G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz RGB Ram
G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite is the upper echelon of DDR4 performance and style, featuring a meticulously sculpted crystalline pattern across the polished surface of the aluminum heat spreader, a patented full-length crystalline light bar, and customizable 8-zone RGB lighting. As a result, the G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite is the ultimate choice for any high-end PC builds.Crafted with a 76-facet mirrored heat spreader, the Trident Z Royal Elite is meant to reflect RGB lighting directions for a powerful display of diamond-like elegance.With the prevalence of RGB lighting in the system builds, the multi-facet heat spreader of the G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite reflects the RGB lighting within the system in multiple directions to make a radiant effect for the last word luxury aesthetic.
G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz RGB Ram Review
Today, we are checking the G.Skill Trident Z Royal Elite 3600 MHz CL14. This is another addition to the G.SKILL Trident Z family. Previously (at the end of 2018), we’ve reviewed the Royal 3200 MHz 2 x 8 GB edition, then after almost two years -> Royal 4000 CL17 4 x 8 GB version. The Royal Elite has been introduced in mid-April this year, and the CL14 variants at the beginning of June. What’s the change between the Royal and Royal Elite? Mainly the range of speeds available – Elite starts from a higher frequency and ends on a higher one and the looks of the heat spreader. G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite Series is offered at speeds ranging from 3600 MHz up to 5333 MHz, with XMP 2.0 support. You have to keep in mind that you’d need a suitable CPU and motherboard to take advantage of the 4000+ MHz variant. In the case of the Intel platform, for AMD Ryzen, it’s rather the Infinity Fabric divider that should be preferably set to 1:1 that is “holding the horses”), as it’s not possible to achieve that frequency “automatically” with just any system. The 32 GB kit we got consists of two 16 GB modules. That’s definitely the higher-end of the RAM that you can see on the market.
What’s so special about it? Capacity is not the main factor (as there are kits with even more capacity available). So what is? The combo of the frequency and the timings. The frequency is not very impressive (3600 MHz), but the timings are. The CL14 is not a standard type of RAM. This is achieved with a quite low voltage (yes, it’s safe) of 1.45 V. Also, it’s not something like 14-18-18-38, but a straight 14’s, meaning 14-14-14-34. That’s top of the top and leaves nothing to be desired. It looks like a perfect match, mainly for the Ryzen systems and the 11
th gen of Intel, with Gear 1 mode enabled. We suppose it’s based on the Samsung B-Die chips; after some tweaking, it should be possible to achieve greater frequency than 3600 MHz, especially that we’ll use the 10
th gen Intel system. As for the other things – the already mentioned looks, this features a full-length crystalline light bar upon a polished heat spreader in gold or silver color with an awesome 8-zone RGB lighting. You can use Asus Aura Sync, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, or ASRock Polychrome Sync G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite is relatively low-profile (44 mm of height), so it shouldn’t cause problems with most CPU coolers.
Specifications:
| Ram |
| Capacity |
16GB (8GBx2) |
| Memory Type |
DDR4 |
| Bus-Speed |
3600MHz |
| Single/Dual sticks |
Dual Channel Kit |
| Number-of-Pin |
288-Pin |
| Latency |
16-19-19-39 |
| SPD Speed |
2133MHz |
| SPD Voltage |
1.20V |
| Voltage |
1.35V |
| RGB Type |
8-zone RGB |
| Features |
Intel XMP 2.0 (Extreme Memory Profile) Ready Rated XMP frequency & stability depends on MB & CPU capability. |
| Warranty |
Lifetime Warranty |
