The kit is made of four modules, for a total of 16 GB

Jan 16, 2015 08:56 GMT  ·  By

Even though DDR4 memory modules can reach 8 GB just fine, G.Skill judged that a quad-channel, four-module kit of 16 GB was more than enough for any gamin rig, especially when it's the fastest RAM of its type ever.

Admittedly, we've seen memory of this sort being pushed to over 4 GHz, but that was with serious manual overclocking.

Also, the record was scored on G.Skill memory so it only adds to the allure of the products anyway: the Ripjaws 4 series.

G.Skill really went above and beyond the call of duty with this one, pushing so far past the 2,133 MHz RAM specification that we can finally say DDR4 is really beating DDR3 in terms of speed.

Performance will always be superior for DDR4 of course, but it was odd to see the “greatest RAM ever made” being limited to 2,133 or 2,600 MHz while DDR3 went all the way to 3.5 GHz, sometimes more.

The G.Skill Ripjaws 4 RAM

The memory kit is composed of four modules, each with a capacity of 4 GB, which leads to 16 GB in total. Not nearly as much as can be achieved with four DDR4 modules, but still overkill for any computer, even gaming ones.

To elaborate, the theoretical maximum capacity of DIMM DDR4 modules is 16 GB, but right now only 8 GB ones exist. You can probably imagine what a system would look like with 24 GB in there.

Alas, buying that much would be a waste at this point in time, unless you're a graphics / video / game designer, in which case you'll want to outfit your workstation with the best you have available.

If you're a gamer, however, the Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3400MHz 16GB (4GBx4) memory kit will more than suffice. For at least five years.

The kit is made of hand-picked ICs (integrated circuits) and uses G.Skill's most selective binning process. Compatibility tests have shown it to work well with the Asus Rampage V Extreme and Gigabyte X99-SOC Champion motherboards, but any DDR4-capable platform should welcome them easily enough.

The clock of the RAM is 3.2 GHz (3,200 MHz as it were) and the timings are of CL 16-16-16-36. There is a second kit as well, also Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3200MHz 16GB (4GBx4) memory kit, whose latency is faster, at CL15. Both run on 1.35V.

Availability and pricing

The new G.Skill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3400MHz 16GB (4GBx4) memory kits should go up for sale soon, but their prices were not revealed. Just as well, since they would be hard to take for the faint of heart anyway.

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