XMP Voltage?

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Flying Fish

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Hi, I've just got an MSI Pro B660M-A WiFi DDR4 with an i5-12600 and 32GB DDR4-3200mhz and when turning on XMP, when the profile is 1.35V, the board seems to run the RAM at (varies between) 1.364-1.368V? Is that normal? Or is it because DDR4 is so finnicky on Alder Lake MSI has the board run the RAM faster than the profile says?

(on a side note, I previously had a B660M Mortar that I had to return that ran the RAM at only 1.360V....still higher than XMP but not as high as this board)

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This is completely normal, the RAM VRM (voltage regulator module, converting 12V from the PSU into the 1.xxV for the RAM) is usually a couple Millivolts off, also on boards of other brands.
Usually it will apply a bit more. Nothing to worry, as the voltage sensors/readouts are usually off by a bit too! So if you were to measure with a calibrated multimeter, you'd probably be on target again.

The only time where you would worry is when this voltage fluctuates under RAM load. But it should usually be rock stable.
 
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