When it comes to good looks in the memory industry, who do you think of? If you ask me, my first answer would definitely be all G.SKILL Trident Z series, including the Phantom Halberd, the Flame Halberd and the Royal Halberd; and during the D4 era, my first console choice What I bought was the Magic Light Halberd 8G*2 2666MHz dual-channel set. I chose it for no other reason than I simply liked its shiny RGB light strips XD. And with the demand for use, I later bought a set. The Yanguangji 16G*2 3200MHz dual-channel set can still be seen when unboxing the D4 motherboard a while ago;
But when Intel launched the 12th generation CPU, the era of DDR5 officially announced that the era of DDR5 is coming, and G.SKILL Zhiqi, a memory factory, certainly launched the new generation of Trident Z series DDR5. It is the Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 16GX2 6400MHz White, also known as the white version of the fantasy halberd.
=====Unboxing=====
G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 black and white packaging boxes have the same design. The black and white image is printed below. There are model labels of Intel XMP Ready and Trident Z5 RGB in the lower left corner. To identify which color the memory is, you can check it from the top Transparent region recognition.
In addition, the Fantasy Halberd has also won product awards such as the Red Dot Product Design Award, Best Choice Award, and the 2022 European Hardware Award. Zhiqi also printed its awards on the front of the product packaging box.
There is a sticker with the serial number and specifications of the memory on the back, and a label that supports ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock lighting control software is also placed below.
The contents inside include the unboxed Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 16Gx2 6400MHz WHITE set as well as product photo cards and faith stickers.
=====G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 16Gx2 6400MHz WHITE=====
Let’s start with the comparison picture between the Phantom Halberd and the Flame Halberd. The design language of the Phantom Halberd is similar to that of DDR4. They both use two heat sinks with a high right and a low left. However, the overall appearance is more streamlined. I personally prefer it. I like the design of the Phantom Halberd, it’s less masculine, ha~
The white board that is unboxed this time is mainly white sandblasted on the upper and lower sides of the heat sink on both sides, with a hairline design in the middle and the same Trident Z5 RGB model number.
There is an additional memory specification sticker on the back, including capacity, frequency and warranty serial number. (If you tear it off yourself, there will be no warranty)
There is an RGB light bar above the memory, with the G.SKILL brand printed in the middle.
Here is also attached a display of the lighting effects after the camera is turned on, and below there is an additional video showing her RGB display.
=====Performance Test======
Next, start the performance test of this memory reading. The list of this test spare component is also attached first:
CPU：Intel Core i7-12700K
MSA: ROG Strix Z790-E GAMING WIFI
Memory: G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 16Gx2 6400MHz WHITE
Radiator: DEEPCOOL LT720 WHITE
Hard drive: SEAGATE FIRECUDA 540 PCIE Gen5 SSD 2TB
Power supply: FSP Hydro PTM X PRO 1200W WHITE
Chassis: Thermaltake Core P3 TG Pro WHITE
Work system: Windows 11 22H2
※The environment temperature for this test was 28 degrees on a cloudy day. In addition, the BIOS also turned on ASUS’s own CPU AI overclocking, and everything else was default.
Before starting the test, you can also enable XMP from the BIOS. In EZ Mode, the ASUS motherboard has the switch in the middle left corner of the page. As long as you change the XMP setting to Enable or turn it on, you can overclock smoothly.
You can also set XMP in Ai Tweaker in advanced mode, and there are more parameters that can be adjusted. I am not very familiar with it myself, so I used the default XMP for testing this time.
In the ASUS SPD information in the tool area, you can view memory-related information, including particle manufacturer, capacity, frequency, material number, etc.
Next, the test started. Before the test, I put the CPU-Z related information to verify the identity. The memory was successfully overclocked to 6400MHz, and the latency was CL32-39-39-102. This test was performed on the original Reading and related theoretical running test at 4800MHz and 6400MHz after XNP.
Since this time we are testing theoretical running scores at two different frequencies, in addition to attaching the test screenshots, we will also compile a curve chart so that everyone can better observe the difference between the two;
The first is the Cache & Memory Benchmark test of Aida64. At 6400MHz, G.SKILL TRIDENT Z5 RGB reads 96332 MB/s, 85917 MB/s, and 69.7 ns; at 4800MHz, you read 71392 mb/s. Writing 67113 MB/s and delay 91 ns. You can see that reading, writing, and delay after opening XMP have been greatly improved.
Next is the Crossmark test, with a gap between 3 ~ 10%in each score of 6400MHz.
The last test is PCMARK 10. There is not much difference between the two frequencies. The values are similar, and there are losses and win.
=====Summary=====
As more and more platforms support DDR5 memory and the technology matures, the performance and price of D5 are no longer so difficult to buy. Personally, I think the prices of 6000MHz and 6400MHz are actually within the acceptable range. If you have If there is a high demand for reading and writing in related professional fields, then D5 is considered a suitable time to start;
The G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 tested this time also inherits the design language of D4 in appearance, and also launches a white version out of the box, paired with their already beautiful RGB lighting effects. If you are a white-loving player, I believe that the face value of this group will never be disappointed ~~
Finally, I will also post an RGB video of the Phantom Halberd after it is turned on for everyone to watch. The website is:
