G.Skill Achieves Breakthrough with Trident Z5 NEO RGB DDR5 128GB Kit Reaching 8400 MT/s on AM5 Platform
G.Skill unveiling its Trident Z5 NEO RGB DDR5 memory kit, which successfully achieves a staggering 8400 MT/s at CL44-58-58-94—an unprecedented feat for a 128GB (2x64GB) kit. This marks a new milestone for high-capacity enthusiast and professional-grade memory, especially on the AMD AM5 platform.
Tested on ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX with Ryzen 9 9950X3D
This impressive memory speed was validated using G.Skill’s Trident Z5 NEO RGB 128GB kit on the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX motherboard, paired with AMD’s top-tier Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor. This setup exemplifies the extreme tuning capabilities now available on Zen 5 AM5 platforms, traditionally known to lag behind Intel in memory OC headroom. The RunMemtestPro stability test was also passed at 8400 MT/s, ensuring not only peak performance but reliable operation.
A Milestone in Large-Capacity High-Speed DDR5
While breaking 8000 MT/s on dual-DIMM setups has historically been limited to 24GB or 32GB kits, G.Skill’s achievement with 128GB shatters expectations and sets a new benchmark for enthusiast-grade memory kits. The Trident Z5 NEO RGB is now one of the very first 128GB kits in the world to hit 8400 MT/s, a configuration ideal for:
AI/ML training workflows
High-resolution 3D rendering
Video editing in 8K+ formats
Scientific simulation tasks
Virtualized environments
This breakthrough also closely follows G.Skill’s earlier milestone of 8000 MT/s with the Trident Z5 Royal 128GB kit, reflecting consistent engineering improvements within a short time frame. Furthermore, just days earlier, G.Skill launched a 256GB DDR5 kit capable of 6000 MT/s CL32, underlining the brand’s rapid innovation in both capacity and latency.
Competition Heating Up with v-color & Others
As more memory manufacturers shift their focus to the AM5 platform, competition in the high-capacity DDR5 space is heating up. Rival brand v-color recently set overclocking records with their own kits, signaling that the arms race for ultra-fast, high-capacity RAM is well underway—especially for workstation and prosumer users.
Are we finally seeing the gap closing between memory capacity and peak OC performance? What would you use a 128GB 8400 MT/s kit for—AI modeling, gaming, or content creation?
