Question Check XMP RAM stability

[francisco94]

I've occasionally experienced crashes with the "radar pre leak" error in the Event Viewer. Since it's so sporadic, it could be a software issue, a problem with a specific game, Windows, etc. However, I've read that it can also be due to RAM instability, and this could be because I have XMP enabled (I'm using Intel).

Is there any software that guarantees 100% RAM stability?

Thanks.

 

[CParsons]

I've occasionally experienced crashes with the "radar pre leak" error in the Event Viewer. Since it's so sporadic, it could be a software issue, a problem with a specific game, Windows, etc. However, I've read that it can also be due to RAM instability, and this could be because I have XMP enabled (I'm using Intel).

Is there any software that guarantees 100% RAM stability?

Thanks.

No software can guarantee that but there's some testing you can do to dig in a little further if you wish:

• Disable XMP (or set memory to stock/default RAM frequency/timings) in BIOS and test for a few days, see if crashes go away.
• Use MemTest86 to test memory thoroughly: aim for 2–4 full passes (or more) with no errors.

 

[francisco94]

No software can guarantee that but there's some testing you can do to dig in a little further if you wish:

• Disable XMP (or set memory to stock/default RAM frequency/timings) in BIOS and test for a few days, see if crashes go away.
• Use MemTest86 to test memory thoroughly: aim for 2–4 full passes (or more) with no errors.

Since it's so infrequent and difficult to track, disabling XMP and observing isn't feasible, so I want to "force" the failure with synthetic tests in case it's a hardware issue. I'll try with memtest, thanks.

 

[francisco94]

No software can guarantee that but there's some testing you can do to dig in a little further if you wish:

• Disable XMP (or set memory to stock/default RAM frequency/timings) in BIOS and test for a few days, see if crashes go away.
• Use MemTest86 to test memory thoroughly: aim for 2–4 full passes (or more) with no errors.

I tested the RAM with two default Memtest86 tests (each running four times through each of the 13 or 14 tests), as well as two one-hour memory tests from OCCT and one hour of the TechPowerUp test.

All tests came back without errors, so I understand that everything is fine and that these were just isolated software glitches.

Thanks.

 

[Colif]

radar pre leaks are problems with the games, not necessarily a sign of bad ram. Its a memory leak in the program itself

It’s part of Windows Error Reporting (WER) that monitors for memory leaks or inefficient RAM usage in running applications.
RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64
"Windows has detected a potential memory leak in a 64-bit application."

See top answer here:

RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64 - Microsoft Q&A

My games occasionally freeze or stutter for just a moment, and this happens across multiple games. They don't crash, and I don't notice any other issues. However, I consistently see a 'Windows Error Reporting' event with the name: RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64. Can…

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If the ram has an XMP profile that the BIOS supports, its unlikely to be caused by it. Although XMP is technically an overclock its pretty much standard now.

if it passes memtest it should be fine. Only other test would be run Prime95 and see if you get timing errors as they can be caused by not enough voltage on Ram. Prime95 runs CPU really hot so I wouldn't if heat is a concern.