C&T Solution CT-MCL01 Series, User Manual

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CT-MCL01 l User’s Manual
1.4 System Memory
1.4.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with four 288-pin Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory Modules
(DIMM) sockets.
DDR4 SDRAM, an abbreviation for double data rate fourth generation synchronous dynamic random-
access memory, is a type of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) with a high
bandwidth ("double data rate") interface. The primary advantages of DDR4 over its predecessor, DDR3,
include higher module density and lower voltage requirements, coupled with higher data rate transfer
speeds. DDR4 memory comes in 288-pin DIMM modules, similar in size to 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs. The
pins are spaced more closely (0.85 mm instead of 1.0) to fit the increased amount within the same 5¼
inch (133.35 mm) standard DIMM length but, the height is increased slightly (31.25 mm/1.23 in
instead of 30.35 mm/1.2 in) to make signal routing easier, and the thickness is also increased (to 1.2
mm from 1.0) to accommodate more signal layers.DDR4 DIMM modules have a slightly curved edge
connector so not all of the pins are engaged at a time during module insertion, lowering the insertion
force.
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Chapter 1: Product Introductions
288-Pin DDR4 U-DIMM sockets