NewsFromHell,
I've overclocked many kits, including G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200 @ 14-14-14-34 and Trident Z RGB 3600 @ 16-16-16-36. Both kits were stable at 3733 @ 16-16-16-36.
Have you tried 3733 @ 16-16-16-36?
Here's how to calculate true latency in nanoseconds:
3.6GHz (frequency) / 2 (DDR or Double Data Rate) = 1.8GHz
1 (time constant) / 1.8 is 0.5556
0.5556 x 16 (CL or latency) = 8.89 nanoseconds (true latency)
So ...
3.600 @ 16 = 8.89
3.866 @ 17 = 8.79
3.200 @ 14 = 8.75
3.733 @ 16 =
8.57
4.000 @ 17 = 8.50
Only the best and most expensive kits can approach 8.0 nanoseconds (nS). The closer to 8nS you get, the more difficult it becomes to maintain stability, where, at some point, a voltage increase is necessary.
If your kit will test stable at 3733 using 16-16-16-36 timings, then 8.57 nanoseconds
should be faster. Although my 3600 kit could achiever 4.0GHz @ 17-17-17-37, it required a modest overvolt of 1.38 to remain stable.
Here's a paper by Crucial regarding speed versus latency -
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/memory-performance-speed-latency
Here's a simple latency calculator -
https://notkyon.moe/ram-latency.htm
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