The KingBank DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz is a compelling low-latency DDR5 6000 CL28 memory offering, with great performance and build quality at a very attractive price point.

Special thanks to KingBank for sponsoring the DDR5 Dark Heatsink used for this review.

KingBank is a relatively new entrant to the memory and storage space, where since their inception, they've built up an impressive portfolio of DRAM and SSD products. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, their value proposition stems from offering quality products at very competitive prices. For this article, KingBank's sponsored a set of their 32GB "DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz" RAM kit with CL28-35-35-76 memory timings.

Sporting sleek gunmetal grey heat spreaders with a RGB-free design, these memory modules feature SK Hynix's A-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 AMD's new "Zen 5" Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming processor and a RTX 4090 graphics card.

Packaging & Aesthetics

The DDR5 Dark Heatsink comes in a slim black box with the KingBank logo emblazoned on the front, where over on the rear, we get two window cutouts that allow for a glimpse of the memory modules contained within.

KingBank's opted for a no-frills approach here, where we get the memory modules securely packaged in a clear plastic protective shell; we don't get any other accessories or printed materials with the RAMs.

In terms of aesthetics, the DDR5 Dark Heatsink memory modules come with gunmetal grey aluminium heat spreaders that are pretty hefty and look rather premium. The said heat spreaders sport a matte finish for the top half with some aesthetic motifs in white for added visual interest, and we do also get a brushed finish for the bottom half of the heat spreader.

Specifications

As can be seen from the image above, the KingBank DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz comes as a matched pair of two 16GB modules for a total of 32GB of RAM, where they sport memory timings of 28-35-35-76 and a default voltage of 1.45v. One of the RAM's key selling points is the fact that they utilise SK Hynix A-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 sport the part number K5.01.FPA5ED9502 - this is worth noting, as KingBank does make other variants of the DDR5 Dark Heatsink with different speeds (e.g. DDR5 6800, DDR5 7600 etc).

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 BIOS 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 - the DDR5 Dark Heatsink can operate in either EXPO or XMP mode with just a few keystrokes on your keyboard from within the BIOS.

CPU-Z Screenshots

Test Setup

To put the KingBank memory modules through their paces, I’ve setup a test bench that is powered by AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9800X3D, where I’ll be pitting the KingBank DDR5 6000 CL28 memory modules against an offering from an established memory module brand, G.Skill, where I have on hand a 32GB Trident Z5 Neo RGB kit (F5-6000J2836G16GX2-TZ5NRW) that is also running the same DDR5 6000 CL28 configuration – do note that there are slight differences in the stock EXPO memory timings for the G.Skill modules versus the KingBank modules.

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (stock settings with PBO & Curve Optimiser disabled)
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB
• CPU Thermal Interface Material: Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet
• Motherboard: Gigabyte X870E AORUS MASTER (F4f BIOS revision)
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) KingBank DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz (DDR5 6000 CL28-35-35-76 1.45v) & 32GB (2x16GB) G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB (DDR5 6000 CL28-36-36-96 1.40v)
• Storage: Samsung 990 PRO 1TB NVMe SSD
• Graphics Card: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 MASTER 24G
• Case: Open-air test bench
• Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27" LCD monitor (144 Hz, 1440p)
• OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (23H2 with all latest updates installed, VBS enabled, "Balanced" power profile)
• Chipset Driver: AMD 6.10.17.152
• Graphics Driver: NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 566.03
• Resizable BAR: Enabled
• Ambient Temperature of Test Surroundings: ~29°C (non-airconditioned room)

The default EXPO profiles for both the G.Skill and KingBank modules were enabled for the entirety of testing, with no further tweaks to memory settings, and Resizable BAR was switched on as well. In terms of OS, I used Windows 11 Pro 23H2 with all the latest updates installed as of the time of publishing this video, with VBS enabled too.

Benchmark Tests

The following benchmark tests were used to measure the performance of the KingBank and G.Skill RAMs:

Productivity Benchmarks

• 7-Zip Compression & Decompression
• Cinebench 2024
• Corona 10 Benchmark

Gaming Benchmarks

• Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool
• Cyberpunk 2077 v2.13 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

With the KingBank RAMs installed, we see that the test system was 1.1% faster for the compression test and 0.4% slower for the decompression test when compared to the G.Skill RAMs.

Productivity Benchmark - Cinebench 2024

Moving on to Cinebench 2024, with the KingBank RAMs, we see that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D achieves a multi-core score of 1362, versus 1359 points when we’ve got the G.Skill RAMs installed. For single core scores, the 9800X3D gets a score of 133 with the KingBank RAMs, and a score of 134 with the G.Skill RAMs.

Productivity Benchmark - Corona 10

Rounding off this section on productivity benchmarks, the 9800X3D is 0.6% faster with the KingBank RAMs when it comes to the Corona 10 rendering benchmark test.

Gaming Benchmark - Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool

Moving on to gaming benchmarks, the performance of the test system is pretty much identical when we've got the KingBank and G.Skill RAMs installed for Black Myth Wukong's benchmark tool; in both instances, the system achieves an average FPS of 162.

Gaming Benchmark - Cyberpunk 2077 v2.13 In-game Benchmark Tool

With Cyberpunk 2077’s in-game benchmark, the test system achieves nearly the same average FPS with both the KingBank and G.Skill RAMs - with the KingBank RAMs, we get an average FPS of 264.55 versus 263.84 with the G.Skills.

Gaming Benchmark - F1 23 In-game Benchmark Tool

Concluding this section on gaming benchmarks is F1 23’s in-game benchmark test. Once again, we see that the test system puts out pretty similar average FPS figures when comparing the results obtained with the KingBank RAMs iand the G.Skill RAMs. With the KingBanks, the test system achieves an average FPS of 463 versus 462 with the G.Skill RAMs.

Pricing, Availability & Conclusion

To sum up, it can be seen that the performance of the KingBank DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz CL28 is pretty much on par, or even a teeny bit better than those from a more established brand with similar specs, where the key thing going for the KingBank RAMs is its price, which is extremely competitive especially if you were to compare them to the prices of DDR5 memory modules from more established brands such as Corsair, G.Skill, Kingston and so on.

The RAMs are available to purchase from KingBank’s official AliExpress store, where the purchase link is available here. As per the screenshot above, the RAMs can be bought for around $155 Singapore dollars, and prices can go even lower when there are sitewide promotional campaigns ongoing, such during the 11.11 Singles Day campaign, where as of the time of recording this video in November 2024, the RAMs are going for a limited-time price of around $149 Singapore dollars during this year’s 11.11 sales campaign on AliExpress.

There’s absolutely no way one can get a brand new 32GB DDR5 6000 CL28 memory kit for such a low price in Singapore from your usual mainstream brands – the same applies for you international readers, where I’m quite confident the promotional price of around $97 US dollars (or even the non-promotional prices for that matter) can’t be beat by your mainstream DDR5 memory brands.

Although the memory modules in this video were sponsored by KingBank, I must say that I’m really impressed by the RAM’s build quality, performance and most importantly, its price, making it a set of RAMs that I’d highly recommend if you’re on the lookout for value-for-money low latency DDR5 6000 memory for your AMD or Intel PC build.

Get the KingBank DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz CL28 from AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007370981402.html 

The RAM featured in this article was sponsored by KingBank.