G.Skill

G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600 16GB (2x8GB) CL16

DDR4-3600 · 16 GB · DIMM · SKU: F4-3600C16D-16GTRS

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At a glance

Core specs from the manufacturer — verify against your platform's supported memory list (QVL) before you buy.

GenerationDDR4

Speed3600 MT/sEffective data rate

Capacity16 GBTotal kit size

Form factorDIMMDesktop

SKU / Part numberF4-3600C16D-16GTRS

Play index50Normalized score (0–100) weighted toward speed and low-latency interactive workloads.

Work index25Normalized score (0–100) weighted toward capacity and bandwidth for throughput-heavy tasks.

Balanced score38Blend of play and work scores.

Efficiency score50Bandwidth efficiency: speed relative to capacity (MT/s per GB), normalized 0–100 across the catalog. Higher means more throughput for the kit's footprint.

Value score

22/100Entry

Composite percentile among RAM kits in our catalog — same band as the Rank column on the RAM index. Tier: Entry.

How we score

Numbers on this page use a 0–100 scale for comparison. Rankings are computed from published specs across our catalog.

Play index — speed-optimized score for gaming, streaming, and low-latency tasks.
Work index — capacity and bandwidth score for content creation and parallel workloads.
Balanced score — blend of play and work strength.
Efficiency score — bandwidth efficiency: speed (MT/s) per GB of capacity, normalized across the catalog. Favours fast, lean kits over bulk-capacity ones.
Value score — composite percentile vs other kits in our catalog (matches the index Rank badge).

Compatibility context

Key platform notes for DDR4 at 3600 MT/s.

AMD AM4EXPO / JEDEC optimalRyzen 5000 — 3600 MT/s is the classic Infinity Fabric sweet spot

Intel LGA 1700XMP supported12th–13th Gen — DDR4 officially supported up to 3200 JEDEC

DDR5 boardsNot compatibleDDR4 and DDR5 slots are physically different

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