G. SKILL has announced that its new Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 memory kit specification at DDR5-8400 CL40-52-52-134 48 GB (2x 24 GB) for 14th Gen Intel Core desktop processors and the Intel Z790 chipset platform will be available to purchase from G.SKILL authorized distribution partners by the end of October. According to benchmarks that G.SKILL shared, this kit can deliver speeds of up to 128.88 GB/s read, 127.03 GB/s write, and 123.83 GB/s copy. G.SKILL has also teased an upcoming DDR5 2x 24 GB memory kit at DDR5-8600 CL40-54-54-136 that offers even faster speeds, with up to 130.66 GB/s read, 130.24 GB/s write, and 126.31 GB/s copy.
Extreme Memory Speed at DDR5-8400 CL40
Developed on the latest 14th Gen Intel Core desktop processor and Intel Z790 chipset platform, G.SKILL is announcing a new DDR5 memory specification at DDR5-8400 CL40-52-52-134 with 48GB (2x24GB) kit capacity. As shown in the screenshot below, this extreme speed memory kit is validated on the Intel Core i9-14900K desktop processor and ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard, and demonstrates incredible memory bandwidth speeds at 128.88GB/s read, 127.03GB/s write, and 123.83GB/s copy in the AIDA64 memory bandwidth benchmark.
A Glimpse Toward the Future – DDR5-8600
Exploring the extreme limits of memory overclocking potential on the latest platform, G.SKILL is also showcasing a DDR5 2x24GB memory kit at DDR5-8600 CL40-54-54-136. Shown in the screenshot below running on the Intel Core i9-14900K desktop processor and ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard, this memory kit reaches an astonishing memory bandwidth score of 130.66GB/s read, 130.24GB/s write, and 126.31GB/s copy in the AIDA64 memory bandwidth test.
Availability & Intel XMP 3.0 Profile Support
The new DDR5-8400 memory kit comes with Intel XMP 3.0 memory overclock profile, which allow users to easily overclock the memory kit by simply enabling the XMP overclock profile in the BIOS with a compatible motherboard and processor. This extreme memory specification will join the G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB family and will be available via G.SKILL authorized distribution partners by end of October.