Lenovo China Shows Off Tiny 96GB LPCAMM2 Memory Module

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A Lenovo China manager has posted a picture of a next-generation Samsung LPCAMM2 RAM module on Weibo. The compact “stick” packs an incredible 96GB of LPDDR5X into the single module, and at up to 9,600 MT/s speeds too, as WCCFTech reports. Although it’s not in mass production yet, that could begin soon, opening the door for this next-generation laptop memory to appear in devices before the end of the year.

“96GB 9600MT/s dual 96 LPCAMM2 which should be the highest-end consumer-grade memory currently available, but it’s not yet in mass production,” the posting reads.

Compressed Attached Memory Modules (CAMM) have around for a few years as a potentially smaller memory form factor in mobile devices. It’s been used in a few models, though not prolifically, and its successor, CAMM2, has received similar treatment. However, at CES in recent years, we’ve seen much greater interest in developing CAMM2 products, and Lenovo’s image share suggests that’s only going to accelerate in the year to come.

The new module showcased by Lenovo China’s manager has a huge capacity and impressive performance, suggesting it would be best-suited for a high-performance devices like Intel’s new Panther Lake laptops. The Core Ultra 300 processors at the heart of those new devices support these kinds of super-high memory speeds, where competition from AMD and Qualcomm do not.

Intel has already showcased LPCAMM2 modules from Crucial, but those are limited to 64GB and 7,500 MT/s speeds. These new Samsung modules could offer a big boost in general performance and capacity in even lean and lightweight laptops. Intel has announced that Panther Lake can support upwards of 9,500 MT/s in some cases, so the potential is certainly there for it to take full advantage of this super-fast memory.

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That said, these new LPCAMM2 modules will need to actually be manufactured at scale if they’re to be included in any mainstream devices. Although there’s no clear timeline for that, if Lenovo has these modules fully formed and ready to go, it’s well-positioned to begin using them in laptops when they’re more readily available. As one of Intel’s largest laptop partners, it’s certainly got big plans for Panther Lake systems this year.

But the question then becomes, what will it do to pricing? Although LPCAMM2 is much-more compact memory than LPDDR5X, it’s still very fast and uses high-capacity memory modules, which are in short supply and very expensive. Can even high-end Panther Lake laptops justify so much ultra-fast memory and remain even remotely affordable?

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