G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4 3600 MHz review

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Final Words & Conclusion

Final Words & Conclusion

It's nice to see memory brands actively pursue compatible Ryzen 3000 DDR4 memory, as SPD profile compatibility is such an important thing. The new TridentZ NEO series, albeit a notch more expensive due to its RGB implementation, do kick ass. I mean we enable the XMP in BIOS, restart and we're good to go. Now as you have been able to see comparative results remain in a realm of offsets that are too 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 kit any time.  It really is hard to not like the new TridentZ NEO series. It is a really good memory with proper timings at a very acceptable frequency. The kit works excellent in the AMD Ryzen 3000 platforms, and I do say that with care as Ryzen Gen 1 and gen 2 might not be able to push this memory frequency. The DIMMs we tested today are high-density 8GB DIMM modules and, as such, it is impressive to see that this kit can easily run that 3600 MHz frequency on Ryzen at CL16. 


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The reality though is that this release is mostly about the RGB LEDs. 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.

What about tweaking?

Well, you can fool around a bit with timings of course, but we would not advise to increaser the DDR4 memory frequency over 3600 MHz. As soon as you go higher than DDR4-3733, a 2:1 multiplier will kick in and the processor Infinity Fabric link starts working at half the memory clock frequency. The 2:1 multiplier switches on at DDR4-3733 so do keep in mind that it will have an effect on the speed at which the various core complexes within the CPU can communicate with each other. For the best overall system performance, we, therefore, recommend DDR4-3600 speed as a maximum frequency. 

    

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Conclusion

Hey .. it's G.Skill. Over the years they have become one of the most reliable and very well known DIMM memory partners on the globe. They offer sound and properly tested DIMMs. They all work in pretty much any DDR4 enabled PC and they have been tweaked for you. Next to that G.Skill has a wide bracket of products in their portfolio that range from lower clocked to high-frequency and low latency kits. Basically, as much as you are willing to spend on a DDR4 memory kit matches something that G.Skill offers. Obviously, the TridentZ series is the good stuff, let's call hem sexy looking DIMMs with nice options in configurations. Yes, TridentZ DIMMs will be more expensive than your average 2133 / 2400 / 2667 MHz memory modules, but not by heaps. It depends greatly on your preferred memory frequency though, a 3600 MHz 2x8 GB kit can go from as low as 7.5 euro per GB, that is the RGB version as shown today perhaps. 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 (and I also had this memory on an MSI and ASRock motherboard) was flawless. Insert, enable XMP and you are good to go. Whether or not you need 3600 Mhz I'll leave for you to decide, but a nice 3200 MHz CL14 kit really, get's you close to the same performance as well.  From an aesthetic point of view the new TridentZ NEO kits honestly are great looking DIMMs. High-frequency MHz kits remain trivial when it comes to actual real-world performance benefits, so please keep in mind that we deem volume to matter more than frequency. 16GB will be the recommendation for a proper gaming rig and 32GB for more professional usage or to be a little more future proof. Again, G.Skill covers these DIMMs with a limited lifetime warranty as well. It is nice to see G.Skill actively pursue Ryzen 3000 compatible memory. And this is a good option to pursue, well or the 3200 Mhz CL14 kit of course. The kit as tested today is for the guys and gals that want proper numbers on everything in their system combined with excellent aesthetics. G.Skill covers these DIMMs with a limited lifetime warranty as well. 

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