At first, we would like to thank Neo Forza for sending us a sample of their 32GB (2x16GB) 2933MHz C21 DDR4 SODIMM Kit for testing and reviewing.

 

 

 

About Neo Forza:

 

“Capacity is Power, Speed is King

We are a professional team, studying in computer memory and storage devices industry for more than 10 years.

 

In order to meet the rising demand on speed and capacity of the high-end gaming market players, we created Neo Forza, a new generation of ultra-standard overclocking module, SSD and other related storage device designing brand.

 

— Neo Forza – The New Force for Gaming market?

 

Neo-represents from virtual to reality, showing our core value for product innovation.

 

Forza– shows our strength and determination to meet gamers every need.

 

Neo Forza possess strong resources, focus on core technology. From research & design, specific production to exceed the testing benchmark; Neo Forza keep pushing over technical boundary, providing top-notch performance and quality, providing gamers / game players extraordinary using experience.

 

Neo Forza beliefs

– High components integration

– Top-notch engineering technology

– Uncompromising for quality and effectiveness

– Constant logistics and services

– Constant upgrading and breaking boundaries”

 

Product Features:

 

Robust Longevity – Low Power Consumption

 

Modules conform to, and exceed JEDEC standards. Under 24/7 harsh ambient conditions, the reliable modules maintain full stability.

 

Chip Specialist

 

Through customized chip-processes and engineering expertise honed over 25 years, Goldkey Technology Corporation which owns Neo Forza, has since been manufacturing professional quality products. End-to-end from prototyping to mass-production, for international corporations and government institutions.

 

Conformance – Compatibility

 

Deeply entrenched in the industry, the company has since been working closely with the principals and PC board manufacturers to assure customers excellent compatibility amongst known mainboard brands.

 

Assurance – Traction

 

Since 1998, the company has been manufacturing DRAM products for global clientele. Although Neo Forza may be a relative newcomer, the Goldkey is not. Neo Forza is based on the accumulated expertise and track record of Goldkey and its products are regarded to be highly reliable, be it in the entry-level segment or high-end.

 

Product Specifications:

 

Model Code name: NMSO416E82-2933EA10

Capacity: 32GB (2x16GB)

Speed: DDR4-2933

CAS Latency: 21

Timings: 21-21-21-47-68 (CAS-RAS2CAS-RAS Precharge-tRAS-tRC)

Operating voltage: 1.2V

ECC: No

Buffered/Registered: Unbuffered

Heatspreader: No

Features: PnP

Recommended use: Laptops, boards with SO-DIMM slots

 

After testing the latest DL20N6 barebone from Shuttle, we noted that improvements can still be made by trying out a memory kit which maxes out the supported speed by the Intel Pentium N6005 4-core power-efficient SKU. The 2933MHz was listed as supported by both Intel and Shuttle website for this particular miniPC and since such memory kits are not exactly easy to find on the market, we asked Neo Forza to validate and produce one for us in order to try out and review.

 

Validation was successfully completed and the memory kit has arrived inside an OEM plastic packaging, carefully protecting the brand-new product:

 

 

 

The kit is composed from two low-power SODIMM DDR4 modules:

 

 

 

A closer look does reveal eight memory chips on the frontal area of the black PCB, but also a sticker which highlights the product code name, specifications, but also its serial number:

 

 

 

On the back, we will find another eight memory chips:

 

 

 

The chips are branded Goldkey and feature the GE8082933HH code name:

 

 

Installed the kit into the system in just a few seconds:

 

 

 

As mentioned before the testing took place on the Shuttle XPC slim Barebone DL20N6, featuring an Intel Pentium N6005 4-core SKU with a total package power of 10W. For storage we have used the same Silicon Power A60 512GB NVMe SSD; upon first try, the system did not boot but after flashing the latest official BIOS for this machine, the system was operating in parameters!

 

Here are the running details, picked up by CPU-Z:

 

 

 

Neo Forza has prepared multiple JEDEC profiles, for compatibility purposes; or system did choose to go with JEDEC #13:

 

 

 

Via AIDA64, we can learn that the memory chips were manufactured by SK Hynix, with an operating voltage of 1.2V, while the pre-programmed timings are much more versus the ones we have seen via CPU-Z:

 

 

 

AIDA64

 

Cinebench R15

 

 

 

Blender Ryzen Render

 

 

PCMark 7

 

 

PCMark 8

 

 

SuperPI XS [2M]

 

X265 Benchmark 1080P 64-bit Normal

 

GeekBench 4

 

 

3DMark Vantage

 

 

3DMark 2013

 

 

Tomb Raider

Andrenaline Action Benchmark Presets

 

Hitman: Absolution

Andrenaline Action Benchmark Presets

 

Sleeping Dogs

Andrenaline Action Benchmark Presets

Working with locked BIOSes and low power systems is a real challenge when trying memory kits with higher speeds. Neo Forza has thought in advance about this particular aspect and provided tons of profiles preloaded to the DIMMs in order to avoid compatibility issues and we could enjoy quite a speed boost on the DL20N6 system, in both productivity applications but also in 3D, while keeping the same 10W power envelope. Could we mention again that the system is fanless which makes it more interesting?

 

As they say from the specifications, the NMSO416E82-2933EA10 2933 C21 modules are really plug-and-play, no extra tinkering is needed via additional applications and during testing we haven’t encountered any stability issues.

 

With these said, we do fully recommend this particular memory kit to people which want to squeeze even the last bit of performance out of this miniPC.

Neo Forza 32GB (2x16GB) 2933MHz C21 DDR4 SODIMM Kit is Recommended for:

 

 

 

We would like to thank again to Neo Forza for making this review possible!