CAMM2 RAM gets the JEDEC seal of approval: 128 GB and ultra-high speeds in a laptop

The usual thing in the RAM memory segment is to find modules ranging from 4 GB to 32 GB. To this we must add that they use SO-DIMM technology, a somewhat slow RAM memory, but which is the industry standard.

Now, all this looks like it is going to change and evolve towards a much better place.

As they point out from Tom’s Hardware, a RAM memory that Save space and store up to 128 GB of memory in a laptop has earned the JEDEC industry seal of approval.

What am I talking to you about? CAMM2, a technology patented by Dell that will not only offer more RAM, but according to the company could overcome the 6,400 MHz barrier for DDR5 SO-DIMM memory and “scaling to ever higher clock speeds.”

CAMM began to be used in the Precision 7670 laptop, a device launched in 2022 that is an absolute marvel. The problem? Only Dell has manufactured this RAM, so it is more difficult to obtain in any computer.

Now, with CAMM2 having earned the industry seal of approval ratified by JEDEC, everything can change and the days of the old SO-DIMM form factor are numbered. A standard that has been used for over 2 decades.

JEDEC is the organization that establishes specifications for GDDR6, HBM3 and DDR5 memories, so this approval is very interesting for the industry.

CAMM2 specifications include 2 variants: one for DDR5 and one for LPDDR5(X). To be exact, CAMM2 will make solderless LPDDR5(X) memory possible and could also sideline the use of soldered DDR5 RAM.

Now, it must be taken into account that they have different pins, so it is not possible to use a variant on a motherboard designed for the other type of RAM.

The most interesting thing is that CAMM2 will not require multiple memory modules to enable dual channel memory. That is, a single module can be made to have 2 memory channels, which translates into more memory bandwidth to the CPU and integrated graphics for higher performance.

In this, it overtakes SO-DIMM memory on the left, since it can only have one channel per unit.

Now, the CAMM2 will be much more expensive than the SO-DIMM, so we may have to wait for prices to drop before making the leap, but what is clear is that it will end up becoming the new standard for laptops and other devices. mobile devices.