Although it is difficult to say whether the solution to the current memory crisis will be Chinese, the active participation of the Chinese industry in this segment cannot be denied. Evidence of this is that the company CXMT managed to create a DDR5 memory kit that reached 9,000 MT/s during data transfer in a overclocking test, bringing it closer to leading industry players such as Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung.
It is important to note that MT/s stands for megatransfers per second. This parameter is particularly important for RAM as it reflects the actual data transfer speed of these components. One MT/s is equivalent to one million transfers per second, so 9,000 MT/s corresponds to nine billion transfers per second.
The overclocking test was conducted by Colorful, a Chinese firm that manufactures motherboards, graphics cards, and other PC components. When using the Colorful iGame X870E VULCAN W OC motherboard in combination with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, the 48GB DDR5 Colorful iGame Shadow II kit was able to exceed the 9,000 MT/s threshold, operating at a frequency of 4,507 MHz—specifically, reaching 9,014 MT/s.
These results were published on the Chinese social network Weibo and noticed by the publication TechPowerUp. Although the memory kit itself bears the Colorful brand, the production of its chips was done 'internally,' meaning by the company CXMT.
Indeed, similar tests conducted with memory kits from the mentioned competitors have already demonstrated even more impressive figures, exceeding 13,000 MT/s when overclocked. Nevertheless, a speed of 9,000 MT/s is considered a significant breakthrough for a company that is still developing in the RAM segment.
CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) is the largest memory chip manufacturer in China. The company was founded in 2016 and has been attracting growing attention from the global market in recent months. This is because, against the backdrop of difficulties faced by industry leaders—such as Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung—in meeting current memory demand, CXMT modules are being viewed as a potential alternative. Despite ongoing uncertainty regarding CXMT's technological capabilities, tests like the one conducted by Colorful indicate that the Chinese manufacturer is closing the quality gap compared to its rivals.