G.SKILL Trident Z 3200 C14 vs Flare X 3200 C14

LoneForest

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Hello, I am planning to buy Ryzen 1700 with Asus Prime B350-Plus mobo for Gaming + Rendering purpose. I saw Ryzen benefited by Ram bus speed in gaming. So I want to buy 3200 Bus Ram (8GBx2). The only Official stable 3200Bus ram I found is G.SKILL Flare X 3200 Bus C14-14-14-34 DDR4 Memory which is currently not available in my country. I asked Gskill distributor & heard they have no plan to bring this Ram now. Problem is I need to build my PC fast, can not wait for Flare X.
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 Memory (F4-3200C14D-16GFX)
http://gskill.com/en/product/f4-3200c14d-16gfx
But this G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 Bus Memory is available here.
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 Memory (F4-3200C14D-16GTZ)
http://gskill.com/en/product/f4-3200c14d-16gtz
When I compared both of these I found this:
Series: Trident Z Flare X (for AMD)
Model Number: F4-3200C14D-16GTZ F4-3200C14D-16GFX
Memory Type: DDR4 DDR4
Capacity: 16GB (8GBx2) 16GB (8GBx2)
Multi-Channel Kit: Dual Channel Kit Dual Channel Kit
Tested Speed: 3200MHz 3200MHz
Tested Latency: 14-14-14-34-2N 14-14-14-34
Tested Voltage: 1.35v 1.35v
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered Unbuffered
Error Checking: Non-ECC Non-ECC
SPD Speed: 2133MHz 2400MHz
SPD Voltage: 1.20v 1.20v
Fan lncluded: No No
Height: 44 mm / 1.73 inch 40 mm / 1.58 inch
Warranty: Limited Lifetime Limited Lifetime
Features: Intel XMP 2.0 (Extreme Memory Profile) Ready Intel XMP 2.0 (Extreme Memory Profile) Ready

Only difference I saw is the SPD Speed & the 2N in Trident Z latency.
So my question is :
Is the Trident one works stable like the Flare X one?
Can I use 2x16GB kit Trident one at low speed like 2133/2400 & wait for bias update to overclock it for 3200 in future?
I also heard the Ryzen works best with Samsung B die ram (don't know what is it), is the Trident Z one Samsung B die?
Thanks
 
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Actually while they are both made using Samsung B-die ICs the Flare set is optimized with specific profiles for Ryzen. The TridentZ kit has Intel's XMP profiles loaded by default. Both will do well since Ryzen seems to like the kits based on the B-die ICs but the Flare by being optimized for AMD will have the subtimings set for AMD.

The TridentZ should run at its rated speed though. :)

Seanie280672

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They are both pretty much the same set of RAM< they both have Samsung B-Die chips on them, the only difference is how they look

 
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Actually while they are both made using Samsung B-die ICs the Flare set is optimized with specific profiles for Ryzen. The TridentZ kit has Intel's XMP profiles loaded by default. Both will do well since Ryzen seems to like the kits based on the B-die ICs but the Flare by being optimized for AMD will have the subtimings set for AMD.

The TridentZ should run at its rated speed though. :)
 
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LoneForest

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Thanks for the quick reply. I am going to buy the Trident Z 3200 (8GB*2) C14 and wait for bios update :)
Today I found this article and found this G.Skill Trident Z 3200 MHz CL14 (F4-3200C14D-16GTZ) is in the upcoming bios update compatible list.
http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-memory-support-to-be-expanded-with-upcoming-microcode-update/
 

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