Upgrade with G.SKILL laptop memory and feel the performance boost for a faster and more responsive computing experience on your notebook PC.... Read More For the next memory review, we are looking at a newly launched product from G.SKILL. We have seen over the last few years that DDR4 memory has been dressed up to make them stand out; however, G.SKILL has taken things to a new level. The Trident Z Royal is G.SKILL’s attempt at a high-end, premium RGB memory that is guaranteed to add a luxury element to your next build. There are several different XMP’s available and two different color options, but today we are looking a the DDR4 4000 CL17 kit in silver. Specifications and Features

Listen to your games come alive with the RIPJAWS series gaming headsets, delivering 7.1 surround sound without the need for a separate sound card.... Read More Third-party software support and compatibility depends on software version and operating environment, and are subject to change without notice. The company relies on Samsung RAM modules, utilizes an aluminum heat spreader with a gold or silver finish. There's — of course — RGB lighting. Still, instead of using basic diffusers as you'd find on the excellent Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro range, G.SKILL meticulously crafted a crystalline light bar to ensure the right amount of light shines out. Next, we used Geekbench 4 to test our memory profiles. It’s one of the best synthetic benchmarks at predicting the ‘real-world’ performance. This benchmark utilizes 25 unique sub-benchmarks of varying complexity and then collates them to create an overall picture of performance.As the screenshot shows, this specific kit of memory is composed of Samsung B-Die ICs arranged in a dual-rank configuration. This refers to the fact that there are ICs located on both sides of the PCB. In the case of our 16 GB module, there are 8 on each side for a total of 16 x 1 GB ICs. The SPD read also shows us that this PCB is running the B1 layout, which we confirmed with a physical inspection.

G.SKILL gaming keyboards are engineered with durability and versatility in mind for the ultimate gaming and typing experience.... Read MoreThe entire top of the memory module is one contiguous plastic light diffuser, which G.SKILL is calling the “crystalline light bar”. This serves the function of softening the light from eight individually selectable RGB LEDs. It also serves the function of adding a premium element to your build with the unique diamond-shaped light bar. The overall shape might look familiar, because we have seen this same tri-fin design on all of the Trident Z DDR4 models. However, for the Trident Z Royal lineup, they have chosen to feature this memory with highly-polished, all-aluminum heat spreaders. Due to the polished nature of the memory modules, G.SKILL has kindly included a microfiber cloth to wipe away those pesky fingerprints. Here we have the maximum passing frequency of 4216MHz that could be accomplished in Geekbench3 using CL12-12-12 timings. The secondary and tertiary timings are also considerably tighter when compared to XMP. There was no form of exotic cooling used for this result. Of the two color options available, we are reviewing the silver variety today. This might be the obvious choice for more computer builders, since it is more of a universal color tone compared to the gold option. Although we strive to present precise and comprehensive information at the time of publication, a small number of items may contain typographic or photographic errors.