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Review: G.Skill Trident Z 32GB DDR4-3200 (F4-3200C14Q-32GTZ)

by Parm Mann on 6 June 2016, 16:30

Tags: G.SKILL

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Test Methodology

Comparison DDR4 Memory Kits

Memory
G.Skill Trident Z
G.Skill Ripjaws V
Crucial Ballistix Elite
Model Number
F4-3200C14Q-32GTZ
F4-3200C16Q-16GVK
BLE4C4G4D26AFEA
Capacity
32GB (4x8GB)
16GB (4x4GB)
16GB (4x4GB)
Speed
3,200MHz
3,200MHz
2,666MHz
Timings
14-14-14-34-2T
16-16-16-36-2T
16-17-17-36-2T
Voltage
1.35V
1.35V
1.20V
Price
£200
£100
£90
Cost per GB
£6.25
£6.25
£5.63

Test Platform

Hardware Components HEXUS Review Product Page
CPU Intel Core i7-6950X May 2016 ark.intel.com
Motherboard MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon May 2016 msi.com
Graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 May 2016 geforce.com
Graphics Driver GeForce Game Reader Driver v368.25 - geforce.com
Storage Device SK hynix Canvas SC300 512GB July 2015 ssd.skhynix.com
Power Supply be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 (750W) July 2012 bequiet.com
Operating System Windows 10 Home (64-bit) - microsoft.com

Memory Benchmarks

AIDA64 Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency.

CPU and Multimedia Benchmarks

HEXUS PiFast Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places.
Cinebench Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores.
Handbrake Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores.
Photoshop Speed Test Gavin Hoey's test is used to push system memory to the extreme in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Gaming Benchmarks

3DMark Run using Fire Strike Ultra 4K UHD test.
Dirt Rally Benchmarked at a 4K UHD resolution with 4xMSAA and ultra quality settings.
Hitman Benchmarked at a 4K UHD resolution with DX12 enabled, SMAA and high quality settings.
Rise of the Tomb Raider Benchmarked at a 4K UHD resolution with DX12 enabled, FXAA and very-high quality settings.