DDR5 Round-Up: Crucial, G.SKILL, Kingston, KLEVV Tested

Next up, we have a kit of G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB running at DDR5-5600MHz speeds. This is a 64GB kit running a pair of 32GB DIMMs.

Given that G.SKILL’s ‘Neo’ banner for this set ties in with preferable operation on an AMD platform, the 5600MHz rated speed runs using EXPO.

Timings are 28-34-34-89 at 1.35V. That CAS latency of 28 is super tight by DDR5 standards, even if 5600MHz isn’t ultra fast in today’s market.

The underlying DDR5 memory ICs are from SK Hynix. G.SKILL also includes a temperature sensor so that you can check the RAM is running fine.

Styling follows the usual Trident RGB styling from G.SKILL, and that’s a huge positive in my opinion.

The sleek, brushed-aluminium heatspreader looks awesome with its dark black colouring. And overall height is not too excessive for most modern CPU coolers, either.

LED lighting is absolutely superb. I have made it perfectly clear for many generations that I think G.SKILL does an excellent job with the Trident RGB modules in terms of lighting.

The multiple RGB zones blend smoothly into the plastic diffuser, there is ample brightness to go alongside good colour quality, and integration with the main motherboard vendor software packages is done well.

Put simply, I think this G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB kit looks great when unlit and even better when lit.

Pricing is difficult to nail down, as is always the case with G.SKILL in the UK. The 6000MHz, slower timings version of this kit is around £360 as an Amazon import. There’s a 5600MHz C30 non-Neo version for £313 as an Amazon import. Or, most importantly, the 2x16GB version of this 2x32GB kit that we are testing is £183 as an Amazon import.

We can guestimate that this 5600MHz CL28 set will be somewhere in the premium 64GB price range. So, I would imagine that mid-to-high £300s is likely a reasonable guesstimate. But we simply do not have real UK street pricing at the moment, unfortunately.

• Model Number: F5-5600J2834F32GX2-TZ5NR
• Capacity: 64GB (2x 32GB)
• Rated Frequency: DDR5-5600MHz
• Rated Timings: 28-34-34-89
• Voltage: 1.35V
• XMP/EXPO: EXPO

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