The HP brand may be a household name, but anyone deep enough into PC hardware to read enthusiast publications probably doesn\u2019t associate the company with the memory market. Most of us associate HP name with expensive ink cartridges and an ever-rotating array of notebooks. While the greatest benefit of being associated with a well-known 81-year-old company might be the ability to draw in neophytes, those researching and buying enthusiast tech like high-end desktop memory often pay little attention to marketing. So, what is the tech?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Available at data rates ranging from DDR4-2666 to DDR4-3600, each HP V6 memory kit includes one or two DIMMs, a product ID insert with installation guide and RMA contacts, and a lengthy multi-language regulatory compliance sheet. Heat spreader color is said to identify each kit, with red for DDR4-2666 and blue for DDR4-3000. But HP confuses the issue by cloaking both its DDR4-3200 and DDR4-3600 in black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A look at the back of the package indicates that these modules can be found on the main webpage of HP Development Inc., but that it\u2019s also manufactured and distributed under license. Sure enough, our search of the HP website yielded no information about this memory. It\u2019s not until buyers purchase this memory, cut the seal and remove\/unfold the face card that the distributor is revealed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
HP business partner Multipointe Channel Solutions (MCS) has been marketing HP-branded SSD\u2019s for a while now, but doesn\u2019t talk about its own history on its own website. Any customer assurance should come from the fact that the company is still in operation, rather than its ties to the HP name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As MCS only offers 8GB modules, its P\/N 7TE41AA#ABC DDR4-3200 dual-channel kit has a total of 16GB. XMP timings of 16-18-18-38 at 1.35V boost the kit past its basic DDR4-2666 configuration, but that relies on users to own an XMP-compatible motherboard to set XMP mode. This of course is how the entire performance memory market works, but it\u2019s still something that uninformed buyers might not know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One thing that stands out about HP memory in general is its 5-year warranty, which is substantially less than the lifetime warranties of others (though the meaning of \u201clifetime\u201d can sometimes be sketchy). This gives rise to questions, like \u201chow long will I use this kit, anyway?\u201d Five years is likely enough coverage for many, especially given we\u2019ve seen that most defective memory dies in less than five years and would thus be covered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparison Hardware<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparison kits for our testing rounds include our latest 2x 8GB review samples from Geil, OLOy, and Team Group, the later clocked at a higher DDR4-3600 XMP, tested on AMD\u2019s Ryzen 7 3700X and MSI\u2019s memory-mastering MEG X570 Ace, using Toshiba\u2019s OCZ RD400 SSD and Gigabyte\u2019s GeForce RTX 2070 Gaming OC 8G to reduce bottlenecks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overclocking and Latency Tuning <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The HP V6 DDR4-3200 is the first 2x 8GB kit we\u2019ve seen in a while that wouldn\u2019t reach DDR4-3600, which means it won\u2019t be represented at several of our alternative performance settings. We were however able to reduce its DDR4-3200 timings to 14-16-16-32 at 1T. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lowest Stable Timings at 1.35V (Max) on MEG X570 ACE (BIOS 1.20) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, the rest of the kits reached at least DDR4-3600, and one even went to DDR4-4266. The fastest kit was also rated at a higher DDR4-3600 XMP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benchmark Results and Final Analysis <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The HP V6 DDR4-3200 kit\u2019s XMP bandwidth and latency are close to average in SiSoftware Sandra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
XMP gaming performance also looks good, and it even retained that performance for the most part at our lower frequency and latency settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The HP V6 DDR4-3200 also looks decidedly average in our timed tests, where less time means more performance. So, it should be a good deal if it\u2019s priced well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About that key pricing issue though: We weren\u2019t able to find P\/N 7TE41AA#ABC for sale anywhere, and instead had to price it as two P\/N 7EH67AA#ABC single modules. To compete, a pair of these would need to be priced around 25% lower than two single modules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At its current price of about $53 per 8GB stick, this kit just isn\u2019t competitive. That of course doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s a bad product, just that there are plenty of better options available from companies more well-known in the memory market. Pricing could of course also change substantially, which could make this memory more competitive. But until it does, most consumers in the know should look to the plethora of competitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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