Crucial CP2K16G64C38U5B
Crucial
86 Overall Score
vs
G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series
G.Skill
72 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Crucial CP2K16G64C38U5B
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G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series
88 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
The G.Skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 RAM is widely praised for its stunning aesthetics, solid build quality, and excellent performance, especially with AMD Ryzen systems. While most users had a seamless experience with XMP and rated it highly, a few encountered stability issues on certain motherboards that required manual tuning or running below rated speeds. Overall, it is considered a great value for its performance and looks, with the caveat of checking motherboard compatibility.
Pros
- Stunning aesthetics and RGB lighting
- Solid build quality with metal heatsinks
- Excellent out-of-box performance with XMP
- Great value for budget builds
- B-die chips (confirmed by users and tools)
Cons
- Stability issues on some motherboards
- XMP instability on certain boards
- Not always compatible out of the box
- Requires manual tuning on some systems
- G.Skill lighting software reported non-functional
Aesthetics and rgb 9
Performance and speed 7
Build quality 5
Compatibility issues 4
Xmp stability 5
Value for money 4
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Specifications
| Crucial CP2K16G64C38U5B | G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Type | DDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Form Factor | UDIMM | UDIMM |
| Total Capacity | ||
| Modules | 2 | 2 |
| Per Module | ||
| Pins | 288 | 288 |
| Rank | — | 1Rx8 |
| Performance | ||
| Speed | ||
| CAS Latency | 38 | 16★ |
| Timings | 38-40-40-84 | 16-19-19-39 |
| Voltage | 1.350000023841858 | 1.350000023841858 |
| Class | ||
| ECC | ✗ | ✗ |
| Registered | ✗ | ✗ |
| OC Profile | Intel XMP 3.0, AMD EXPO | Intel XMP 2.0 |
| Features | ||
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Heat Spreader | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial CP2K16G64C38U5B
- Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong latency (76th percentile)
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series
- Strong latency (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
Pricing
Crucial CP2K16G64C38U5B0.199score per dollar
vs
G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series0.483score per dollar
G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series offers 2.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Crucial CP2K16G64C38U5B
Scores 86 overall, wins 5 of 5 usage categories and 4 of 16 specs.
