FoLeyy

I'm sorry to revive an old thread but i'm investigating the issue and I have a theory that i could not confirm or discard as invalid. It may be that the CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 (Optimized for Intel) is using the less expensive and worse hynix chips (they have problems with AM4 but works good with Intel) while the CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 (AMD Optimized) is using the more expensive and better performing samsung b-die chip. If that's the case the price difference (at the time of writing is only 20€ difference, not 40$) may be justified, especially if you are building with AM4. My online research has found till now that everyone with hynix chip (RAM version 5.39) have the Intel optimized(B) module while those who owns the samsung b-die (RAM version 4.31) have the AMD Optimized(Z) module. It's a theory that may seems reasonable but I cannot confirm for sure in any way and would be interesting to understand the difference. I specifically want the samsung b-die version (the Vengeance cost ~170€ while others ram modules like G skill Flare X or other modules with samsung b-die chip usually costs 200€+). Any explanation or confirmation of my theory would be very appreciated.