Why is Mass Effect lagging on G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5 6400?
With lasers and explosions filling the screen, my frame rate plummeted from 144 FPS to 55 FPS without warning, which was honestly stressful. My G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5 6400 was running at a default 4800MHz, leaving me with a measly 35-40GB/s bandwidth—nowhere near enough for this game's throughput. I tried disabling every useless startup app in Windows, but it only gained me 3 FPS, which felt like a joke. I rebooted into BIOS, enabled the XMP 3.0 profile to lock the frequency at 6400MHz, and switched my Windows Power Plan to 'Ultimate Performance.' Using RTSS frame time analysis, the interval shrunk from a jittery 12-35ms to a tight 6.8-8.2ms range. I did hit a snag where the game froze during the initial loading screen after enabling XMP, but a motherboard BIOS update cleared that right up. Memory temps stayed between 52℃ - 58℃ with a core voltage of around 1.35V. 3DMark benchmarks confirmed bandwidth reached 85-92GB/s, and the input lag is finally gone.
