KingBank's DDR5 SoarBlade RGB DDR5 6000 CL30 32GB kit is a value-for-money DDR5 RGB memory offering with good overclocking headroom, all thanks to its use of Hynix M-Die memory chips.

If you're on the lookout for DDR5 RGB RAMs for your upcoming AMD "Zen 4" or "Zen 5" Ryzen 7000 or 9000 series PC build in white, or perhaps one that's powered by Intel's "Raptor Lake Refresh" 14th Gen Core line-up or their latest "Arrow Lake" Core Ultra 200 series processors, KingBank's DDR5 SoarBlade RGB line-up could be just what you're looking for.

For those of you unfamiliar with the brand, KingBank is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, where their value proposition stems from offering quality products at very competitive prices - given the performance of their products, I'd say that they'd give mainstream memory brands such as Crucial, G.Skill, Kingston and so on a serious run for their money, especially with products such as the DDR5 Dark Heatsink DDR5 6000 CL28 that I had the chance to review a year ago.

For this review, KingBank's sponsored a 32GB kit of their DDR5 SoarBlade RGB RAMs (part number K5.01.FLM5ED9304) with CL30-36-36-76 memory timings. Featuring white-coloured heat spreaders with RGB lighting, these memory modules feature SK Hynix's M-Die memory chips at an affordable price point. Read on to see how these RAMs fare in a series of productivity and gaming benchmark tests with an Intel Core i5-14600K processor and a RTX 4090 graphics card!

Packaging & Aesthetics

The DDR5 SoarBlade ships in a simple black box with the KingBank logo emblazoned on the front, where over on the rear, we get two cutouts that allow for a glimpse of the memory modules contained within.

With the external box out of the way, we get the memory modules packaged in a clear plastic protective shell. Do note that the RAMs do not come shipped with any other accessories or documentation.

The DDR5 SoarBlade RGB line-up comes with white-coloured aluminium heat spreaders in a matte finish, where we get silver accents to the left and some shallow grooves over on the right for a touch of aesthetic flair. Right in the center of the heat spreaders, we get a printed stylised Chinese character that reads “刀” (pronounced "dao"), which means “blade” in Mandarin Chinese, and is in reference to the fact that these RAMs are from the brand’s SoarBlade line-up.

We also get an illuminated RGB strip that runs along the long edge of the RAMs, with a KingBank wordmark printed in the middle.

Specifications & Variants

For this review, I was sent a 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30 kit that comprises a matched pair of two 16GB modules, where they feature memory timings of 30-36-36-76 and a default voltage of 1.35v. One of the KingBank's key selling points for this set of RAMs is the fact that they utilise SK Hynix M-Die memory chips, which should give plenty of headroom for those of you intending to overclock your memory modules beyond their rated speed. For avoidance of doubt, the RAMs in this review come with the part number K5.01.FLM5ED9304 - this is worth noting, as KingBank does make other variants of the DDR5 SoarBlade RGB with different speeds. For instance, within the KRRW line-up of DDR5 SoarBlade RGB offerings, KingBank also has 32GB and 64GB kits of DDR5 6400 memory with a CAS latency of 32, which utilise Hynix A-Die chips instead.

Taking a quick peek at HWiNFO64's readouts, we see that the DDR5 6000 CL30 variant of the DDR5 SoarBlade RGBs do indeed come shipped with Hynix M-Die. A feature that I really appreciate is the fact that these memory modules come with both AMD EXPO and Intel XMP profiles built-in, as can be seen from the HWiNFO64 snapshots above. This means there’s no need to purchase EXPO-specific modules for AMD PC builds, or Intel XMP-specific modules for Intel PC builds for that matter, which is great.

In terms of customising your RGB lighting effects, KingBank doesn’t have a dedicated app for this, so you’ll have to use your motherboard’s RGB app to customise the lighting effects accordingly from within Windows.

For this review, I tested the KingBank RAMs with an ASUS motherboard - as can be seen from the screenshots above, the ASUS Armoury Crate app can be used to tweak the lighting effects of the KingBank RAMs, and I didn't encounter any compatibility issues in that regard.

CPU-Z Screenshots

Test Bench Specifications

To put the KingBank DDR5 SoarBlade RGB RAMs through their paces, I’ve setup a test bench that is powered by Intel’s Core i5-14600K processor with the specs as listed below, where I’ll also be running the same RAMs at overclocked speeds, just to see how much performance and value we can squeeze out of the SoarBlades.

• CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K (stock "ASUS Advanced OC Profile")
• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 622 Halo White
• CPU Thermal Paste: Cooler Master Cryofuze
• Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI II (BIOS 2001)
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) KingBank DDR5 SoarBlade RGB (DDR5 6000 CL30-36-36-76 1.35V)
• Storage: Kioxia Exceria Plus 1TB NVMe SSD
• Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 AERO OC 24G
• PSU: Cooler Master V1000 80 PLUS Gold (RS-AOO-AFBA-G1)
• Case: Kingdom MX460 White (white-labelled Segotep Gank 360) with 2x Cooler Master Mobius 120P ARGB White Edition case fans, 1x Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 HALO² White Edition case fan & Tecware Omni Hub
• Monitor: Gigabyte M27U 27" LCD monitor (4K, 160Hz)
• OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (24H2 with all latest drivers and updates installed, "Balanced" power profile)
• Graphics Driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.29
• Fan Curve: Stock standard profiles

For benchmarking purposes, I’ll be running the RAMs on their stock XMP profile and thereafter, manually setting them in the BIOS to run at DDR5 6400 with timings of 32-39-39-80 at 1.35V – I’m basically mimicking RAM timings of the DDR5 6400 CL32 variant of the SoarBlade RGBs to see how they’d hold up.

Overclocking the RAMs to DDR5 6400 and changing the memory timing settings accordingly was straightforward enough – I simply headed into the BIOS to plonk in the respective memory parameters as per what you can see on the screen, and that was that.

To make sure that the RAMs are stable in their overclocked state, I also ran Memtest86, which did not yield any errors.

Benchmark Tests

The following benchmark tests were used to measure the performance of the KingBank RAMs:

Productivity Benchmarks

• 7-Zip Compression & Decompression
• AIDA64 Cache & Memory Benchmark
• Cinebench 2024

Gaming Benchmarks

• Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool
• Cyberpunk 2077 v2.21 In-game Benchmark
• F1 23 In-game Benchmark

For gaming benchmarks, all tests were run on the 1080p resolution.

Productivity Benchmark - 7-Zip Compression & Decompression

First up, we’ve got 7-Zip's compression and decompression benchmark test. With the RAMs overclocked to DDR5 6400, the test bench was 1.3% faster than when on the stock DDR5 6000 XMP profile, and for the decompression test, the scores were identical.

Productivity Benchmark - AIDA64 Cache & Memory Benchmark

With AIDA64’s cache and memory benchmark, the RAMs were 6.2% faster in terms of read speed, 4.1% faster in terms of write speed and 4.8% faster in terms of copy speed when overclocked to DDR5 6400.

Productivity Benchmark - Cinebench 2024

Rounding off the productivity benchmarks section is Cinebench 2024, where we see the Core i5-14600K processor attain a multicore score of 1314 with the RAMs overclocked to DDR5 6400, versus 1310 points when benchmarked on the stock DDR5 6000 XMP profile. For single core scores, the 14600K achieves a score of 121 on both the stock XMP and overclocked state.

Gaming Benchmark - Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool

Kicking things off in the gaming benchmarks section is Black Myth Wukong’s standalone benchmark tool, where the performance of the test system is pretty much identical with RAMs on the stock XMP profile and when overclocked to DDR5 6400. In both instances, the system achieves an average FPS of 134.

Gaming Benchmark - Cyberpunk 2077 v2.31 In-game Benchmark

With Cyberpunk 2077’s in-game benchmark, the test system achieves an average FPS of 177.09 when the KingBank RAMs are overclocked to DDR5 6400, versus 169.89 FPS when benchmarked on the stock XMP profile.

Gaming Benchmark - F1 23 Benchmark Tool

Finally, with F1 23’s in-game benchmark test, we see that the test system puts out the same average FPS figure when comparing the results obtained on the stock XMP profile and the overclocked DDR5 6400 timings that I set, with differences in minimum and maximum FPS figures falling within the margin of error.

Thermal Performance

With F1 23’s in-game benchmark test, where I ran a three-lap test, the KingBank RAMs achieved an average SPD hub temperature of 48.2°C when tested on the stock DDR5 6000 CL30 XMP profile. The temperature readings were obtained via HWiNFO64's sensor readouts, where the test bench was benchmarked in a room with an ambient temperature of around 27°C.

Pricing & Conclusion

To sum up, I’d say that the KingBank DDR5 SoarBlade RGB is a pretty solid DDR5 desktop memory offering with RGB lighting – I must caveat that while the RAMs in this review were sponsored by KingBank, I really do think that the brand is a worthy competitor against other more mainstream brands such as Crucial, G.Skill, Kingston and the like. As mentioned earlier, I’ve reviewed KingBank’s low-latency DDR5 6000 CL28 non-RGB DDR5 Dark Heatsink about a year ago, and came away similarly impressed. For this set of DDR5 6000 CL30 RAMs in particular, I like how I was able to overclock the RAMs to DDR5 6400 speeds with no fuss at all and get some additional performance out of my system just like that. For those of you who’d like to spend more time on really optimising your memory timings, I’d say that the DDR5 SoarBlade RGBs are definitely worthy of your consideration.

In terms of availability, the DDR5 SoarBlade RGB DDR5 6000 CL30s are available to purchase from KIngBank’s official AliExpress store. As per the screenshot above, they can be bought for around $159 Singapore dollars as of the time of publishing this video - prices can go even lower when there are sitewide promotional campaigns ongoing, such during the 11.11 Singles Day campaign that’s coming in less than two month’s time. However, do note that especially with the tariff situation that’s going on at the moment, prices might vary wildly, especially if you’re based in the United States.

If you’re based in Singapore and would like to have local after-sales support, fret not, for KingBank now has an official distributor in Singapore - CDL Trading, where CDL will be able to take care of any after-sales matters (e.g. warranty claims) if need be. You can purchase these RAMs directly from CDL Trading’s Lazada Singapore storefront, as well as from other authorised PC hardware resellers in Singapore.

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The RAMs featured in this video were review units sponsored by KingBank.