DDR5 Product Overview?

[ATF]

Is a product overview available for DD5 memory?
https://www.gskill.com/products/1/165/Desktop-Memory is basically unusable IMO.

For AM5 the choice seems to be between Flare X5 and Trident Z5 Neo. Are they equivalent except for the design?

[GSKILL TECH]

Did you filter using the search to the left?

Flare X5 and Trident Z5 NEO are designed for AMD CPUs. They are equivalent when comparing the same specifications. However, not all specifications are available in both types.

[ATF]

How is the average Joe supposed to use the (Product Series) filter?
To me, "Product Series" would be the output / answer of the process, not the input.

I got a 2560 x 1440 display, but it fits only 6 products on screen, making it harder to use.

[emissary42]

If you are looking for compatible memory, you can use the RAM configurator instead. After choosing the motherboard, you only need to filter by memory capacity and for example frequency, to narrow down the available options. You can even select specific timings, to rule out certain DRAM types.

The Flare X5 are low profile (33mm vs 44 for the Trident Z5 variants), which can be handy in SFF builds, where the available space is limited in many different ways.

[ATF]

If you are looking for compatible memory, you can use the RAM configurator instead.

The Configurator is hard to find as well. Is it even linked from the menu at the top?

I see it's at the bottom of the page.

[emissary42]

It is both available in the support menu top and at the bottom of the page. In addition to that the QVLs also link to it.

[ATF]

Support sounds like aftersales, not presales. Where does one find the QVLs?

[emissary42]

Each of the product pages has a QVL tab (where it is applicable).

[ATF]

Each of the product pages has a QVL tab (where it is applicable).

But then I first have to find the right product..

Does size matter? Performance-wise..
Or is 2x 96 GB as fast as 2x 16 GB?

[emissary42]

But then I first have to find the right product..

If I want to look up compatibility of a specific SKU, then I just C+P the model number to the search.

You can even get all variants of a specific spec from that, if you shorten the last letters that are distinguishing between the different series, (Non-) RGB variants and colors.

Does size matter? Performance-wise.. Or is 2x 96 GB as fast as 2x 16 GB?

If you compare two SKU with similar frequency and timings, small performance differences come from some extended timings that might differ and possibly rank interleaving. It depends upon the platform and your use cases, if the effect is measurable or noticeable (very unlikely) at all.

The capacity of the modules / kit however does affect the compatibility, since most boards are limited to lower frequencies with larger / dual rank modules. So 2x16GB usually are supported with the highest frequencies, while the limit is a lot lower with 2x32GB or 2x48GB.

Last but not least, running out of memory and the system starting to swap tends to have the biggest performance hit and outweighs any performance impact from DRAM frequency or the timings. So just make sure you get enough GB. In many cases 2x16GB should be enough, but if you are for example doing scientific work, developing software or simultaneously playing & streaming & encoding local recordings, then you might need more than that.

After upgrading my camera, I can still get by with 16GB in my notebook, but the additional memory and overall CPU power of my workstation is very welcome when working with larger sets and modern AI assisted tools.