, to compensate for the high frequency). Let's go to the interesting, consumption.

The consumption of RAM memory has always been considered as something almost irrelevant compared to the other components. This is a true approach, as the results corroborate, since even in a computer with very tight consumption like the one we are using, we see that the difference in the worst case scenario is 3W for two modules.

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This is because the room for improvement is small, very small. But undoubtedly the result of this kit is excellent in this regard, showing that the gain is enough to be seen on a power meter. We are not going to save a fortune by changing our DDR3 memory for DDR3L, but it is certainly a small contribution that is welcome when we have already maximized the consumption of the other components.

Final words and conclusion

The Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3L kit is postulated as an ideal choice for those more concerned about consumption, who want to scratch a couple more watts of their efficient HTPC. It is also a competent kit for high-end equipment, although somewhat penalized for its high latencies, and with a negligible improvement in consumption compared to the equipment's energy demand.

Although the documentation does not reach such a technical and detailed level as that of, for example, Transcend, we have a complete data sheet in which we can see all the details of the kit.

The only downside to a kit like this is that, with the presence of DDR4 memory, we are no longer at the highest possible level of energy efficiency. Although perhaps it is a good compromise to take care of the pocket while we make our PC more efficient.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ ONE OF THE FEW DDR3L KITS WITH FREQUENCIES ABOVE 1600MHZ	- LIMITED RELEVANCE WITH THE RELEASE OF STILL LOWER VOLTAGE DDR4 KITS
+ LIFETIME WARRANTY
+ UNDERVOLT UP TO 1.3V FULLY STABLE
+ ELEGANT AND AGGRESSIVE AESTHETICS
+ 16GB IN TWO MODULES