Late 2013 iMac w/ddr3 1600Mhz ram. Will 2400Mhz work in it?

[sniffs]

Got a Late 2013 iMac and 16GB of DDR3 2400Mhz ram.. can this ram work in this iMac? Right now it's DDR3 1600Mhz.. I know I probably wont notice a damn bit of different but hey why not install it right?

 

[macmee]

I think it will work but just run at 1600mhz

 

[chscag]

It should work but as stated above will run at the normal bus speed of the iMac = 1600MHz. If it kernel panics after installing the faster memory, then you'll know it's not compatible.

 

[MadDane]

I installed 2133MHz RAM in my parents late 2012 27" iMac, which is also a 1600MHz machine. Works like a charm.

 

[PortableLover]

If the price of the 1600mhz is cheaper just get that itll downclock anything faster to 1600mhz.

 

[redheeler]

If this is desktop memory then no. The iMac takes 204-pin DDR3L (low power/laptop form factor). As far as I'm aware the best DDR3L RAM available is 2133 MHz, which works fine without down clocking to 1600 MHz.