[SOLVED] Best RAM for Zen 2!!

[JaSoN_cRuZe]

The best RAM in my locality and their pricing is as follows,

Gskill trident z rgb 3600c17 11500 INR
Gskill trident z red 3600c16 13500 INR
Gskill trident z red 3600c15 15500 INR

Which will be the best sweet spot.

1$ equals 70 INR approx

 

[AngelTech]

Personally, I think 3200MHz is just fine especially due to the benchmarks.

 

[Barty1884]

AMD were pitching 3600-3733MHz, depending on the source..... but from what I've seen, 3200MHz seems to work just fine.
The slightly better (theoretical?) performance from the faster memory has to be compared to the price of a 3200MHz kit and a 3600MHz to really make a call.

On the face of it, from those 3 options, the 3600MHz CL15 would be the "best" option.....loosening to CL17 almost certainly isn't worth the trade off.
3600MHz CL16 doesn't seem bad.

 

[dphotog]

New ram is coming from Gskill neo. 3600 cl14 if you really want it. Even promoted for AMD zen 2. It's on the main page of Tom's hardware. Coming out later this month.

 

[JaSoN_cRuZe]

Based on this review it seems that 3600cl17 is also a viable option but in some cases tighter timings do help.

 

[JaSoN_cRuZe]

AMD were pitching 3600-3733MHz, depending on the source..... but from what I've seen, 3200MHz seems to work just fine.
The slightly better (theoretical?) performance from the faster memory has to be compared to the price of a 3200MHz kit and a 3600MHz to really make a call.

On the face of it, from those 3 options, the 3600MHz CL15 would be the "best" option.....loosening to CL17 almost certainly isn't worth the trade off.
3600MHz CL16 doesn't seem bad.

Which will be better,
G.SKILL Sniper X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 Desktop Memory F4-3600C19D-16GSXKB priced @ 105 dollars
OR
G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB (2x8GB) 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory F4-3200C15D-16GTZ priced @ 145 dollars

 

[Barty1884]

3600 CL19 vs 3200 CL15? I would fully expect the 3200MHz kit to perform a little better.

From a value standpoint though, is it going to be ~38% "better" in all tasks to justify the +38% in price? Almost certainly not.

 

[AngelTech]

I personally believe 3200MHz is still enough for anyone with a ryzen build.

 

[Barty1884]

I personally believe 3200MHz is still enough for anyone with a ryzen build.

"Enough" is subjective. Nothing stopping you running a 2133MHz kit. Not ideal though.

At the higher speeds, it's definitely going to be smaller jumps and will depend entirely on the workload(s)...
Not a whole lot of benchmarks out there comparing right now.... but what I have seen:

So 3200MHz CL14 is marginally behind 3600MHz CL17 overall.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-zen-2-memory-performance-scaling-benchmark/2.html

So 3200MHz CL15 should be right on par, or marginally better vs 3600MHz CL19

 

[JaSoN_cRuZe]

"Enough" is subjective. Nothing stopping you running a 2133MHz kit. Not ideal though.

At the higher speeds, it's definitely going to be smaller jumps and will depend entirely on the workload(s)...
Not a whole lot of benchmarks out there comparing right now.... but what I have seen:

So 3200MHz CL14 is marginally behind 3600MHz CL17 overall.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-zen-2-memory-performance-scaling-benchmark/2.html

So 3200MHz CL15 should be right on par, or marginally better vs 3600MHz CL19

Due to upcoming increase in RAM prices, i was forced to make a decision so i bought the G. Skill Sniper X 3600CL19 the cheapest option.

Also based on reviews it seems to be capable of doing 3600CL17. Thanks