1. Check in 10 seconds
Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) › Performance › Memory › Speed. Compare it with the speed on your kit's label or product page. Note: Windows shows the real data rate (e.g. 3200 MT/s); some tools show half of it (1600 MHz) — that is normal.
2. Turn the profile on
- ASUS: AI Tweaker › Ai Overclock Tuner › XMP I / D.O.C.P / EXPO.
- MSI: the A-XMP / XMP switch at the top of the EZ mode screen.
- Gigabyte: Tweaker › Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) › Profile 1.
- ASRock: OC Tweaker › DRAM Configuration › Load XMP / EXPO setting.
- Save with F10. The first restart can take longer while the board “trains” the memory — that is expected.
3. If it's unstable
- Try the second profile if there is one, or lower the speed by one step.
- Update the BIOS: memory support improves a lot with updates, especially on new platforms.
- Laptops and many prebuilt PCs don't offer XMP — the memory is set by the maker.
How HKTweaks helps
The HKTweaks BIOS guide (Premium & Platinum) reads your memory's part number from Windows to know its rated speed, tells you if XMP / EXPO looks off, and shows the menu path for your motherboard brand. It never changes the BIOS itself.
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