Justin
what does "A-XMP" do for my computer?
#technology
I'm a high school student who is still new to the tech world, i recently build my own computer with an MSI b350m GAMING PRO SERIES. I overclocked my build but still have no idea what "A-XMP" does so i didn't fiddle with it. Also please explain answer as simple as possible... THANKS :)
3 answers
Lance Smith
Lance’s Answer
Hey Justin! I used to build my gaming PCs as well, so definitely a fun topic, as well as frustrating at times when things don't go as expected. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> MSI has revealed a convenient DDR4 memory timing feature, dubbed A-XMP, which will be coming to all its AM4 motherboards in BIOS updates. It is a pretty new feature so not sure how it well it works in the real would. There is a post on Reddit you can search for with people's experience with it.</span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You will likely know about Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (Intel XMP) which simplified RAM overclocking on Intel chipset motherboards. Intel XMP lets you to load optimised tested memory OC profiles via your OS or BIOS. It simply allows your Intel motherboard based memory subsystem to work at the top claimed speeds with RAM kits from memory makers - without any hassle.</span>
MSI's A-XMP basically does the same as Intel XMP but for AMD AM4 motherboard based systems. It is described by the firm as the "world’s first 1-second DDR4 performance and stability feature". Single-click memory timings and speeds are set in the MSI 'Click BIOS utility, as shown above.
The MSI A-XMP feature will be rolled out "soon" and be activated via BIOS updates for the full range of MSI AM4 motherboards.
hope this helps. Try Googling it for more detail. Thx, have fun!
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=eUCPWvGGG4ugjwPd-6CIDQ&q=A-XMP&oq=A-XMP&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l9.73952.78420.0.79112.8.5.1.1.1.0.132.439.2j2.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.6.467.0..0i131k1.94.n3jb1VnJ2Gs
Your answer is great Lance, thanks so much for sharing your expertise! At this moment there are more than 800 unanswered questions so I wanted to encourage you to keep going! So many students will benefit tremendously from hearing from you. Keep up the great work!
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Matt Buchman
Matt’s Answer
Guilherme Barbosa
Guilherme’s Answer
I was also very confused with this question, please have a look on what I found. Hope it may help.
"It's usually to get it to run at the speed advertised accordingly to your cpu and motherboard. For example if you buy 3000mhz ram, when you first install it in it could run at 2400. So you need to enable one of the xmp profile to get it up to its advertised 3000 you paid for."