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G.Skill Launches DDR5-8000 CL38 48GB Memory Kit For Raptor Lake CPUs

G.Skill has announced new high capacity DDR5 memory kits for Intel’s 13th Generation Raptor Lake processors and accompanying LGA1700 platform. With a capacity of 48 GB (2 x 24 GB), his Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-8000 CL38 comes with Intel XMP 3.0 profiles for quick and easy setup on high-end systems that can keep up with fast hardware. I’m here.

With the release of 24 Gigabit DDR5 memory chips, memory manufacturers are working to close the gap between the current 16GB and 32GB UDIMMs. These new high-capacity dies allow for larger single-rank DIMMs, thus allowing DIMM vendors such as G.Skill to launch high-capacity versions of his DIMMs, which are the fastest.

Memory timings on the Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-8000 aren’t great, but good enough. G.Skill has the memory CL 38-48-48-127 and on the DRAM side he binned it to 1.45 volts. The specs are almost identical to the Trident Z5 RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) memory kit that G.Skill announced a few months ago. The main difference is that the vendor has increased the memory kit capacity from 32 GB to 48 GB. Unfortunately, G.Skill did not reveal which chip from his DRAM vendor he uses in his Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-8000 memory kit. Considering the data rate, it seems to use SK hynix’s latest A-die IC. Because many vendors use it for his DDR5-7000 speeds on premium memory kits.






G.SKill Trident Z5 Series DDR5 UDIMM Memory Specifications
frequency Latency timing Voltage capacity
DDR5-8000 38-48-48-127 1.45v 48GB (2 x 24GB)
32GB (2 x 16GB)

On the other hand, the Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-8000 supports XMP 3.0, but please note that the memory kit is not plug and play with many LGA1700 motherboards. Consumers will need to own processors with very strong IMCs that can withstand fast memory (i.e. top-of-the-line Raptor Lake chips). A motherboard with equivalent functionality is also required. Still, judging by G.Skill’s verified list, 1 DPC motherboards are likely to be the first choice. G.Skill has only validated memory kits for Asus’ ROG Maximus Z790 Apex and EVGA’s Z790 Dark K|NGP|N. Interestingly, neither Gigabyte’s Z790 Aorus Tachyon nor his MSI’s MEG Z690 Unify-X are on the list.

G.Skill’s Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-8000 Memory Kits Will Hit Retail Shelves Worldwide This April, Competing With Unreleased Kits From TeamGroup, V-Color, Galax, And Netac is. In the meantime, the company has been tight-lipped about pricing, hoping to keep the shock factor under wraps for now. Considering the price, I doubt the Trident Z5 DDR5-8000 kit will come cheap.

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