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G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 against G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38

G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.

Head to head

Scores

Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.

  • Spec score

    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30: 88

    G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38: 90

    2 ptsto the right

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30: 7.3

    G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38: 45.2

    519%to the right

  • Typical price

    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30: $1,199

    G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38: $199

    $1,000to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Capacity

    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30: 64 GB

    G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38: 32 GB

    100%to the left

  • Speed

    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30: 6000 MT/s

    G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38: 8000 MT/s

    33%to the right

  • CAS latency

    G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30: 30

    G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38: 38

    27%to the left

The verdict

  • G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 and G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38 are level on spec score.
  • The G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38 typically costs $1,000 less.
  • Per dollar, the G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38 is the better buy: 45.2 points per $100 against 7.3.

Specifications

SpecG.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL38
TypeDDR5DDR5
Capacity64 GB (better)32 GB
Sticks22
Speed6000 MT/s8000 MT/s (better)
CAS latencyCL30 (better)CL38
BrandG.SkillG.Skill
Released20232024 (better)
Typical price$1,199$199 (better)

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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