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ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38
DDR5 · 5200 MT/s · CL38 · 1×16GB
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Kit profile
Price per GB
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—Capacity
16 GBSpeed
5,200 MT/sCAS latency
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Overview
XPG Lancer Blade is ADATA's DDR5 line, sold under a "6000" name that covers speeds from 5200 to 6400 and CL ratings from 30 to 46 depending on the individual kit — a wider spread than the single number in the product title suggests.
This 1×16GB kit is 16GB, rated 5200 MT/s CL38. Because this family spans more speed and timing combinations than most single-named lines, two Lancer Blade kits of the same capacity can differ meaningfully in both figures — worth checking the printed rating rather than assuming it matches the family name.
This is unbuffered UDIMM DDR5 for consumer desktop boards, and the rated 5200 MT/s depends on the correct profile being enabled in BIOS.
Technical Specifications
Memory
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Capacity
- 16 GB
- Modules
- 1
- Module size
- 16 GB
Speed & timings
- Speed
- 5,200 MT/s
- CAS latency
- CL38
Form factor & features
- Form factor
- UDIMM
- Category
- desktop
- Brand
- ADATA
- ECC
- ✗
- RGB
- ✗
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