Final Words & Conclusion

The Acer Predator Hermes 6800 CL32 2x16 GB kit offers users a good out-of-the-box performance. It looks attractive, and there’s RGB lighting for the lighting fans (there is no variant of this series without it). The frequency range is extensive, from 6400 to 8000; we got the 6800 MHz variant, so it’s rather from the lower range of the offer. There’s a color selection; we got the silver, but there’s also black and white. Most consumers should find a match for the Acer Predator Hermes offer.

Aesthetics

Acer Predator has made Hermes attractive. The RGB works as it should, and you can set lighting using the motherboard utilities. Overall, we’re satisfied with what Hermes has to offer. The height is significant as it's 51 mm/2.00 inches. 

Tweaking

The memory chips used here come from Hynix, A-Die. As we usually state, the reproducibility of overclocking capabilities is never guaranteed, and your results may vary. We achieved a nice CL36 with 7600 Mhz at 1.45 V (1.4 V is the baseline value). You can always lower the latencies further (CL30?) and leave the standard 6800 MHz frequency. Still, you'd better try to cool the memory down with some active cooling for the best results.

Conclusion

Acer Predator Hermes is a well-designed memory series. The stock performance is within the expected range; it's one of the market's best (in terms of frequency/latency) kits. The Acer Predator kit we checked provides a default frequency (6800 MHz) that will be enough for practically all (Intel) users, and the XMP 3.0 profile makes life easier. There's some headroom still available, so if you want more, you can try to overclock the memory even further (7600 CL38 was possible for our sample). It's a great result, 800 MHz above the stock. The heat spreader is relatively high-profile (~52 mm/2.00 inches), so you can encounter clearance problems with more extensive air CPU coolers. The 32 GB option is a great option for most users nowadays, and it is becoming a standard in (DDR5-based) gaming setups. The current price for the DDR5s has become close to the DDR4. For this kit, you'll need to pay around 180 USD. We want to give Acer Predator a "Guru3D Silver" award for this kit, as it's fast, out-of-the-box, and still overclockable (+800 MHz is a great result for already a fast kit in stock). The temperature is relatively low, and the effective aluminum heat spreaders are (probably thanks to the 1.9 mm thick piece of metal). You also get customizable RGB lighting (but that's a market standard now for more premium manufacturers). It would help if you remembered it is a good kit for Intel's 13th/14th generation, preferably with the Z790 chipset motherboard, because the 6400 MHz variant should be more than enough for the AMD platform.

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