Fremont, CA — May 14, 2024 – Patriot Memory, a leading manufacturer of high-performance enthusiast memory modules, SSDs, flash storage, and gaming peripherals, is proud to announce that its highly anticipated flagship performance memory series, Viper Xtreme 5, has been selected as a finalist for the "Best System Memory Series" category at the 2024 European Hardware Awards. This marks Patriot Memory's second consecutive nomination by the European Hardware Association.

Competing alongside industry stalwarts, the Viper Xtreme 5 performance memory series has garnered significant attention for its exceptional performance and innovative design. The series will contend with esteemed nominees such as Corsair Dominator Titanium RGB, Corsair Vengeance RGB, G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo DDR5, and others.

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Les Henry, VP of North America and South America Sales at Patriot Memory, expressed his gratitude for the nomination, stating, "We are incredibly honored to receive this recognition from the European Hardware Awards. The reception and anticipation for the Xtreme 5 have been amazing, and we couldn’t be more excited about the future of Patriot Memory and the impact our products, like the Viper Xtreme 5 series, will have on the industry."

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The winners of the 10^th annual European Hardware Awards will be announced on June 3, 2024, at the Marriott Courtyard at Nangang in Taiwan.

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Originally unveiled at CES 2023, the Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 demonstrated impressive speeds out of the box, reaching up to 8,000MT/s. Through collaborative efforts with enthusiasts, overclockers, and board partners, Patriot has further optimized the series, enabling modules to achieve speeds of up to 8,200MT/s and setting new performance records.

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Moreover, the Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 has pushed boundaries, reaching speeds of up to 11,500MT/s, securing the third position globally for DDR5 frequency. The series has also proven its stability for overclockers, enabling them to achieve remarkable performance milestones, including pushing the iGPU on new AM5 APUs to the top of the 3Dmark leaderboards.

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For more information about the Patriot Viper Xtreme 5, please visit our Xtreme 5 product page at: https://viper.patriotmemory.com/products/xtreme5-ddr5-performance-ram. For more information about the 2024 EHA Awards, please visit their website at: https://www.eha.digital/2024/04/29/european-hardware-awards-2024-10th-anniversary-finalists-announced/.

The Viper Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 MPOWER series unleashes a torrent of memory bandwidth, turbocharging gaming rigs, content creation workstations, and other high-intensity applications demanding extreme responsiveness and throughput.

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Optimized for Maximum Overclocking Potential

Intel XMP 3.0 certified for seamless plug-and-play overclocking on the latest Intel platforms, the Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 MPOWER kit also integrates with MSI's user-friendly EZ Dashboard utility. This enables granular control over advanced timings and voltages to extract every last drop of performance.

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Enthusiast-Grade Design and Customization

The refined silver aluminum heat spreader beautifully complements MSI's iconic MPOWER motherboards, creating a cohesive, premium aesthetic. Offering fully customizable, vibrant RGB lighting allows enthusiasts to personalize their system's look and sync stunning lighting effects across all components.

‍Rock-Solid Data Integrity and Stability

The Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 MPOWER's data integrity and stability are fortified by its On-Die ECC technology. It corrects single-bit errors and detects multi-bit errors, ensuring rock-solid reliability even under grueling overclocked conditions where uptime is critical.

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"Our Viper Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 MPOWER solution brings the full performance advantages of DDR5 to gamers and enthusiasts," said Les Henry, Patriot VP of North and South America Sales. "Collaborating with MSI allows us to create a top-tier DDR5 memory kit with the extreme speeds and overclocking prowess this audience demands."

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To learn more about the Viper Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 MPOWER Series, visit visit https://viper.patriotmemory.com/products/msi-mpower-xtreme5-ddr5-performance-ram

The PV553 introduces a revolutionary cooling solution as Patriot’s first SSD with a blower fan design. Patriot Memory's cutting-edge advancements ensure active thermal dissipation, providing consistent cooling even during extended usage for intense gaming sessions. Crafted with premium materials and a slim 16.5mm aluminum heat shield, the PV553 incorporates an embedded thermal sensor, guaranteeing unwavering high performance. With a 5-year warranty, this SSD exemplifies quality and reliability.

Engineered with innovation, the PV553 boasts a PCIe Gen5 x4 controller and 232-layer TLC NAND, fully compliant with NVMe 2.0 specs. Equipped with an efficient cooling heat shield, the PV553 stands out for its exceptional performance, achieving read/write speeds of up to 12,400MB/s and 11,800MB/s, ensuring an unparalleled gaming and content creation experience.

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Addressing overheating challenges, the PV553 employs a groundbreaking cooling solution—an integrated fan tailored for Gen 5 SSDs. Initiating a heat exchange process, the fan pulls in cool air, directing it toward aluminum fins, resulting in an impressive 40% reduction in heat. Beyond mere cooling, the PV553 stands as a triumphant achievement, setting it apart in the SSD landscape.

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Elevate your performance with the Viper PV553 Gen5 x4 SSD. Featuring a dual-side high-conductivity thermal pad, it ensures efficient heat transfer to stacked fins, delivering the thrill of next-gen storage performance by seamlessly combining PCIe Gen 5 controller technology with cutting-edge 3D NAND flash.

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The Viper PV553 Gen5 x4 SSD guarantees built-in data security and error-correction capabilities, extending NAND flash storage endurance. With advanced wear-leveling and automatic error correction functions, it ensures consistent performance, even with prolonged use.

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Backed by a comprehensive five-year global warranty, the PV553 provides a worry-free experience, ideal for gaming, video editing, 3D rendering, and demanding content creation. The PV553 is your assurance of unparalleled performance, reliability, and peace of mind for enthusiasts.

CES 2024 is officially underway after an exciting opening day of exhibition. So far, the Patriot team's showcase all about the exciting performance of tomorrow has been a major success, garnering plenty of media visitors at all hours of the day.

Today, let's discuss the future for two different types of devices in their engineering prototype stages: the Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 9000+ MT/s Kit, and the Patriot Portable SSD Type C. Although both are drastically different components in terms of solution and function, both represent the future goals of Patriot Memory in their mission to manufacture the best in high performance solutions in every type of computer component.

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Viper Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 9000+ MT/s UDIMM Kit

The Viper Xtreme 5 is one of Viper Gaming's newest flagship performance memory series. Unveiled for the first time at CES 2023, the Viper Xtreme 5 represents Viper Gaming's commitment to creating the best in professional grade performance memory and pushing the limits of innovation. The Viper Xtreme 5 has done this both figuratively and literally as Viper Gaming's highest performing memory, transfer and frequencies have made a big splash in the overclocking community. With its support for Intel XMP 3.0 Ready overclock profiles, the Viper Xtreme 5 is truly built to go above and beyond.

So far, the Viper Xtreme 5 has been the first of its kind from Viper Gaming to reach upwards of 8000+ MT/s in 2023, and it isn't showing any signs of slowing down in 2024. Today, the Patriot Memory team showcased an engineering prototype for the upcoming Viper Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 48GB (2X24GB) 9000+ MT/s UDIMM Kit.

When pushing the kit further with its overclocking capabilities through Intel XMP 3.0, the Patriot Memory team was excited to reach over 9000MT/s stable performance, a major milestone in Viper's DDR5 advancements.

As we note from the team's results above from SuperPi, the Patriot team was able to successfully reach a total of 9006.2MT/s, with a noted average of 11.198 seconds per loop during testing. This is a massive achievement for Viper Gaming to keep expanding its high-speed ability that makes ultimate performance sustainable on DDR5-reliant systems.

This 9000+ MT/s kit will be part of a new expansion onto the Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 flagship series, with 8400, 8600 and 8800+ MT/s speeds and 32GB and 48GB kits hitting shelves in the near future. These kits will be perfect additions for high-performance, serious gamers, content creators who require the extra power, and overclockers and big tech enthusiasts, of course.

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Patriot Portable SSD USB Type C

The world of external solid state drives is expanding this year over at Patriot Memory. Along with the Transporter we touched on yesterday, we can also see an early engineering prototype of the latest external storage series: the Patriot Portable SSD USB Type C.

As you might expect from its name, the Patriot Portable SSD USB Type C is built with a USB Type-C connection that comes with additional Type-C to dual connector Type A/C connection for a versatile storage solution for any device. The Patriot Portable SSD USB Type C also offers plenty of strong performance to make data management and organization a breeze anywhere you need it, with sequential read speeds of up to 2100MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 1800MB/s. This, combined with its 512GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities, makes for a powerful drive with plenty of versatility, space and power in one external storage solution.

Be sure to keep up with Patriot's daily CES 2024 coverage to see all of the exciting things coming in 2024 and beyond. Check out yesterday's articles on the differences between UDIMMs and RDIMMs, a bevy of new SSDs and an early sample of Viper's upcoming RDIMM, and Viper Gaming's first collaboration with ASUS' TUF Gaming.

Day 3 of CES 2024 has officially begun, and there's still plenty to share. Today, Patriot's worldwide team is shifting over to storage and the biggest things to expect in 2024, including the 2nd Gen5 SSD previewed by Viper Gaming, PV573 Gen5 SSD, and Patriot's next entries in external SSDs: the Patriot Portable SSD USB 4.0 and the Patriot Portable SSD USB Duo A and C.

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Viper PV573 M.2 PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD

Much like the PV553 we showed earlier in the week, there's plenty to be excited about as the next generation of storage solutions starts peeking over the horizon. The PV573 will be the second Gen5 SSD created by Viper Gaming, and there's a lot for gamers to get excited about.

Paired with a Phison E26 and Micron B58R controller, the PV573 is bringing extreme performance to gamers in 2024. The PV573 will reach almost unbelievable speeds: with sequential read speeds of up to 14,000 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 12,000MB/s, the PV573 is shaping up to become the fastest storage solution ever produced by Viper Gaming. Much like the PV553, the PV573 will also feature Viper Gaming's newest blower fan design rated at 25,000 hours. This fan design, paired with a low-profile 16.5mm heatshield and thermal throttling for strong performance below 45°C, will help control the unbelievable performance gamers should expect out of a Gen5 SSD.

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Patriot Portable SSD USB 4.0

The Patriot Portable SSD USB series is making a lot of rounds during CES 2024, and perhaps the most innovative one we've unveiled yet is an early engineering sample of the Patriot Portable SSD USB 4.0.

Paired with a Realtek 5772DL controller, 3D NAND TLC WD BiCS5 flash and a ASM2464 USB bridge, the Patriot Portable SSD USB Duo A/C is outfitted with the highest performance connection and offers plenty of excitement for the future of consumer storage. The Patriot Portable SSD USB Duo A/C boasts powerful sequential read speeds of up to 3,720MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 3,780MB/s and capacities of up to 4TB. This is one solid state drive techies should be on the lookout for in 2024.

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Patriot Portable SSD USB Duo A/C

The Portable SSD USB Duo A/C is the next external drive up in a big lineup for Patriot Memory in 2024.

As you can tell from the name, this version of Patriot's Portable SSD will feature a USB Duo Type-C and Type-A connection. Like the other versions, it will also feature a Type-C to dual connector Type A/C cable, making it a homogenous fit across many different systems and connections. Along with this, the Patriot Portable SSD USB Duo A/C will also feature strong sequential read and write speeds of up to 1,000MB/s, making data management and file transfers easy. Much like its fellow drives in the series, the Patriot Portable SSD USB Duo A/C will be available in 512GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities.

Be sure to keep up with Patriot's daily CES 2024 coverage to see all of the exciting things coming in 2024 and beyond. Check out our latest articles on the upcoming Viper Xtreme 5 9000+ MT/s kit at CES 2024 and the key differences between Gen4 and Gen5 SSDs.

Along with its flagship memory and storage, Patriot Memory will offer a first preview of flagship solutions targeted to launch in 2024, including the upcoming Transporter, Transporter M, Transporter MD and Transporter Ultimate portable SSD series. Patriot Memory’s gaming-oriented brand, Viper Gaming, will feature its first-ever memory collaboration with ASUS’ TUF Gaming, the Viper Elite 5 TUF Gaming Alliance DDR5, along with a preview of its upcoming overclocking DDR5 RDIMM modules to work with the new Intel W790 and AMD TR5 platforms. Viper Gaming will also showcase its latest Gen5 x4 storage series, the PV553 PCIe Gen5 x4 M.2 2280 SSD and an early look at the upcoming PV573 PCIe Gen5 x4 M.2 2280 SSD. Viper Gaming’s exhibition will also feature newly released memory and storage solutions, including the VP4000 Mini Gen4 x4 M.2 2230 SSD built for small form factor systems that can hold M2 2280 SSDs, such as the ROG Ally and Steam Deck, Viper Elite 5 DDR5 Performance RAM, Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 Performance RAM, VP4300 Lite M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD, and much more. Patriot Memory’s industrial division, ACPI, will feature its newest flash storage, memory solutions and other industrial-grade components.

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“Patriot Memory is thrilled to return to CES for another year,” said Les Henry, VP of N. America and S. America Sales. “2024 will be a monumental year for Patriot Memory’s continued mission to lead the way towards building a brighter future.”

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CES 2024 will be hosted from January 9^th to January 12^th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Along with an in-person exhibition, Patriot Memory’s team will also publish photos and videos live from CES via Patriot social media channels.

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Patriot Memory’s exhibition will be hosted at the Bellagio Resort and Casino, located at 3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109. Patriot Memory’s suite will be open by appointment only from January 9^th through January 12^th, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST. For booking and suite information, please contact your local Patriot Memory representatives to schedule an appointment. For additional questions or information about Patriot Memory’s attendance at CES, please contact Shannon Robb at [email protected].

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For more information about CES 2024, please visit CES’s website at https://www.ces.tech/about-ces.aspx. For more information about Patriot Memory, attendance at CES and new products, please visit Patriot Memory’s website at https://www.patriotmemory.com.