Question Which of these two RAM kits is better?

[Mawla]

Which of these two 2x8GB 3600 DDR4 kits (same price) is better for a budget Ryzen 5000 series build? If it depends on the application, which is better for what?
18-22-22-42
19-20-20-40

Even if the difference is minimal for most applications, it will still be good to know.
Thanks.

 

[Lafong]

What brands and what COMPLETE model numbers?

 

[Karadjgne]

First one looks like SkHynix OEM, the second looks like Samsung. Basically if all you are doing is plug-n-play then there's No difference, if looking to do Secondary and Tertiary timings adjustments most prefer the Samsung.

 

[Mawla]

I've been doing a lot of exploring of what's available in my country, not just trying to pick one to buy. For the moment, I've forgotten details other than the specs I cited. I'll search them out again later.

I don't intend to fiddle with the settings except to set the clock to the rated 1800MHz/3600 speed. No playing with the timings or voltage. The chipset is likely to be B550, no firm decision yet about the exact mobo model.

 

[geofelt]

Best to check for compatibility with your cpu/motherboard.
Not all kits of similar looking specs will be compatible.

 

[Mawla]

I found one of them again. It's G.Skill F4-3600C19D-16GSXKB but it's becoming more confusing.
The closest match on Asus' QVL for their Prime B550M-K and B450M-A II mobos is G.Skill F4-3600C19D-16GSXK without a B at the end and the timings are different - 19-19-19-39.

But the G.Skill site doesn't have this model without B and 19-19-19-39. What they do have perfectly matches the model I found at more than one online shop, that is, F4-3600C19D-16GSXKB with 19-20-20-40.

What do you think?

 

[geofelt]

For the last few characters Z indicates black color. If there is a B suffix, it indicates lower timings.

If all else matches, I think you are ok, and the non B ram will be a touch more capable.

 

[Karadjgne]

G.Skill F4-3600C19D-16GSXK are the standard silver Gskill Sniper X. The ones with the B on the end are the Black heatsink with slightly worse timings. They just aren't binned the same as the silver version, but are the same OEM.

The QVL is a qualified vendor listing, not a ram list. It simply states that asus tested X sticks and the motherboard worked, not that the ram worked. As is, the GSX and GSXB are the same OEM so the exact model doesn't matter, the Samsung chipsets work at rated speeds.

Other Gskill can be SkHynix chips, so if they work, so does Corsair LPX, or vice versa. QVL qualifies the motherboard to work at whatever speeds it claims to work at, the different OEMs in the ram tested are there to support that, not that any one specific ram model has a better, worse or guaranteed chance to work.

 

[ilukey77]

I use corsair vengeance cl 16 3600mhz 2x16 (32gb ) on my itx board and i use Gkill neo rgb cl16 3600mhz 4x8gb (32gb) on my matx board both kits have served me well for along time now ( atleast 2 years)
if you can find the cl16 3600 its the best timings for AMD ( other than the super rare super expensive cl14 3600 )