No, you cannot run 3200 Mhz in gear mode 1 because you have no way to select gear mode 1.
In a retail board gear mode selection is independent from XMP profile selection. There is a table that explains what gear mode to select one. It's a rather convoluted system...
Bottom line to remember is the R12 runs everything in gear mode 2, by design.
It might be worth checking Intel's specification for Gen11 processors - the small-print of it (footnote 3), it clearly says there what Gear1/3200 is supported only for some i9 models, all i3-i7 range (even K version) will run in either Gear2/3200 mode or Gear1/2933. Your CPU is 11400F - hence this limitation (part of CPU on-board memory controller), no way around it, it's documented (google for "SKUs are ddr4-3200 gear 1" keyword)
The good part is what your CR is 1T , not 2T, and 2x64 bit (proper dual channel) therefore you should be fine with this setup because everything else is optimized to the max (no other silly fall-backs, although if I remember correctly I would normally get up to 37GB/s on Write benchmark, Write and Copy would be the same as yours).
As I understand it (or not) there is no memory controller in the Aurora R12 BIOS . . . so the concept of "Gear 1 or Gear 2" has no meaning. Here is a giant flame war thread that has some useful information, if you can get through it Aurora R12 RAM Gear Issue
Yes, that's the exact thread that confuses me. Someone said if you enable XMP profile then memory controller will run at gear 2, someone said all RAM will run at gear 2 on R12 regardless of XMP setting and someone said it's related to CPU.
Anyway, as shown in my screenshot, the memory controller frequency is 1/4 of the RAM frequency, meaning it's running at gear 2 (2:1) and benchmarking results are much slower than expected. If it's running at gear 1 memory controller frequency should be 1/2 of the RAM frequency (1:1). I just want to verify if stock 3200/3400MHz RAM runs at gear 1 or 2, since I paid extra for those 3600MHz sticks and if 3200/3400MHz RAM works at gear 1 I'll return them. Thanks
I don't have an R12 to help answer your question . . . but just a word of caution using those 3rd party programs like CPU-Z and AIDA64. If you read through the giant flame war thread you may have noticed our good friend pointed out that for the Aurora R10 CPU-Z reported an X570 mobo, when in fact the mobo is B550A. The 3rd party apps are not always accurate at detection.
Wardski1974
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July 27th, 2022 20:00
Regardless of XMP or not, the memory will only run in Gear 2. There is no way to change it......
Vanadiel
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July 28th, 2022 05:00
No, you cannot run 3200 Mhz in gear mode 1 because you have no way to select gear mode 1.
In a retail board gear mode selection is independent from XMP profile selection. There is a table that explains what gear mode to select one. It's a rather convoluted system...
Bottom line to remember is the R12 runs everything in gear mode 2, by design.
sam55todd
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It might be worth checking Intel's specification for Gen11 processors - the small-print of it (footnote 3), it clearly says there what Gear1/3200 is supported only for some i9 models, all i3-i7 range (even K version) will run in either Gear2/3200 mode or Gear1/2933.
Your CPU is 11400F - hence this limitation (part of CPU on-board memory controller), no way around it, it's documented (google for "SKUs are ddr4-3200 gear 1" keyword)
The good part is what your CR is 1T , not 2T, and 2x64 bit (proper dual channel) therefore you should be fine with this setup because everything else is optimized to the max (no other silly fall-backs, although if I remember correctly I would normally get up to 37GB/s on Write benchmark, Write and Copy would be the same as yours).
Vanadiel
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July 27th, 2022 16:00
Gear mode selection is not supported on the R12, by design.
sdgeas
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July 27th, 2022 17:00
Yes I know because I can't find it in BIOS. The question is, does stock 3200MHz run in gear 1 or 2? Can it run in gear 1 mode with XMP enabled?
ProfessorW00d
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July 27th, 2022 18:00
As I understand it (or not) there is no memory controller in the Aurora R12 BIOS . . . so the concept of "Gear 1 or Gear 2" has no meaning. Here is a giant flame war thread that has some useful information, if you can get through it Aurora R12 RAM Gear Issue
sdgeas
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July 27th, 2022 19:00
Yes, that's the exact thread that confuses me. Someone said if you enable XMP profile then memory controller will run at gear 2, someone said all RAM will run at gear 2 on R12 regardless of XMP setting and someone said it's related to CPU.
Anyway, as shown in my screenshot, the memory controller frequency is 1/4 of the RAM frequency, meaning it's running at gear 2 (2:1) and benchmarking results are much slower than expected. If it's running at gear 1 memory controller frequency should be 1/2 of the RAM frequency (1:1). I just want to verify if stock 3200/3400MHz RAM runs at gear 1 or 2, since I paid extra for those 3600MHz sticks and if 3200/3400MHz RAM works at gear 1 I'll return them. Thanks
ProfessorW00d
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I don't have an R12 to help answer your question . . . but just a word of caution using those 3rd party programs like CPU-Z and AIDA64. If you read through the giant flame war thread you may have noticed our good friend pointed out that for the Aurora R10 CPU-Z reported an X570 mobo, when in fact the mobo is B550A. The 3rd party apps are not always accurate at detection.
sdgeas
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July 28th, 2022 13:00
Thanks everyone for your help. Guess I'll just keep those 3600MHz ram if everything's on gear 2.
ProfessorW00d
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July 28th, 2022 14:00
If you are looking to enhance the performance of your rig . . . you might consider upgrading your processor and cooling solution.