Performance
Test platform is the same as you could see in previous memory reviews so i7 6700K processor overclocked to 4.2GHz ( CPU and cache ), ASRock Z170 OC Formula motherboard and ASUS GTX980 graphics card for 3D tests.
Let’s begin from AIDA64 Memory and Cache benchmark.
AIDA64 is performing multithreaded memory and cache tests and is providing many additional informations. We haven’t had chance to test many memory kits based on 16GB modules but for sure higher capacity means also changes in sub-timings what isn’t visible at first sight.
Even though tested Trident Z DDR4-3200 memory kit is higher capacity than all other memory kits in comparison, we can see it still has tight timings. Even sub-timings are not as relaxed as we could expect what of course affects performance. I can say that performance is not worse than 2x8GB kits at the same main timings.
In our comparison Trident Z DDR4-3200 is not much slower than 2x4GB Geil memory which runs at DDR4-3333 settings. Intel Skylake platform likes high memory frequency and at least in pure bandwidth tests will show higher results when memory has higher frequency. However difference isn’t big what is impressing for 32GB memory kit.
Next test is HyperPi 32M so test which results highly depend from memory performance. I was surprised that in last review where we took a closer look at Crucial 2x16GB memory kit, HyperPi 32M results were so good. Looks like dual rank memory really helps in this benchmark as Trident Z 2x16GB DDR4-3200 time is just amazing. About 20 seconds is really high difference in this test. I guess that overclockers who take part in competitions can be interested to use this memory.
Now let’s move to the rendering benchmark called Cinebench in the latest R15 version. Here Trident Z memory is also showing good performance. Difference between memory kits isn’t so big as in HyperPi but we can clearly see it in total scores. I assume that all who are working professionally in graphics will be glad to have fast and high capacity memory like tested Trident Z DDR4-3200. Especially all who are working with large audio and video files can see the difference.
Cinebench R15 isn’t using so big test files so also differences between memory kits aren’t so big. Actually it’s hard to find benchmarks which can use so much RAM.
Similar situation we can see in PCMark 8. Even though we know that 32GB of DDR4-3200 memory supposed to be faster than the competition, then benchmark is not really using much RAM and all results are close to each other. However also here we can say that Trident Z memory is really fast.
32GB RAM is way too much for games and can be easily replaced by 16GB kit which is much cheaper. However low RAM prices convince many users to buy 32GB memory kits. If you are thinking if higher capacity memory will cause performance drop then don’t worry. At least in case of Trident Z memory you can count on as good or better performance than 16GB memory kits are similar XMP settings.
Performance of Trident Z DDR4-3200 memory kit is great. However if you are still not impressed then take a look at the next page and find out how G.Skill memory is overclocking.
