G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series (Intel XMP) DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MT/s CL14-14-14-34 1.35V Desktop Computer Memory UDIMM (F4-3200C14D-32GTZR)

I've put these kits on a variety of AMD 500 series MBs but I know they work with 400 series too, at least part of them, and they always work by setting the XMP profile. I imagine if you set memory to manual timing you could adjust the tertiary timings to get a little better performance, but I just don't bother because I think you're likely to get more years out of them running on what gets set from XMP.For AMD Ryzen, Zen+ - Zen 3 (2nd - 4th gen) these are about the best it gets IMO. For Zen+ this is really about the fastest you can push the memory controller, for Zen 2 and Zen 3 you can run the controller at 3600 and it will be OK and most 400 - 500 series MBs will run 3600 no problem, but you start getting into temperature issues in my experience. These CPUs have to balance different metrics to determine how fast the cores can run, and when you run the memory controller at 1800MHz (3600mt/s), the infinity fabric needs to run at the same speed. This means the chiplet that deals with the memory controller and input/output for the CPU (IOD) is running at a higher temperature and using more power. The CPU has a TOTAL power limit and TOTAL heat limit, so when the IOD is running hotter and using more power there is less capacity for the cores, and this affects some models of Ryzen more than others. There are some models that can still push the cores to higher clock speeds and others can't.In other words, running 3200 CL14 and especially this kit which has great timings at 14-14-14-34 is a really good balance. You get really good memory timings but don't consume too much power for the memory controller and the infinity fabric and memory controller are running at 1600MHz instead of 1800 for 3600 memory. The IOD doesn't get as hot and doesn't consume as much power and the cores can then be pushed to their limit. But the other issue is heat and power consumption in general. If you have a room where the temperature is 76+ F, you probably don't want to run 3600 memory at ALL and then this kit becomes the best you can get.So after all that, I find these to be the best you can get without having to worry about the MB, specific CPU and how warm the room is the desktop computer is in.For Intel based systems, I got nothing for you. I don't use Intel so I can't give detailed information but in general the same pattern is true. The faster the memory kit, the more heat is generated and more power is consumed and at some point it will start affecting how fast the cores can run. But Intel CPUs can consume more power in general.

If you specifically need DR B-Die in this capacity, it's a great kit of memory. Mine ran at XMP settings out of the box in my X470 Taichi with a 2700x. My only issue is the price, these went on sale on Newegg for $50 less the day after I ordered mine, but I still prefer buying on Amazon for the security of the purchase. I know that if I have any issues with the product, Amazon will go out of their way to ensure I can replace the product or return it without any issue. I can't say the same about Newegg.Still, it's hard to swallow paying 2018 prices for memory in 2019. If you just need RAM for a build, know that you can get 16GB for around $55 if you shop around (3000/C16 with loose timings), and closer to 80 for a more standard kit (3200/c16 with tighter timings)Onto the review- I run these at 3200/C14 (XMP), but pushed these to 3400/c14 without changing any of the timings and leaving everything else at auto. I didn't run them extensively at that speed, it was more of a "I wonder if I can.." type of situation. Still, it was a pleasant surprise, especially considering these are Dual Rank, and my motherboard isn't known for having great memory compatibility.If you're looking for B-Die memory, this is a great kit and relatively inexpensive. I can't tell you if the prices are going to go down, but I know that they aren't being produced anymore and the market still wants them.Since I'm on my way to work right now, I can't give any pictures or benchmarks, but I'll make sure to update this with a more competent review when I get home tonight.

Running two kits (64GB) on Gigabyte X570 Master. Enabling XMP ran a single kit at advertised speed and timings as expected, but didn’t perform any better than an inexpensive 3200 CL16 kit. You really need to push the speed to 3600-3800 and manually tune timings to realize the performance this memory offers.Make sure your Infinity Fabric FCLK matches memory frequency, e.g. for DDR4 3800, FCLK must be set manually to 1900 Mhz. A single kit of this G.Skill would only overclock in the DIMM slot furtherest from the CPU socket. Not unexpected for a daisychain memory layout.After an hour of tuning, I got a single kit running at DDR 3800 16-16-16-32, tRC 48, tRFC 294, 1T at 1.38V and 1900 FCLK. These setting measured 64.0ns latency in Aida64 and reached max theoretical memory bandwidth. Attempts to reduce timing latency further didn’t improve performance, so I stopped here. I believe ~64ns and 60GB/s is about limit of the Ryzen 3000 platform.I didn’t expect the system to POST when I installed the second kit into the remaining two DIMM slots. But to my surprise and delight, it did. All four sticks installed (64gb) performed about the same as a single kit (32gb) and passed all four passes of MemTest. Stability seems good in Win10 too.In summary, this kit is VERY expensive and probably unnecessary. Benchmark scores improved only a few percentage points. But if you insist on running the absolute fastest RAM in your system, the famously overclockable Samsung B-die delivered the goods for me. I plan to take these sticks along with me to run on a future upgrade to Threadripper, so viewing this as a long term investment.

So far I’m having stable performance and problem booting up into the BIOS or booting into windows. Enabled XMP with no problems. No tuning just plug in play. Love it! Love the appearance as well. Black in the front and sliver on the back. Very nice G.skill.