DDR5 RAM Capacity for laptops will soon increase with 24 and 48 GB SO-DIMM memory modules

Memory makers are likely to release new DDR5 SO-DIMM memory modules for notebooks with capacities of 24 GB and 48 GB. For a long time, the latest AMD and Intel desktop platforms have supported non-binary 24 GB and 48 GB DDR5 memory modules. Intel was the first to provide this functionality, and AMD followed suit this year. DDR5 memory manufacturers are currently preparing their brand new SO-DIMM range of 24 GB and 48 GB kits for the laptop market.

Mushkin, one of the more notable DDR5 memory manufacturers, has revealed its own SO-DIMM DDR5 memory for laptops. The 96 GB “MRA5S480FGGD48GX2” kit provides up to 4800 (CL40) transfer speeds with 1.1V voltages. Because these are two DIMMs, each has a capacity of 48 GB.

Although the DDR5 SO-DIMM memory standard is intended for laptops, some Mini PCs based on AMD and Intel processors use the same memory standard and can benefit from such high DRAM capacities.

Laptops typically contain two DIMM slots, allowing you to get up to 96 GB of memory, whereas earlier you were limited to only 64 GB. That’s a 50% increase in capacity. However, in order to support high-capacity SO-DIMMs, the proper firmware may be required.

Desktop systems received a series of BIOS firmware updates to support 24 GB and 48 GB DIMMs with capacities of up to 192 GB. Though it appears that the vast majority of laptop manufacturers will abandon SO-DIMM in favour of the newer CAMM standard, which has been designed by JEDEC and Dell as the next memory standard for laptops, offering up to 128 GB of capacities that can be easily upgraded due to the CAMM Compression connector, which can also connect a secondary board with SO-DIMM slots if memory makers want to take a more traditional approach.

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