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ASUS has officially increased memory speed support for the Intel Core Ultra 200S (Arrow Lake S) to 7200 MT/s on its 800-series motherboards. This upgrade will help achieve higher bandwidth and better stability.
ASUS Pushes Memory Speeds Further, Allowing Up To DDR5-7200 MT/s Configuration On Its 800-Series Motherboards for Intel Core Ultra 200S
While the Core Ultra 200S supports JEDEC 6400 MT/s out of the box due to its excellent memory controllers and motherboard designs, higher speeds can be achieved by enabling XMP/EXPO profiles in the BIOS. However, achieving even higher memory clocks isn’t always guaranteed.
With XMP 3.0 support, DDR5 memory can reach 6400+ MT/s but Intel doesn’t officially guarantee this speed out of the box. ASUS has now guaranteed that its Intel 800-series motherboards will support 7200 MT/s of memory speed without requiring any XMP profiles. This means higher bandwidth and better performance, along with improved stability for Core Ultra 200S processors.
This achievement is likely due to better PCB traces, signal integrity, and power delivery that enhance the system’s stability at higher RAM speeds. ASUS demonstrated this using the budget PRIME Z890-P motherboard and Intel Core Ultra 7 265K processor with a Kingston DDR5-7200 memory kit.
The memory was tested in a 1:2 ratio (memory controller at 1800 MT/s), with latencies of CL58-58-58-115 and operating at 1.10 V, which resulted in somewhat loose timings but is typical for achieving higher frequencies on low-voltage kits.
RunMemtestPro tests confirmed that the memory kit could run stably at 7200 MT/s, indicating that ASUS 800-series motherboards are well-equipped to handle this speed without issues. In real-world applications, an 800 MT/s improvement might offer noticeable benefits in certain scenarios but shouldn’t be overly impactful.
