G.Skill Trident Z Neo Review – Maximum support for AMD Ryzen 3000

1. Introduction2. Testing3. Closing Thoughts4. View All Pages

Testing and Performance

We will be showcasing the G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4 memory’s performance with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU, Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite and a Founder's Edition RTX 2080 graphics card.

Test System:

• Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X.
• Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite BIOS F11.
• Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 2080 8GB Founders Edition.
• SSD: WD Blue 1TB.
• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH15.
• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime Platinum 1300W.
• Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit version 1909.

Comparison Memory Kits:

• G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3866MHz XMP 18-19-19-39 16GB (2x8GB)
• G.Skill FlareX DDR4-3200MHz XMP 14-14-14-34 16GB (2x8GB)
• Corsair Vengeance LPX-3200MHz ver 4.23 XMP 16-18-18-36 8GB (2x4GB)

7-Zip Benchmark

We tested the G.Skill Trident Z Neo using the latest version 19 of 7-Zip and also the older version 17. In both versions of the benchmark the order of the results was the same with G.Skill Trident Z Neo at the top of the chart, followed by Corsair Vengeance LPX, then G.Skill FlareX and finally the TridentZ RGB 3866MHz.

Cinebench R15

Cinebench R15 puts the G.Skill Trident Z Neo into second place first place in our testing however the results were so close you could pretty much say the various DDR4 kits all perform the same.

AIDA Memory Bandwidth

As ever AIDA64 ranks memory by clock speed and also by latency. G.Skill Trident Z Neo does well but this time the 3866MHz TridentZ RGB tops the charts.

AIDA Memory Latency

In the AIDA64 Latency test, the combination of decent clock speed and decent latency pushes G.Skill Trident Z Neo to the top by a healthy margin. This wasn't quite what we expected but a win is a win.

MaxMemm2 Memory Bandwidth

In MaxMemm2 the Neo kit powers into first place by a small margin.

MaxMemm2 Memory Latency

All hail FlareX with its CL14 rating. The order of the DDR4 kits in this test is unexpected but G.Skill Trident Z Neo still makes it into second place.

SiSoft Sandra Memory Bandwidth

G.Skill Trident Z Neo sits at the top of the chart in SiSoft Sandra's Bandwidth test. Once again we see a solid performance from the new SK.Hynix memory ICs.

3DMark Fire Strike

There’s little to choose between all of the kits in 3DMark Fire Strike's score but the G.Skill Trident Z Neo manages to take the win by a small margin.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

At 1080p we saw the G.Skill Trident Z Neo memory take a significant win with frame rates a full 5fps faster than the competition.

Middle Earth: Shadow of War

In our second game test at 1080p, we once again see G.Skill Trident Z Neo take the win, however this time the margins are very small.

Power Draw

It was interesting to see the Neo kit required more power at the wall socket. It seems the Neo memory allows the Ryzen 9 3900X to stretch its legs slightly and that requires slightly more power for the system as a whole. We cannot claim this is a good thing but it is interesting to see the effect that changing your DDR4 RAM can have on your system as a whole.

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