Test System

Testing Rated Speeds

Playing with new DDR4 kits and Intel's Z170 chipset has not always been pleasant. Some memory kits are a bit too "advanced" for some boards, while many older X99 Express DDR4 kits are prone to compatibility issues. So when it came time to play with these Trident Z sticks, I was a bit apprehensive, but needlessly so. They booted right up without any problems, and enabling the XMP profile had them running at their rated speeds without any issues at all. It really seems as though anything above 3400 MHz can be hard for some boards on this platform without the right BIOS. At 3200 MHz, these sticks are still at the high end of the speed spectrum, though 3200 Mhz is also low enough to work well with what motherboards are out there.


Here's what I got with a quick overclock on stock voltage. Not bad at all.