G.Skill's new 256 GB memory kit competes with that of V-Color's high-capacity 256 GB 6000 MT/s memory kit, reaching even higher memory speeds with overclocking. G.Skill Debuts 64 GB x4 UDIMM DDR5 Memory Kit for AMD Platforms, Offering Low Latency at 6000 MT/s and Also Reaching a Whopping 7000 MT/s G.Skill and V-Color are at war, competing to reach higher and higher memory speeds while retaining large memory capacities. Very recently, V-Color launched what it called the "world's first" 256 GB memory kit clocked at 6000 MT/s. G.Skill also claims to have launched the "world's first" 256 GB memory kit but the difference is in cache latency. The V-Color kit reached 6000 MT/s at CL38 while the G.Skill kit reached the same speed at just CL32. However, the secondary timings are higher on the G.Skill memory kit. Nonetheless, G.Skill Trident Z5 UDIMM DDR5 memory kit is one of the first to reach 6000 MT/s at 256 GB (64 GB x4) capacity, which is quite hard to achieve. 2 of 9 What's impressive is that while V-Color's 256 GB memory kit was able to achieve 6000 MT/s on a TRX50 platform with a Threadripper processor, the G.Skill kit was able to do the same on a mainstream AM5 platform. The setup consisted ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor as well as an MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi with AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. A memory speed of 6000 MT/s was achieved on CL32-45-45-96 and CL32-44-44-126 respectively, and the same kit achieved a whopping 7000 MT/s on MSI MEG X870E Godlike using Ryzen 7 9800X3D on CL38-50-50-126. That said, the same memory kit can also hit 6400 MT/s on budget 800-series motherboards like MSI MAG B850M Mortar WiFi on CL32-44-44-102. Higher memory capacities such as 128 GB, 192 GB, or 256 GB are not common on mainstream desktop PCs, but with the introduction of intensive workloads, particularly AI ones, higher RAM capacities are becoming more mainstream. Thankfully, users don't necessarily need to invest thousands of dollars on Threadripper or Xeon-based systems, but can also settle with cheaper AM5 systems. That said, reaching 6000+ MT/s on the AM5 platform isn't easy and G.Skill has done an excellent job at breaking the barrier with such a high memory capacity, which isn't easy on most AM5 motherboards. Users should also keep in mind that higher memory speeds may not necessarily affect system performance noticeably, since it comes at the expense of higher cache latencies, as can be seen from the screenshots above. Deal of the Day