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1. Major RAM Brands
These brands produce high-performance and consumer-grade memory modules.
Corsair
- Popular Series: Vengeance, Dominator, ValueSelect
- Memory Type: DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 2400MHz – 8000MHz+
- Form Factors: DIMM (Desktop), SODIMM (Laptop)
- RGB Variants: Yes (Vengeance RGB, Dominator Platinum RGB)
- Target Audience: Gamers, enthusiasts, overclockers
G.Skill
- Popular Series: Trident Z, Ripjaws, Flare X
- Memory Type: DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 2133MHz – 8400MHz+
- Form Factors: DIMM, SODIMM
- RGB Variants: Yes (Trident Z RGB, Royal RGB)
- Target Audience: Gamers, high-performance users
Kingston
- Popular Series: FURY (Beast, Renegade, Impact), ValueRAM
- Memory Type: DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 2133MHz – 7200MHz
- Form Factors: DIMM, SODIMM
- RGB Variants: Yes (FURY Beast RGB, Renegade RGB)
- Target Audience: Gamers, professionals, casual users
Crucial (Micron)
- Popular Series: Ballistix (discontinued), Crucial DDR5
- Memory Type: DDR3, DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 1866MHz – 5600MHz
- Form Factors: DIMM, SODIMM
- RGB Variants: No (only Ballistix had RGB)
- Target Audience: General users, business, professionals
TeamGroup
- Popular Series: T-Force (Delta, Vulcan), Elite
- Memory Type: DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 2666MHz – 7600MHz
- Form Factors: DIMM, SODIMM
- RGB Variants: Yes (T-Force Delta RGB)
- Target Audience: Gamers, overclockers
ADATA
- Popular Series: XPG (Spectrix, Caster), Premier
- Memory Type: DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 2400MHz – 7200MHz
- Form Factors: DIMM, SODIMM
- RGB Variants: Yes (XPG Spectrix D50, D60G)
- Target Audience: Gamers, general users
Patriot
- Popular Series: Viper Steel, Viper RGB
- Memory Type: DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 2666MHz – 7000MHz
- Form Factors: DIMM, SODIMM
- RGB Variants: Yes (Viper RGB)
- Target Audience: Gamers, budget-conscious buyers
2. OEM RAM Manufacturers
OEMs produce memory used by major brands, laptops, servers, and enterprise devices.
Samsung
- Specializes in: High-quality DRAM, enterprise memory
- Memory Type: DDR3, DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR (mobile)
- Speed Range: 1600MHz – 7200MHz+
- Target Audience: OEMs, laptop manufacturers, enterprise solutions
SK Hynix
- Specializes in: High-performance DRAM
- Memory Type: DDR3, DDR4, DDR5, HBM (High Bandwidth Memory)
- Speed Range: 1866MHz – 8000MHz+
- Target Audience: OEMs, laptop makers, server manufacturers
Micron
- Specializes in: Consumer & enterprise-grade memory
- Memory Type: DDR3, DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 1600MHz – 7200MHz
- Target Audience: OEMs, data centers, enterprise users
Nanya
- Specializes in: DRAM for mainstream computing
- Memory Type: DDR3, DDR4, DDR5
- Speed Range: 1600MHz – 5600MHz
- Target Audience: OEM manufacturers for laptops/desktops