T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 Review

T-Force is a brand from TEAMGROUP. They have established themselves as reliable and popular among PC enthusiasts for manufacturing storage and memory products. They have also ventured into the liquid cooling arena lately though we have yet to test any of their cooler and storage product. We tested their T-Force NightHawk RGB 2x8GB 3200MHz CAS16 kit, and that kit still has our praise. We managed to overclock that kit to 4000MHz stable at CAS 16, and it was working charm.

This time, T-Force sent us Delta RGB DDR5 2x16GB 6000MHz CAS30 kit in white for review. This kit has two modules which are in white color finish to our liking. They are rated for a speed or transfer rate of 6000MT/s with a timing of CAS30. We have tested G.Skill Ripjaws S5 with the same transfer rate and CAS timing.

However, the T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 kit would have a slight advantage in overall tight timing (30-36-36-76) against the G.Skill Ripjaws S5 kit, having a timing of 30-40-49-96. Plus, it has a beautiful aura of RGB lighting. This kit operates at 1.35V, and each module has a capacity of 16GB. The part number of this kit is FF4D516G6000HC3001.

The above table shows the salient differences between the DDR4 and DDR5 modules. Some of the keynotes include 1.1V as compared to 1.2V [JEDEC stock voltage], higher densities, more banks & bank groups, provision of on-die ECC on DDR5, and PMIC on DDR5 modules.

Among the key differences between the DDR4 and DDR5, the position of the key notch is different on both, which would mean DDR5 RAM can’t be installed on the DDR4 socket. This is despite having the same pin count. The DDR5 modules contain Power Management IC circuitry on the PCB, which was not the case with the DDR4. The PMIC enhances power supply stability. Its lower operating voltage also makes DDR5 more power-efficient than DDR4. Also, DDR5 integrates I/O resistors with CMD/ADD resistors giving a cleaner look.

DDR5 module provides two times more capacity than DDR4 by packing in more banks and bank groups. In addition, Burst Length and Prefetch are also doubled. ECC technology is also featured for data integrity.

The DDR5 kits boast higher bandwidth and frequency when compared with the DDR kits. According to ADATA, their DDR5 memory modules deliver frequencies of up to 4800MT/s and feature bandwidth of 38.4GB/s, which is 50% higher than the DDR4-3200. The maximum frequency is increased by 1.63 times compared to DDR4.

Specifications

Packing Box

Like what we have seen so far in the DDR5 category, this kit is also shipped inside a paperboard-made outer packing box. The only exception is Sabrent in terms of the overall packaging. The packing box has a black color finish. This kit is Intel XMP Certified, meaning it has an XMP 3.0 profile that the user can load to get the 6000MT/s at CAS30 operations. Loading the XMP profile would void the CPU warranty in case any damage happens to the CPU. Intel being Intel!

This kit is available in white and black colors. T-Force is using the same packing box for these colors. This kit is compatible with the following:

• ASUS AURA SYNC
• GIGABYTE RGB FUSION 2.0
• MSI MYSTICSYNC LIGHT
• ASROCK POLYCHROME SYNC
• BIOSTAR RGB SYNC

There is a transparent container inside the main packing box. It has both modules along with a warranty page and sticker.

TEAMGROUP has provided the following:

• 1x T-Force Sticker
• 1x Warranty Page

Design

Let’s take a closer look at the kit, followed by the test results starting with a statement from TEAMGROUP. “With a refreshing visual experience modeled after a stealth aircraft, the T-FORCE DELTA RGB DDR5 offers a 120° Ultra-Wide Lighting angle that supports lighting software from various manufacturers. In addition to support the latest Intel XMP3.0 one-click OC technology, the DELTA RGB DDR5 is also equipped with PMIC and on-die ECC to ensure stable, efficient power distribution across all components for system stability and performance”.

Delta RGB is a high-end, high-performance DDR5 kit from TEAMGROUP. In fact, there are two variants of Delta series kits. One is labeled as Deltaα and the other as Delta. What is the difference between both? The Deltaα is aimed toward the AMD platform, and it has the following transfer rates:

• 5200 MT/s
• 5600 MT/s
• 6000MT/s

This series is based on AMD Expo technology. The Delta RGB (Non-α) series is for the Intel platform, though in my experience; these can be used on the AMD platform as well. This series has an extensive range of kits at varying transfer rates which are:

• 5200 MT/s
• 5600 MT/s
• 6000MT/s
• 6200 MT/s
• 6400 MT/s
• 6600 MT/s
• 6800 MT/s
• 7000 MT/s
• 7200 MT/s
• 7600 MT/s
• 7800 MT/s
• 8000 MT/s
• 8200 MT/s

Oh, boi! This is an extensive range of transfer rates from TEAMGROUP. They mean business with these kits. This series is available in black and white, as mentioned above. We are taking a look at a white color kit in the Delta RGB series having a transfer rate of 6000MT/s at CAS30. This series has a 16GB and 32GB capacity per stick, and they are available in a dual-channel configuration comprising 2x16GB and 2x32GB.

The main features of this kit include:

• RGB Colors & 120°Ultra-Wide Lighting
• Supports Intel XMP3.0 for One-Click Overclocking
• Power Management IC (PMIC) Equipped for Stable, Efficient
• Power Usage
• Strengthened PMIC Cooling Design
• On-die ECC for Stable System
• High-Quality ICs Selected for Stability & Reliability
• Equipped with Smart RGB IC Controller that Supports Various
• Lighting Effect Software

The dimension of this kit is 144.2×46.1x7mm (LxHxW). Comparing this to the Kingston Fury Renegade RGB DDR5 kit that has a dimension of 133.35x44x7.66mm (LxHxW), we can see that the T-Force kit has more length and, importantly, more height. This is a High-Profile design, and one should take this into consideration when going for an air-cooling solution. It is Non-ECC, Unbuffered DIMM with a 288-pin layout (DDR5).

T-Force has maintained the Delta RAM outlook from DDR4 on DDR5 kits as well. This kit is finished white in color. One thing I appreciate about TEAMGROUP is the paint job on these kits. This white tone is not dull to make a boring outlook nor overly done to make it super bright white like the CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 kit which we tested earlier. T-Force has used a balanced white tone on these kits.

This kit has a stylish aluminum-made heatsink. There is gray color stenciling on the white color background, making it quite a nice touch. There is t-Force branding in the upper mid-section. There is a symbol that looks like R, and I think it means RGB gaining a hint from Delta text. Looking closely, you can see where that extra length is coming from. The diffuser is running on both ends of this kit, contributing to more length on these kits. However, this gives a 120° RGB light show on these kits.

Sorry, I had to take this picture using a flashlight due to the poor lighting setup at present. There is a thick diffuser running from side to side on these kits. This diffuser is not in a straight line, as we can see a slope downward and upward design at different positions on the entire length. This is done on purpose to have a harmonized layout. One observation we made during the testing of the Kingston Fury Renegade RGB DDR5 kit was the obstruction on the edges hiding the RGB elements. This was not the case on the CORSAIR kits, and TEAMGROUP has also wisely addressed this as the diffuser runs from edge to edge or side to side, giving a clean look.

Looking at the backside of this kit, we see the same layout design as is on the front side. The only difference is that there is no styling or branding on this end. Rather, there is a sticker up above showing the serial number of this particular kit along with a part number and timings. 1Rx8 means a single rank design using 8 modules. Removing this sticker would void the warranty. This kit is made in Taiwan. The part number of this kit is FF4D516G6000HC30BK. Cracking this part number, we can identify DDR5, a 16GB module running at 6000MT/s using CAS30. BK seems to me Black, which is surprising because our kit is white. The part number we found on their website is FF4D532G6000HC30DC01 which is for a 2x16GB kit (32GB).

The T-Force Delta RGB 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 is a single-rank design. These kits have a black color PCB which is a standard design industry-wide. The non-populated side of the PCB has a black color thick pad running on the entire length. Its width makes up for the width equalization on the opposite side. The populated side of the PCB has a PMIC chip in the center. There are 4x memory chips on the left of this PMIC chip and 4x memory chips on the right side of this controller. This gives a 32GB capacity overall in 1Rx8 using a 2G x 64-bit design. We can also see a thermal pad on these chips. T-Force is suing Hynix Die on this kit having a part number H5CG48?EBDX014. The ? in the part number probably refers to the letter A, but I am unsure. This kit uses PMIC controller RTQ5132GQWF from Richtek. We spot the same controller on Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5 32GB 6400MT/s CAS 32 (Non-RGB).  This kit is manufactured in February 2023 (week 08). This kit does not have a programmed EXPO but it supports Intel XMP 3.0.

Thaiphoon Burner could not read the SPD Hub device completely. This kit is mentioned to have an SPD hub device having a model SPD5118—Y1B000NCG. My guess is that this chip is from Montage Technology.

It is also surprising that Thaiphoon Burner reported this kit as not having a temperature sensor, but HWInfo64 actually was reading a temperature sensor. This temperature spiked when the kit was put under load, confirming that sensor was there.

The PCB is protruding from the sides of the heat spreader. This is to make room so that latching can be done when installing the modules in the socket. As mentioned above, the diffuser is running on the sides of this kit.

Let’s take a tour of the UEFI BIOS and see the relevant options for DDR5.

This kit comes with only one XMP profile listed as XMP1.

XMP1 loads the DDR5 profile of 6000MT/s using 30-36-36-76 timings at 1.35V. On Auto and Stock, the JEDEC values of 4800 MT/s and 40-40-40-77 timings using 1.10V will be loaded.

The above picture shows memory timings in USEI BIOS. I always prefer manually entering timings even after loading the XMP profile, just in case.

As shown in the above picture, VDD and VDDQ voltages were set to correct 1.35V manually as well. The PIMC chip is from RICHTEK, as we have mentioned above as well.

This kit supports SPD profile creation. Users can create up to 2 profiles from BIOS and save those profiles for use on other PCs. This is a great option for experienced users and overclockers who can fine-tune their own parameters under timings, frequency, and voltages and later use these on other systems as well.

We can see the correct SPD data on the XMP profile.

The above is the SPD readout as taken from the AIDA64 Engineer edition.

Testing

We are using below mentioned configuration for RAM testing:

• Intel i7 13700k [Stock, Auto]
• Alphacool Eisbaer PRO AURORA 280 CPU AIO – Digital RGB
• GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX
• Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD [For OS]
• GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 VISION OC Rev.2 [For Display]
• be quiet! Straight Power 11 850W Platinum PSU

Other kits are:

• G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5 32GB 6000MHz CAS30
• XPG Lancer RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MHz CAS40
• Sabrent Rocket DDR5 32GB 4800MHz CAS40
• Kingston FURY RENEGADE DDR5 32GB 6400MHz CAS32
• CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MHz CAS36
• Kingston FURY RENEGADE RGB DDR5 32GB 7200MHz CAS38

We are thankful to our sponsors for this test bench. The following software has been used for the testing:

• AIDA64 Engineer
• SiSoftware Sandra Suite
• CINEBENCH R23.2 CPU Single Core
• Performance Test
• 3DMark Time Spy
• Super Pi

Before testing, we loaded XMP 3.0 (XMP1) in UEFI BIOS. The timings and DRAM frequency were manually loaded just in case to ensure the proper working of the kit.

The above is a CPU-Z screenshot. Looking closely, you will notice that the software is reporting the kit to be in quad-channel configuration. The reason for that is with DDR5 kits, we have two channels per module, with each being 32-bit wide.

Results

Let’s start taking at results one by one, starting with AIDA64 Engineer.

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has got a 94028 score taking a marginal lead over the G.Skill Ripjaws S5 kit.

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has got an 84024 score taking a marginal lead over all DDR5 kits in the graph operating at 6000MT/s transfer rate.

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has got an 85795 score taking a marginal lead over all DDR5 kits in the graph operating at 6000MT/s transfer rate.

There are two kits in the graph operating at 6000MT/s using CAS30. One is G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5 32GB kit and the other is T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB kit. Both are within range as the T-Force kit is at 63.9ns and the G.Skill kit is at 63.4ns. This is a marginal difference.

SiSoftware Sandra Suite

Now, let’s take a look at the results from Sandra memory related benchmarks.

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has got a 2.59 KPT score taking a marginal lead over all DDR5 kits in the graph operating at 6000MT/s transfer rate.

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has got 73.7 GB/s. This is close to 73.87 GB/s from the G.Skill Ripjaws S5 kit.

We have a different result here. While the T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has better timing at the same speed, it is sitting low compared to the other DDR5 kits operating at 6000MT/s. This kit has a score of 43.8 GB/s (Performance Per Thread).

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has got a 74.1ns score. This is overall a better latency in the DDR5 kit group operating at 6000MT/s in this graph.

Performance Test

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit secured a 4004 score in this benchmark topping all the DDR5 kits in the graph operating at 6000MT/s. This is a good performance from this kit.

Super PI

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has 312.345 seconds in Super PI for computing 32M digits of PI. It is sitting close to the G.Skill Ripjaws S5 kit.

3DMARK Time Spy

We have used the Time Spy benchmark and are reporting CPU Score. We would want to see the impact of using different speed and timing kits on CPU scores.

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has a CPU score of 19508, topping all the DDR5 kits in the graph operating at 6000MT/s.

Overclocking

Well, unlike our experience with the T-Force NightHawk RGB DDR4 16GB kit, the overclocking experience on this kit was nothing but frustration. This kit loves to take more voltage for mild overclocking, and on top of that, you would need to tweak the system agent voltage as well. We were only able to push this kit to 6400MHz with a mere 400MHz gain over stock 6000MHz. For that, we ended up using 1.42V on VDD and VDDQ with 1.30V on system agent voltage. This was without any change in the timings.

The above picture shows the VCCSA (System Agent Voltage) bumped to 1.30V. VDDQ and VDD2 CPU voltages were bumped to 1.40V. Even then, the kit was not stable.

The above picture shows the VDD A0 and VDDQ voltages for this overclock. Our final was 1.450V on these two variables to make this kit work.

Here are the results from this overclock.

In the AIDA64 Memory benchmark, we see a good boost in scores compared to the stock run. There is a performance boost of 4.38% in Copy benchmark. There is a performance boost of 4.32% in the Write benchmark. There is a performance boost of 6.45% in the Read benchmark.

The latency was further improved with this overclock. It came down to 59.7ns from 63.9ns.

We are seeing a performance boost of 2.84% in the Performance Test.

We are seeing a performance boost of 4.07% in Time Spy CPU Scores with this overclock.

There is a marginal gain in CINEBENCH R23.2 Single Core CPU score of 1.05%.

RGB Lighting

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 packs stunning and vivid RGB lighting. This kit has a 120° viewing angle when it comes to its lighting. This kit is compatible with the following:

• ASUS AURA SYNC
• GIGABYTE RGB FUSION 2.0
• MSI MYSTICSYNC LIGHT
• ASROCK POLYCHROME SYNC
• BIOSTAR RGB SYNC

TEAMGROUP is not providing dedicated software to control the RGB elements, which is a wise move as they have tried to make these kits compatible with leading motherboard manufacturers’ solutions. This would mean users can use the native software or app of the motherboard to control RGB lighting. We have tested this kit on a GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX motherboard using RGB FUSION 2.0 app.

One thing I would like to cover here is that in order to have RGB Fusion work almost correctly, it must be launched from GCC (GIGABYTE Control Center). GIGABYTE has now switched to one window operation using GCC. Also, make sure that GCC and RGB Fusion are up to date. Otherwise, it may not work.

The above picture shows the GCC on its main page. Click on RGB Fusion to access that module.

Here, you can see that GIGABYTE RGB Fusion has picked the T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB kit.

You can click on pre-defined modes to change the lighting effect. Please note that syncing all RGB-enabled components will most likely switch to 12V-based RGB lighting if any of the components are not using 5V-based digital lighting.

One thing we observed is that both modules are not correctly synced. It is either by design or not, I am not sure about. In our case, the left side module was slightly behind in RGB light display compared to the right side module.

Here are a few pictures:

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 RGB Effects

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Conclusion

TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 is the 7th DDR5 kit that we tested in 2023. Our graphs are gradually populating with more and more options from various manufacturers. In our last take, we tested Kingston Fury Renegade RGB DDR5 32GB Kit 7200MT/s CAS38. So far, this kit has been the highest speed that we have tested. We are hoping to see more high-speed kits added to our graphs, and user guides down the road.

The T-Force Delta series is segregated into two categories:

• Deltaα
• Delta

Deltaα is aimed at the AMD platform as these kits pack AMD EXPO technology. So far, these kits are available in 5200 MT/s, 5600 MT/s, and 6000MT/s speeds. The Delta is for the Intel platform, as they are equipped with Intel XMP 3.0. However, you can use these kits on the AMD platform, in our opinion, depending on the supported speed. The Delta series is available in white and black colors and they provide extensive speed support starting from 5200 MT/s and going as high as 8200 MT/s. Delta series is a high-performance PC Memory solution from TEAMGROUP.

We have tested T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 in white color. This series has retained the main design element of the Delta series from the DDR4 series. The part number of this kit is slightly confusing. The part number of this kit is FF4D516G6000HC30BK. Here we are assuming that BK is for black color whereas our kit has white color unless BK stands for something else. The part number we found on their website is FF4D532G6000HC30DC01 which is for a 2x16GB kit (32GB). This is a kit of two 2G x 64-bit (32GB) DDR5-6000 CAS30 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) 1Rx8 memory modules based on eight 2G x 8-bit FBGA components per module. Putting it simply, we have got a 2x16GB DDR5 kit rated for 6000MT/s at CAS30 using 1.35V.

Strictly speaking, there are two kits in our graphs that have a speed of 6000MT/s with CAS30. These are G.Skill Ripjaws S5 and T-Force Delta RGB. However, there is a catch. T-Force has better timing than the G.Skill kit. The T-Force kit has a timing of 30-36-36-76 at 1.350V, whereas the G.Skill kit has a timing of 30-40-40-96 at 1.350V. This would give T-Force kit a somewhat advantage.

The T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit has a dimension of 144.2×46.1x7mm (LxHxW). Here 46.1mm is the overall height of this kit, making it quite a high-profile design. You better be on your guard when it comes to CPU Air Coolers clearance for this RAM. This kit has a width of 7mm. 144.2mm is so far the highest length of our tested DDR5 kits, and this is due to a particular reason. This is an RGB kit and TEAMGROUP has implemented a diffuser in 120° as this diffuser runs on both ends of the PCB as well.

The main heatsink is made of aluminum material, and it is white in color. I appreciate their design team for giving due consideration to the white color tone. It is neither dull to make a boring outlook nor overly done to make it shiny white. This was our complaint with the CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 kit as that kit has too deep a white color. Coming back to the main topic, this kit has gray color stenciling and branding over a white color heat spreader. This gives a cool outlook to these kits.

This kit is a single-rank design. Only one side of a black color PCB is populated with memory chips and a PMIC controller. All components have a thermal pad sitting between them and a heat spreader. This kit uses Hynix Dies. The PMIC is from RICHTEC. When we ran Thaiphoon Burner, we got somewhat confusing data. The Hynix die has a part number of H5CG48?EBDX014. Take note of ‘?’ in the part number. I am assuming that it is ‘A’, but not sure. We are not sure if it is A die or otherwise.

Thaiphoon Burner could not read the SPD Hub device completely. This kit is mentioned to have an SPD hub device having a model SPD5118—Y1B000NCG. My guess is that this chip is from Montage Technology. However, according to the Thaiphoon burner, this kit does not have an integrated temperature sensor. But HWInfo64 provided a sensor reading from this kit, and temperature values changed under load. Maybe, Thaiphoon was unable to read the data correctly!

Since this kit operates at 6000MHz, it has a single XMP profile. The data for each is as under:

Please make a note that running a memory kit above JEDEC Default is considered overclocking, and despite XMP coming from Intel, Intel will not honor the warranty if the CPU gets damaged with the XMP profile loaded. As strange as it sounds, it is what it is!

Other kits included in testing are:

• Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5 32GB 6000MHz CAS30
• XPG Lancer RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MHz CAS40
• Sabrent Rocket DDR5 32GB 4800MHz CAS40
• Kingston FURY RENEGADE DDR5 32GB 6400MHz CAS32
• CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 32GB 6000MHz CAS36
• Kingston FURY RENEGADE RGB DDR5 32GB 7200MHz CAS38

We have tested T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 2x16GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit on GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS ELITE AX using Intel i7 13700k. This motherboard can support RAM of up to 7200MHz speed at the time of testing. This kit has performed very well in our testing competing against four other similar speed kits in our test suite with a few exceptions. RGB lighting is vivid and brilliant. However, both modules run out of sync.

However, we encountered issues during overclocking. This kit is difficult to overclock. For a mere +400MHz boost over stock 6000MHz, we ended up using 1.45V on VDDQ and VDD A0. The system agent voltage was set to 1.30V, whereas the memory voltage was 1.40V, and even then the kit was not fully stable. Anyhow, we were able to push it (almost) 6400MHz using the same timing of 30-36-36-76.

T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 2x16GB 6000MT/s CAS30 kit is listed at USD 120.99 on NewEgg at the time of this testing. This is a highly competitive price from the manufacturer, given a difference of USD 30 on similar timings and speed options from other manufacturers. TEAMGROUP is providing a limited lifetime warranty on this kit.

Thanks to TEAMGROUP for the provision of a test unit.