Review: G.Skill Flare X 16GB DDR4-3200 (F4-3200C14D-16GFX)

Conclusion

The cost of system memory has skyrocketed in the last year; you're now paying over £100 for a decent pack containing 16GB of RAM. Tangentially, the incremental cost of opting for 3,000MHz-plus RAM hasn't gone up all that much over and above 2,400MHz as the fabrication guys pump out better-yielding parts.

Such knowledge means that most build-it-yourself enthuasiasts should look towards 3,000MHz as a minimum speed. That advice is even more relevant for the nascent AMD Ryzen 7 chips, because as shown by our benchmarks, running fast, low-latency RAM does offer that last drop of performance without attracting a serious price premium over more generic kits.

G.Skill has taken the Ryzen-specific mantle on with the release of the Flare X line of kits. Our review pack offers decent speeds, excellent timings, and performance that, in certain situations, is akin to going up to a faster CPU.

If you have been eyeing up that £1,500 Ryzen gaming build and want to give it the biggest opportunity to breathe from a performance perspective, the G.Skill Flare X 16GB kit is worthy of recommendation.

G.Skill Flare X (F4-3200C14D-16GFX)

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The 16GB G.Skill Flare X DDR4-3200 memory kit is available to purchase from Amazon UK.

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