G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB vs TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB

G.SkillTrident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB32 GB · 4266 MT/s · 17 CL · 7.97 nsLeads on Speed
TeamGroupT-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB32 GB · 3600 MT/s · 14 CL · 7.78 nsLeads on True latency
In short

7.78 ns of true latency for TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB against 7.97 ns for G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationG.SkillTrident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GBTeamGroupT-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)4266better3600
1714
True latency (ns)7.977.78better
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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 Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB vs TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB in detail

True latency

TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 7.78 ns against 7.97 ns for G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB, 0.19 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 Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB runs 4266 MT/s at CL17; TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL14.

Transfer rate

G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 4266 MT/s to 3600 MT/s for TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB — 34128 MB/s per module against 28800 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 Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.

Lighting

On lighting: G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB has RGB lighting, and TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting.

Which to buy

At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give: which is worth more depends on what each costs, and that is exactly what is missing. On specifications alone, TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB has the lower true latency at 7.78 ns.

Common questions about this pair

Is G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB faster than TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB?
Yes, on true latency: 7.78 ns for TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB against 7.97 ns for G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB. G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-4266 2x16GB runs 4266 MT/s at CL17 and TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL14, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
Which of these two should I buy?
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give: which is worth more depends on what each costs, and that is exactly what is missing. On specifications alone, TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 2x16GB has the lower true latency at 7.78 ns.
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