Ram timings for Ryzen?

[Surpuppa]

I have decided that I will get the GSkill Trident Z RGB 3000 MHz for Ryzen, but I was wondering if timings matter. The two I am looking at have either CL16 or CL15 and the latter is 11 dollars more expensive. Does it matter? 11 dollars isnt that much so I might as well go with the lower timings right?

[FuzzyLogic]

Once you get to around 3000MHz, C16 and C15 don't make much of a difference.

[Surpuppa]

Just now, thegreengamers said:

Once you get to around 3000MHz, C16 and C15 don't make much of a difference.

So I should instead save the 11 bucks?

[FuzzyLogic]

Just now, Surpuppa said:

So I should instead save the 11 bucks?

Yes, you can most likely overclock the RAM anyways.

[johndms]

34 minutes ago, Surpuppa said:

I have decided that I will get the GSkill Trident Z RGB 3000 MHz for Ryzen, but I was wondering if timings matter. The two I am looking at have either CL16 or CL15 and the latter is 11 dollars more expensive. Does it matter? 11 dollars isnt that much so I might as well go with the lower timings right?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qjM323/gskill-trident-z-rgb-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr3-3000-memory-f4-3000c16d-16gtzr $170

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sHQRsY/gskill-tridentz-rgb-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c15d-16gtzr $195

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/32nG3C/gskill-tridentz-rgb-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3000-memory-f4-3000c14d-16gtzr $229

 

CL16 - Single Rank Hynix A-Die - May only work at 2666MHz

CL15 - Single Rank Hynix A-Die or Dual Rank Samsung D-Die - Dual Rank is the worst thing you can have for Ryzen. Probably limited to 2400-2666MHz

CL14 - Samsung B-Die <-- Best thing you can possibly have for Ryzen.

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1627555/ryzen-memory-ic-collection-thread

[johndms]

Do timings matter? You'll never notice a difference outside of Benchmarks between 14 and 16. But the CL14 B-Die can be extremely well overclocked. The others, not so much. That CL14 could become CL12 or lower. Or that 3000 could become 3400+ if you're into extreme memory overclocking.