Review on G.Skill Trident Z NEO Series 16GB DDR4-3600 CL18-22-22-42 Dual Channel Memory Model F4-3600C18D-16GTZN by Gage Lawson

Pros: RGB looks good and easy to control with MSI Mystic Light. Cons: Unstable as advertised System: AMD Ryzen 7 3600X, MSI B550 Gaming Plus ATX Mobo, Sapphire RX 580 8BG Graphics. It doesn't work at the advertised speed with the default settings. You'll need to enable XMP to try to hit the advertised 3600MHz speed. Even after enabling the XMP profile and setting the DRAM voltage to the advertised value of 1.35V, this system is at least unstable and won't boot most of the time. The system only runs on the default settings, which have a memory speed of 2133MHz and a DRAM voltage of 1.20V. You don't have to mess with the BIOS settings for all possible combinations to get the memory to work at the advertised 3600 MHz frequency. UPDATE September 13, 2020: Revain has shipped a replacement. The packaging was sealed, but the inner plastic case that houses the memory was cracked and the memory was partially removed. The shipping envelope must have trembled a lot. Hope the memory is not corrupted. This removable memory has not yet worked with the declared 3600 MHz. It is unstable on 3533, crashes after using the computer for some time. So far the highest I've been able to get working is reasonably stable at 3400MHz. In BIOS: * XMP enabled * DRAM Frequency: Auto to DDR4-3400MHz * FCLK Frequency: Auto to 1700MHz (which is half of the selected DRAM frequency) * CPU SOC Voltage: Auto to 1.1V ( try to get this as low as possible) (The following is taken from the specified memory specifications: CAS Latency CL18 (18-22-22-42) at 1.35V) * DRAM Voltage: Auto to 1 ,35 V * tCL: Auto up to 18 * tRCDRD : Auto up to 22* tRCDWR: Auto up to 22* tRP: Auto up to 22* tRAS: Auto up to 42* tCWL: Auto up to 18 (same as tCL) Bottom line , if you're happy with it running stock 2133MHz, get it -- but you'll pay extra for the expected performance gain. Keep in mind that to get the advertised performance, you'll have to spend hours trying different BIOS combinations, crossing toes, and hoping for the best. Not worth the trouble.