Crucial Ballistix memory was designed for overclockers and ultimate gamers, while Crucial Pro memory has been created for all users who need high-performance DRAM in a plug-and-play memory solution, but don’t want the fuss of chasing dies, flashing LEDs or the risks of overclocking speeds and latency tuning. 

Crucial memory is our standard, JEDEC DRAM without heat spreaders. Crucial Pro memory is also JEDEC memory, but features low-profile, aluminum heat spreaders for those who desire heat dissipation and/or a cool, sleek design, and is only available in higher speeds (5600MT/s and above). Crucial Pro DRAM modules also support Intel® XMP 2.0 (DDR4 Pro), and Intel® XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO^TM (DDR5 Pro) to enable performance recovery.

Crucial Pro memory can reach rated JEDEC speeds with Intel® XMP 2.0, XMP 3.0 or AMD EXPO^TM turned on in the UEFI/BIOS settings if there is a system-level downclock of memory speeds in select system memory configurations. This performance recovery is not guaranteed on all systems, as it is highly dependent on the CPU and motherboard tiers, as well as BIOS stability. Altering clock frequency or voltage may result in damage to computer components. Micron disclaims any and all liability for such damage. Your warranty is void if Crucial Pro DRAM is set to overclock beyond JEDEC specifications, rated speeds and timings.

Crucial Pro memory has a limited lifetime warranty. 

Crucial DDR4 Pro is compatible with 8th-13th Gen Intel Core and AMD Ryzen 1000-5000 Series desktop computing platforms and Crucial DDR5 Pro is compatible with 12th Gen Intel Core, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series and above desktop computing platforms. Also, Crucial has industry-recognized compatibility tools that make this easy. The System Scanner and System Selector help you find the right memory with options to search by system or part number. 

We remain focused on growing our standard JEDEC Crucial memory category and have no plans to reintroduce Crucial Ballistix and/or RGB memory options.