G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB
G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB has the lower true latency of the two at 8.89 ns, against 14.25 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | G.SkillTridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB | TimetecPremium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3600better | 2666 |
| 16 | 19 | |
| True latency (ns) | 8.89better | 14.25 |
| Current best price | — | — |
| Price per GB | — | — |
Neither kit has a tracked price at the moment. Nothing has been captured that this page will stand behind, so the price rows stay empty rather than carrying a stale figure.
G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB in detail
True latency
G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 8.89 ns against 14.25 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB, 5.37 ns between them. That is the figure that reconciles the two spec sheets: a CAS number counts cycles, and cycles mean nothing apart from the rate they are counted at. G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL16; Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB runs 2666 MT/s at CL19.
Transfer rate
G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 3600 MT/s to 2666 MT/s for Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB — 28800 MB/s per module against 21328 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: a higher clock is reached by counting more cycles for each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too and why the true latency above is the directly comparable figure.
Kit layout
G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting and ECC
On lighting: G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB has RGB lighting, and Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB has it, and Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB is published without ECC. ECC is a board and CPU feature as much as a module one, so it is worth having only where the platform can use it.
Which to buy
Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB has the lower true latency, 8.89 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB faster than Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 8.89 ns for G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB against 14.25 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB. G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL16 and Timetec Premium DDR4-2666 UDIMM 2x16GB runs 2666 MT/s at CL19, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that G.Skill TridentZ RGB DDR4-3600 2x16GB has the lower true latency, 8.89 ns.