G.Skill Showcases DDR5-8800 24GB DIMMs at Computex

[btarunr]

G.Skill a the 2023 Computex showcased its fastest DDR5 memory kits, including some high-performance kits in the non-standard 24 GB DIMM densities. Our visit to the G.Skill booth begins with a handful very boutique custom PC builds. One of them looks like a xenomorph egg, another like a glass pyramid, and another like an Intel semiconductor wafer, and another like sci-fi drilling platform. The Trident Z5 series of DDR5 memory form the bullwark of G.Skill's current-gen lineup. The company showcased a W790 + Xeon W9-3495X workstation build with an 8-channel, 384 GB (8x 48 GB) DDR5-6000 memory setup, with rather tight timings of 30-39-39-96T.

The company also showed us how fast some of its non-standard capacity DIMMs can get, with a DDR5-6800 96 GB (2x 48 GB) build with 34-46-46-108 timings. The star attraction was a build with 48 GB memory (2x 24 GB), and a stellar DDR5-8000, at 40-48-48-128, and G.Skill even performed a live overclocking event, overclocking this to DDR5-8800 speed. Among the memory module models are special gold and silver-chrome variants of the Trident Z5 RGB, and debuting for the very first time, are the Trident Z5 Royal, with its premium aesthetic, and crushed-ice looking LED diffuser.



The boutique builds at G.Skill booth follow.



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[AusWolf]

It amazes me that the same company makes the best-looking (Flare X5) and ugliest (TridentZ5 Royal) memory kits in existence.

 

[ZoneDymo]

It amazes me that the same company makes the best-looking (Flare X5) and ugliest (TridentZ5 Royal) memory kits in existence.

Well looks are subjective, for another it might be amazing that the same company makes the best looking kits and for another it might amaze them that the same company makes the ugliest kits and for yet another it might be the same as what you said, just reversed.

 

[Hyderz]

Well looks are subjective, for another it might be amazing that the same company makes the best looking kids and for another it might amaze them that the same company makes the ugliest kids and for yet another it might be the same as what you said, just reversed.

I’m sure you meant ugly kits and not ugly kids, I was trying to work what on earth is going on

 

[Space Lynx]

@ir_cow looking forward to seeing if these kinds of speeds improve gaming fps any. mostly out of curiosity. review please ^^

 

[I_Want_Answers]

@ir_cow looking forward to seeing if these kinds of speeds improve gaming fps any. mostly out of curiosity. review please ^^

If every single DDR5 review TPU has put up so far is to be believed, then no for 95% of games.

 

[AusWolf]

If every single DDR5 review TPU has put up so far is to be believed, then no for 95% of games.

I believe them. I see no difference between running my RAM at 4200 MHz JEDEC and 6000 MHz EXPO.

 

[Lew Zealand]

As these kits get to another multiple of 3000 MHz, (ehm, 2800 with no EXPO), do they become options for the right current or future 670 Mobo to keep the Infinity Fabric at 3000 MHz?

 

[Space Lynx]

If every single DDR5 review TPU has put up so far is to be believed, then no for 95% of games.

my thinking on this matter is that there may be a breakpoint, when ram is so fast that we actually will see strong gains. but i am unsure.

 

[ir_cow]

@ir_cow looking forward to seeing if these kinds of speeds improve gaming fps any. mostly out of curiosity. review please ^^

If every single DDR5 review TPU has put up so far is to be believed, then no for 95% of games.

It's all about the balance. Your not going to see any difference unless you are CPU limited in some capacity.

For example a RTX 3060 or RX 6600XT would be GPU bound. I noticed at 1080P, that the RTX 4090 is around 80% usage in some games. So faster memory "should" increase the frame rate.

I can't run this anyways. Limited to DDR5-8200 with the 13900K I have. That's if I want to pass y-cruncher. Some don't care about true stability though. Seeing all these 8600+ kits makes me think RaptorLake refresh this fall will easily hit 9K.

I believe them.

I believe them too hahahaha

 

[AnotherReader]

my thinking on this matter is that there may be a breakpoint, when ram is so fast that we actually will see strong gains. but i am unsure.

It's highly dependent upon the game as well. TechSpot saw impressive gains in the Rifbreaker.

 

[Space Lynx]

It's highly dependent upon the game as well. TechSpot saw impressive gains in the Rifbreaker.

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indeed. wow those are impressive gains.

 

[Gmr_Chick]

I was just thinking to myself while browsing DDR5 kits (for funsies) "I wonder when G.Skill is going to release the Royals...." and now, boom, days later, we get the first glimpse of them.

I'm in love with them just as much as my DDR4 kit (even if they be fingerprint magnets. I use cloth gloves when handling them)

 

[Dr. Dro]

I can't run this anyways. Limited to DDR5-8200 with the 13900K I have. That's if I want to pass y-cruncher. Some don't care about true stability though. Seeing all these 8600+ kits makes me think RaptorLake refresh this fall will easily hit 9K.

That, or they just expect everyone to run these with a Z790 Apex at below XMP. How much more do you think Intel can wring out of this 10ESF/Intel 7 Ultra process? It seems quite apparent that the 13900KS is optimized and pushed to the max. I don't think the refresh will bring anything to the table over the existing i9 segment, tbh. It hasn't been 6 months since they released the KS yet, and it's never had much stock at all anywhere - it was super hard to get a hold of one. I'd imagine that if Raptor Refresh could really hit such high clocks on the same node, they'd have a ton less difficulty shipping 13900KS's than they actually are.

I think Zen 5 and Meteor/Arrow Lake will be needed to push these kits to their full potential.

 

[Space Lynx]

I was just thinking to myself while browsing DDR5 kits (for funsies) "I wonder when G.Skill is going to release the Royals...." and now, boom, days later, we get the first glimpse of them.

I'm in love with them just as much as my DDR4 kit (even if they be fingerprint magnets. I use cloth gloves when handling them)

I use cloth gloves when I build all my PC's, just to avoid fingerprints anywhere, but also to keep all that unhealthy crap off my skin... like thermal paste is really not healthy to be absorbed by your skin, etc.

honestly you have a solid rig, 5600 is way more powerful than people give it credit for.

 

[ir_cow]

That, or they just expect everyone to run these with a Z790 Apex at below XMP.

Probably just like you said. I forgot DDR4 did the same thing with 5333, which like nothing could run. So a really good binned CPU with a Z790 Kingpin, Apex or Tachyon. I can run 8600, but it isn't going to pass any long stress tests.

 

[Space Lynx]

Probably just like you said. I forgot DDR4 did the same thing with 5333, which like nothing could run. So a really good binned CPU with a Z790 Kingpin, Apex or Tachyon. I can run 8600, but it isn't going to pass any long stress tests.

good point, i didn't think of this. i have seen 5333 recently when i looked at boards for ddr4, and i was always like wtf happened while i was sleeping lol

 

[Dr. Dro]

good point, i didn't think of this. i have seen 5333 recently when i looked at boards for ddr4, and i was always like wtf happened while i was sleeping lol

DDR4 kits that are factory rated at 4400 or above are quite rare. Those that exceed 5000 are almost one-off runs. The sweet spot for DDR5 will likely depend on how Ryzen develops itself, IMO. If socket AM5 retains its sweet spot as AM4 did (so, vicinity of DDR5-6000), then I guess most kits will range between 5600 through 7200 for volume manufacturing throughout the lifetime of the standard, probably reaching close to DDR6 speeds in binned kits towards the end.

 

[AusWolf]

my thinking on this matter is that there may be a breakpoint, when ram is so fast that we actually will see strong gains. but i am unsure.

I doubt it. If I see no difference between 4800 and 6000 MHz, then the bottleneck is somewhere else.