Test System

Initial Setup

The G.SKILL Trident Z Neo sticks have relatively neutral color tones, but still manage to make a bold statement. They are a good match for the dark tones of my ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 and the silver on my EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 Ultra GPU.


The large RGB LED diffuser gives the G.SKILL Trident Z Neo a soft look without sacrificing any brightness. While nothing has quite captured my attention like G.SKILL's own Trident Z Royal RGB LEDs with that wonderful faceted diffuser, the Trident Z Neo maintain G.SKILL's tradition of smooth effects and great software support.

Since G.SKILL was kind enough to provide two kits, I went ahead and ran all performance testing in both two and four-stick configurations.

Thaiphoon shows that these are Samsung C-die on an 8 layer PCB. Checking G.SKILL's documentation, as well as the markings on the IC's, these are actually Samsung B-die on a 10 layer PCB, just like the 8 GB sticks I reviewed previously.