Crucial's New LPCAMM2 Modules: Faster Speeds, Same Storage
Crucial has unveiled its second generation LPCAMM2 modules, boasting a significant speed boost and maintaining the same extra space storage capacities as their predecessors. These modules, based on the JEDEC standard Compression Attached Memory Module (CAMM2), aim to provide more memory in less space and higher performance.
The new modules offer around 1.5 times the speed of conventional SO-DIMMs with DDR5-5600, reaching an impressive 8,533 MT/s, a 14% increase from the initial LPCAMM2 modules introduced a year ago. These modules, which use low-power LPDDR5X memory, are easily exchangeable, unlike previously soldered-on types.
Crucial has kept the storage capacities the same as the first generation, with a maximum of 64 GB. However, the company has hinted at future modules reaching speeds of 9,600 MT/s and capacities of up to 128 GB. Despite its potential, LPCAMM2 remains a niche product, currently used in only a few notebooks and virtually absent in the public storage market.
The first laptop manufacturers to adopt LPCAMM2 memory standards are Lenovo with the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 and Dell with its Precision 7000 series. Crucial expects broader acceptance as more laptop manufacturers adopt the standard, citing compatibility with next-generation mobile AI workstations from these companies.
Crucial's second generation LPCAMM2 modules offer faster speeds and the same extra space storage capacities as their predecessors. While currently a niche product, its use in high-end laptops and potential for future growth make it one to watch in the memory market. Pricing for the new modules has not yet been revealed.
