I'm looking at two RAM kits right now: a G.Skill Trident Z5 kit at 6400 MHz with timings of 32-39-39-102, and a Kingston Fury Beast kit at 6000 MHz with timings of 30-36-36. I have a 9800X3D processor and a B850 Aorus Elite Ice motherboard. The Kingston kit is recommended on my motherboard's compatibility list, but the G.Skill kit is not. I've seen mixed opinions online with some suggesting the 6400 MHz kit is better, but I'm unsure what to go for. What do you think would be the better option?
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Definitely lean towards the 6000 MHz CL30. Stability tends to be better and the timings are tighter, which can be a big plus in performance.
I'd go with the 6000 MHz CL30. Technically, the 6400 MHz CL32 should perform slightly better on paper, but I've noticed that people often struggle to get stability with RAM above 6000 MHz on AM5 boards.
You might want to consider whether the 6400 MHz kit can actually run 1:1 with your CPU. Often, you end up needing to tweak settings manually anyway. You could grab the 6000 MHz kit and see if you can push it to 6400 yourself, or the 6400 kit might offer both profiles. Just something to think about!
I heard you can set the 6400 MHz kit down to 6000, but you can't push the 6000 MHz kit higher than that.