If you’re on the hunt for the best DDR5 RAM to pair with your shiny new Intel 12th gen system, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve tested many DDR5 memory kits over the last few months ourselves and we’ve picked out the top kits, at different price points, to suit systems at different performance levels.
Back when DDR5 made its debut, it was expensive and very difficult—if not impossible—to find in many markets. That’s all changed now, and while DDR5 remains expensive compared to DDR4, it’s nice to see a PC component trending downwards in price, instead of up. In general, spending big money on RAM isn’t recommended unless you have a high-spec rig to use it with. As prices fall though, you may find dropping a few extra dollars is worth spending to look at, say, DDR5-5600 rather than DDR5-4800. Some games and applications will respond to the extra speeds while others won’t gain much, if anything at all.
