



Earlier this month, G.Skill fully embraced AMD's brand new Ryzen 3000 processors and the complimenting X570 motherboards. At the time, G.Skill was promoting Trident Z Neo memory that topped out at heady DDR4-3600 speeds. Today, however, the Trident Z Neo family gets a boost to 3800MHz speeds.

The new memory kits have timings of CL14-16-16-36 and are available in two DIMM kits: 8GBx2 (16GB) or 8GBx4 (32GB). According to G.Skill, the modules are constructed using Samsung's legendary B-dies and will stand up to the rigors of overclocking that they will be subject to in the hands of enthusiasts.

Trident Z Neo DDR4-3800 bandwidth testing

One thing that we should mention is that given its rated speed of 3800MHz, the modules’ memory clock is still is able to stay at a 1:1 ratiowith the Infinity Fabric. At speeds of 3866MHz or above, you'll experience greater bandwidth but the shift to a 2:1 ratio means that overall performance might not necessarily increase.

Trident Z Neo DDR4-3800 stress testing

G.Skill tested the new Trident Z Neo DDR4-3800 modules using a Ryzen 9 3900X processor on an MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE motherboard. Using that platform, the company was able to achieve memory bandwidth figures of 58GB/sec, 56GB/sec, and 58GB/sec in read, write, and copy operations respectively.

Further stress testing at DDR4-3800 CL14-16-16-36 was also done with additional processor and motherboard configurations including the Ryzen 5 3600X and ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII Formula.

At this time, AMD's Ryzen 3000 family consists of the following processors:





Not mentioned the chart above is the Ryzen 9 3950X, which is the new flagship processor coming in September. It will feature a total of 16 cores and 32 threads and will pose a serious threat to Intel in the high-end desktop market.