Final Words & Conclusion
Final Words & Conclusion
Much like many-core processors, many layers NAND there now are volume sizes available in DDR4 memory that are staggering, 32GB per DIMM, who would have thought. Arguably I immediately need to mention that DDR4 memory that is so dense is a little more latency-sensitive. The performance differences in-between high and low latency memory are however very acceptable on the Ryzen platform. Surely you'll only need such memory volume sizes top be totally future proof, or with very specific memory-intensive workloads. Photo processing can be such an example if you like to edit in RAW. Hey with two DIMMs you can get yourself towards 64 GB for roughly 200 bucks.
Now as you have been able to see comparative results remain in a realm of offsets that are pretty close to call and within a margin of error. I've said it many times before, personally, I'd prefer CL14 3200 MHz over a 3600 MHz CL16/18 kit any time but for the 32 GB DIMMs, that's just a different story. You can tweak a bit and get the memory towards 16CL as shown on the previous page, it's not a guarantee it'll work for everybody and at any platform though.
Of course, the TridentZ NEO series also offers a nice RGB implementation, some find that important, others do not. The trend is on-going, we've seen many poorly designed solutions and implementations, G.Skill, however, did it right, this memory looks anything short from amazing. Next, to that, it can be configured to animations and colors of your liking. You can use compatible SYNC software from with ASUS AURA and the standards from MSI and ASRock as well.
Conclusion
With such high-density memory, the timings are a little loose around the hips, but if you have the workload required of a lot of DDR$ memory, heck the sheer volume of memory available obviously is staggering, two DIMMS offering 64 GB of memory and it's not that expensive either a just over 3 bucks per GB, that was 10 bucks per GB a year ago man.
For that money, you receive DIMMs with a lifetime warranty and that configurable RGB system. Should you ever change your motherboard that has a green theme instead of a red color theme, hey you can switch your DIMMs RGB LEDs to match. The TridentZ series DIMMs are powerful product series aimed at a very specific group of people, the people that want the uber fastest stuff at the high-end of the spectrum and with the niche designed PC, then enthusiast-class PC gamer.
The Ryzen compatibility on the platforms tested (I tried this memory on an MSI and ASUS motherboard) was flawless. Insert, enable XMP and you are good to go. From an aesthetic point of view, the new TridentZ NEO kits honestly leave anything to be desired. While high-frequency MHz kits remain trivial when it comes to actual real-world performance benefits for Ryzen they do have an effect on Gaming performance. We stated it very often, we deem volume to matter more than frequency so if it is volume that you desire, that or a little future-proofing the PC, then 32GB DIMMs might make sense, especially at the price levels right now.
Good aesthetics, proper Ryzen compatibility and heaps of RAM, what's not to like? G.Skill covers these DIMMs with a limited lifetime warranty the kit as tested (F4-3600C18D-64GTZN) is available in the stores as we speak.
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