G.Skill also releases Trident Z5 memory with DDR5-6600 speed

G.Skill has unveiled more Trident Z5 DDR5 memory for Intel’s upcoming Alder Lake CPUs. It is a set of 32GB with DDR5-6600 speed and timings of CL36-36-36-76. The price has not yet been announced.

The DDR5-6600 memory set consists of two 16GB strips and uses Samsung chips. The maximum timing of the ramsticks is CL36-36-36-76. According to G.Skill, this makes it the first DDR5 memory to achieve those speeds.

G.Skill already announced new Trident Z5 memory sticks last week, but they had a maximum speed of DDR5-6400. The DDR5-6600 variant, like the other models, is suitable for the upcoming Intel Alder Lake processors, provided a DDR5 motherboard is used. AMD will also release a platform with DDR5 support next year.

Memtest results with CPU-Z screenshots showing memory clock speed and timings

The Trident Z5 DDR5-6600 memory comes in an aluminum heatspreder with silver or black accents, and an RGB variant with a transparent LED bar. Prices have not yet been announced. Also, G.Skill does not write when the sticks will be on the market, but it is expected to be in early November, when Intel releases its Alder Lake processors.