How to improve RAM performance on ASRock H310CM-ITX/ac?
I finally got to play Silksong, but the micro-stutters during fast scene transitions were a real buzzkill. Checking my specs, the ASRock H310CM-ITX/ac was running RAM at a basic 2133MHz, which caused 15-22ms of scheduling latency when the CPU hit heavy particle effects. I tried closing every single background app, but the stutters stayed—software tweaks are useless when you're hitting a hardware wall. I went into the BIOS, enabled the XMP profile to hit 2666MHz, and bumped the voltage to 1.35V. CPU-Z showed a bandwidth increase of about 18%, and frame times dropped from a messy 16.6-28.2ms down to a tight 16.6-19.1ms. I did notice that XMP added about 10 seconds to my boot time because of memory training, but the in-game smoothness is a huge upgrade. RAM stays at 38-44℃ and the board is around 45-52℃. The in-game overlay confirms the RAM is holding at 38-44℃.
