G.Skill Outs New DDR4-3600 Memory Kit

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By Derek Forrest
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G.Skill's new 16 GB kit (2 x 8GB) is the newest addition to its Trident Z lineup, and it has a frequency of 3600 MHz with an impressive CAS latency of 15-15-15-35, which is decidedly low for the speed of the memory. The RAM kit is XMP 2.0-compatible, and it operates at 1.35 volts. G.Skill seems to be getting more juice for the jolt with this new memory kit.

The new 16 GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3600 memory kit will be available via authorized G.Skill distributors at the end of April.

Derek Forrest is an Associate Contributing Writer for Tom’s Hardware and Tom’s IT Pro. Follow Derek Forrest on Twitter. Follow us on Facebook, Google+, RSS, Twitter and YouTube.

Derek Forrest
Derek Forrest
Derek Forrest is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He writes hardware news and reviews gaming desktops and laptops.
12 Comments Comment from the forums
  • cst1992
    It seems they've reached a new level with this frequency. Also the latency isn't too bad, considering DDR4 sticks go upto 18. I'd love to see benchmarks of this RAM.
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  • Cryio
    This kit should be marvellous for my future Zen build.
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  • f-14
    ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz.......call me when ddr 7200 arrives
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  • TechyInAZ
    ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz.......call me when ddr 7200 arrives

    You mean DDR5. ;)
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  • knowom
    Ram density is to low for my preference, but otherwise that's a solid kit of ram.
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  • atheus
    Perhaps this is veering off topic, but I've heard that the way that Windows handles graphics card memory, it's best to have more than twice as much RAM as you have VRAM. If this is true, 16GB would be a bit low for the next gen graphics cards coming out, wouldn't it? Especially if you are looking at GP100 (16-32GB VRAM).
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  • Amdlova
    Perhaps this is veering off topic, but I've heard that the way that Windows handles graphics card memory, it's best to have more than twice as much RAM as you have VRAM. If this is true, 16GB would be a bit low for the next gen graphics cards coming out, wouldn't it? Especially if you are looking at GP100 (16-32GB VRAM).

    where you hear that crazy &*S* lol.
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  • atheus
    17791694 said:
    Perhaps this is veering off topic, but I've heard that the way that Windows handles graphics card memory, it's best to have more than twice as much RAM as you have VRAM. If this is true, 16GB would be a bit low for the next gen graphics cards coming out, wouldn't it? Especially if you are looking at GP100 (16-32GB VRAM).

    where you hear that crazy &*S* lol.
    I wish I could recall. It was mentioned somewhere right around when the Titan X came out. It didn't have anything to do with me at the time, so I didn't pay it much mind, but someone suggested that ideally you'd have 3x as much RAM as VRAM, making its 12GB of VRAM problematic to fully utilize for most people. I guess it has something to do with Windows keeping copies of various things in RAM which is also stored in VRAM. I'd be glad if someone more knowledgeable about this could clarify, since I haven't been able to find anything concrete on the subject with a few google searches this morning (though I did find some mention of storing copies of VRAM contents in RAM, just without adequate details).
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  • cats_Paw
    Hmmmm, I have been seeing a lot of "articles" about fast DDR4 but no benchmarks here.
    Are those articles just ads?
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  • Skypine27
    You nay-sayers have no panache:

    Im packing 64 GB of the 3000 version variant:


    You plebs probably dont even wear suits when leaving the house....
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