How do I get my ram to run at advertised speed? It's only about 1/3rd of what it should be

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I recently built a PC, and chose ram that should be running at 3000 Mhz. I just looked at the data however, and it's telling me the ram is only running at 1065 Mhz.
https://imgur.com/a/cVZrg

I'm using the gigabyte ab350-gaming 3 as my motherboard, and I'm using Gskill Ripjaw DDR4 ram. How do i get it to run at the advertised speed? Thanks in advance!
 
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raisonjohn
Due to DDR (Dual Data Rate), the "1065MHz" is actually running in DDR4 stock speed of 2133MHz (i.e., ~1065MHz x 2 = ~2133MHz).

For such 3000MHz RAM to work on its rated speeds, you can try to enable XMP settings in BIOS > M.I.T. > Advanced CPU Core Settings or Advanced Memory Settings > Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)

Set it from Disabled to Profile1

However, Ryzen is very picky on RAMs, as such, not all AM4 motherboards support specific rated RAM speeds. In your case, for example, all 3000MHz RAM modules can only work at a maximum downgraded RAM speed of 2933MHz (http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-ab350-gaming3.pdf). Furthermore, the G.Skill RipJaws DDR4 RAM model you have is not listed in the Gigabyte...
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Due to DDR (Dual Data Rate), the "1065MHz" is actually running in DDR4 stock speed of 2133MHz (i.e., ~1065MHz x 2 = ~2133MHz).

For such 3000MHz RAM to work on its rated speeds, you can try to enable XMP settings in BIOS > M.I.T. > Advanced CPU Core Settings or Advanced Memory Settings > Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)

Set it from Disabled to Profile1

However, Ryzen is very picky on RAMs, as such, not all AM4 motherboards support specific rated RAM speeds. In your case, for example, all 3000MHz RAM modules can only work at a maximum downgraded RAM speed of 2933MHz (http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-ab350-gaming3.pdf). Furthermore, the G.Skill RipJaws DDR4 RAM model you have is not listed in the Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 motherboard's qualified vendors list (QVL), which means, it was not tested on that board. It may or may not work though.

You can also try updating your motherboard's BIOS as a last resort, as AM4 motherboards have recently made some BIOS changes for some RAM modules to work on their rated speeds.
 
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