gbu Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) Seen these 2 both 16GB x2 but im trying to see the difference between them apart from the price ? CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 or CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18 Can anyone advise please? Edited January 31, 2021 by Technobeard updated links with part numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary42 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Check the compatibility as stated on the product page and in the memory finder, usually the z-models have improved AMD compatibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbu Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) I have the ASUS TUF X570-PLUS GAMING AM4 Motherboard And MD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor But still not sure from the memory finder or compatibility list what the difference is between CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 or CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18 Also to throw into the mix is:- CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 They are D,Z or B versions Edited January 31, 2021 by gbu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocah Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 The first two at higher frequency and slower timings, the last one is lower frequency and faster timings. This really comes down to personal choice. I am not an AMD expert at all, but there is a certain range of frequencies that you can choose for a CPU but the higher you go the more risk you are taking that it won't work and you will have to fiddle with it a bit to get it to work ( which you may want to avoid ). This is not down to the RAM rather it is down to your CPU and Motherboard. If you are very uncertain about memory I would just look in the Ausus compatibility list and choose a memory from there. The bottom two memories you mentioned are recommended. Which one you choose is up to you. The bottom one has the lowest, safest frequency, the top one has the highest, slightly more risky frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbu Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) The first two at higher frequency and slower timings, the last one is lower frequency and faster timings. This really comes down to personal choice. I am not an AMD expert at all, but there is a certain range of frequencies that you can choose for a CPU but the higher you go the more risk you are taking that it won't work and you will have to fiddle with it a bit to get it to work ( which you may want to avoid ). This is not down to the RAM rather it is down to your CPU and Motherboard. If you are very uncertain about memory I would just look in the Ausus compatibility list and choose a memory from there. The bottom two memories you mentioned are recommended. Which one you choose is up to you. The bottom one has the lowest, safest frequency, the top one has the highest, slightly more risky frequency. Thanks for you post that was pretty helpful. Im not looking to tweak anything just plug n play the components. Out of interest if your saying the lower frequency are better then should i look for something like 3000MHZ or even 2666MHz or is 3200MHZ low enough for performance? Seen this one also:- CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 What does the 'E' represent in CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 ? I have the ASUS TUF X570-PLUS GAMING AM4 Motherboard but none of thee are showing compatible, am i looking incorrectly? Edited February 1, 2021 by gbu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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