G.SKILL Trident Z5 DDR5-6400 CL32 2x 16 GB

ir_cow · Mar 28, 2022

G.SKILL is testing waters with the Trident Z5 DDR5-6400, an ultra-low latency kit. With impressive timings of 32-39-39-102, G.SKILL is pulling out all the stops. Tag along as we put the Trident Z5 DDR5-6400 through its paces!

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TheUn4seen · Mar 28, 2022

Remember when "low latency" was CL6? Pepperidge farm remembers.
Sorry, I couldn't resist.

It's a fairly niche product, especially considering the price. I know there are people obsessed with tweaking memory timings just for the pleasure of squeezing the last 0.01% of performance, so this will surely be a good starting point for them. What I personally find refreshing is the absence of obnoxious blinking lights on an obviously high-end product, I hope this trait will filter down to a more casual market segment. All in all, an interesting look at the beginning of the DDR5 life cycle.

Overclocker_2001 · Mar 29, 2022

i would like to see some ID shoot of PMIC during memtest and also when overclocked

otherwise why say "no thermal pad for PMIC" if you have not any info on how hot can it go?
i expect it can go easy on 70°C when stressed, but can it make difference from 70°C (no cooling) to 60°?

[XC] Oj101 · Mar 29, 2022

TheUn4seen said:
Remember when "low latency" was CL6? Pepperidge farm remembers.

I remember being quite thrilled that I could run AIDA32/Everest/whatever it was called back then at 1.5-0-0-0 250 Mhz :laugh:

Yes, I know 0 is an invalid/bugged timing, but it looked cool.

ThrashZone · Mar 29, 2022

Hi,
Hynix no thank you.

ir_cow · Mar 29, 2022

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Hynix no thank you.

Why is that?

ThrashZone · Mar 29, 2022

ir_cow said:
Why is that?

Hi,
Yuck
Only sammy for me.

thunderingroar · Mar 30, 2022

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Hynix no thank you.

what is this blind tribalism? hynix currently has pretty much the best 16Gbit ddr5 chips on the market??

junglist724 · Jul 9, 2022

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Yuck
Only sammy for me.

Samsung DDR5 is incapable of running speeds this high and latencies this low. They have probably the most finicky DDR5 out there. After trying three 6000C36 gskill/samsung kits I don't think I ever want to use Samsung DDR5 again unless they release a new revision.

ThrashZone · Jul 9, 2022

junglist724 said:
Samsung DDR5 is incapable of running speeds this high and latencies this low. They have probably the most finicky DDR5 out there. After trying three 6000C36 gskill/samsung kits I don't think I ever want to use Samsung DDR5 again unless they release a new revision.

Hi,
I wouldn't expect 6000c36 to do much no matter what timings it had
6400c32 would be a much better chance luckily I won't be in the market for ddr5 for a very long time maybe by then ddr5 will fade and ddr6 will be around.

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