AMD is actively working on the next generation of EXPO 1.20 memory technology, aimed at improved DDR5 OC profiles and better optimization for the AM5 platform. The first traces of this version were discovered in the beta release of HWiNFO 8.35, but the details have not been released yet. EXPO 1.20 is expected to arrive on newer versions of AM5 motherboards and enable more stable operation of DDR5 modules at high frequencies.
EXPO profiles were introduced together with the AM5 platform as AMD’s modernized replacement for the older AMP, but also as a more precisely tuned alternative to XMP profiles. AM5 supports both XMP and EXPO, but EXPO allows better adaptation to Ryzen processors and easier raising of memory operating frequencies with the help of just one setting.
What EXPO 1.20 profiles and subsequent AM5 improvements bring
Thanks to the new AGESA versions, AM5 boards already today reach extremely high speeds of DDR5 modules of over 8000 MT/s in standard cases, and even 10,000 MT/s on certain models intended for overclocking, especially in combination with Ryzen 8000G APUs that have a strong integrated memory controller.
How-to-GeekAlthough no major architectural changes are expected from the refreshed Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” processors, EXPO 1.20 should be of particular importance for the new generation of APU models, the Ryzen 9000G series, based on the Strix design with Zen 5 cores, RDNA 3.5 iGPU and the improved XDNA 2 NPU. These APU models will arrive in the first half of 2026.
In addition, motherboard manufacturers reveal that AMD is working on introducing CUDIMM support for AM5, but only with the arrival of the Zen 6 desktop generation in the second half of 2026. This would finally see AMD catch up with Intel, which has supported CUDIMM since last year and continues to improve it through the Arrow Lake Refresh and later Nova Lake-S.
However, the problem remains the price of DDR5 memory, as the wave of demand for AI infrastructure keeps the market in a long-term deficit. DIMM modules have risen in price two to three times, so a CUDIMM that recently cost around $400-500 now reaches $800-1000, with further expected jumps in 2026, writes wccftech.