Predator Hermes RGB 8000 MHz DDR5 Memory Review

Predator memory has long proven to be some of the absolute best memory we’ve ever tested. Well, that’s a half-truth, as we’re very fortunate to receive flagship memory kits from all the major brands, and largely they’re all pretty incredible in their own right. However, the Predator Hermes DDR5 series promises to be premium in every regard, from design, features, quality and of course, performance, so when it comes to testing it today, I wouldn’t expect anything less than ticking all four boxes.

Predator Hermes

At 8000 MHz it’s one of the fastest kits on the market right now, of course, there are a good few 8000 MHz kits already out there, and we’ve even tested a few too, so the Predator Hermes is going up against some strong competition today. Predator claims it’ll his some massive read and write speeds, and the latency looks enticingly low too, so that may give it a performance edge in our benchmarks.

Features

• High-efficiency aluminium heatsink
• Supports Intel XMP 3.0
• Supports Intel & AMD motherboards
• Selected IC ensure durability and reliability
• On-die ECC detection technology
• RGB Sync supports Asus Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light Sync, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, and ASRock’s Polychrome Sync software for lighting effects

8000 MHz

I’m not sure what Predators claim is “Regular DDR5 8000 MHz” but it’s most likely just the specifications on one of their rival brands. However, it’s their way of showing that their timings are tighter than what you might usually see for 8000 MHz memory, running at an impressive CL36-48-48-126 and running at just 1.45v..

Specifications

There are quite a few variants of this memory kit available, with it coming in 32GB, 48GB, and 64GB kits, using 16GB, 24GB and 32GB DIMMS respectively. So there should be no issue getting to the kit size you need as they’re sold in packs of two, you can buy four, six, or eight to populate your motherboard of choice.

When it comes to speeds, there are 6400, 6600, 6800, 7200, 7600 and of course, 8000 MHz, so even the base-level kit is still pretty darn fast, but we have the flagship of the range in for review today. Plus, while they all have different timings, they’re all still pretty tight timings for their respective speeds. They all run at 1.40v, with the exception of the 8000 which runs at 1.4v.