TeamGroup T-Create 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) 3600 MHz CL18 & T-Force DARK Z FPS (2 x 16 GB) 4000 MHz CL16 DDR4 Memory Kit Review-February 2024-www.yitit.com

TeamGroup is the creator of some of the most high-quality memory products for the PC industry. They have come a long way since their inception in 1997 and went on to become one of the fastest-growing product manufacturers and a leading brand around the globe.

Since the arrival of DDR4 memory in the mainstream market, TeamGroup started segmenting its memory lineup into various categories with T-Force aiming at the gaming segment and T-Create aiming at the content creator segment. Today, I will be testing the latest from both brands, the TeamGroup T-Create 'Creator' series & T-Force 'DARK Z FPS' memory kits, which are aimed at the top-of-the-line gamers & content creators and features that you won't usually find on mainstream kits. TeamGroup sent me their latest T-Create series DDR4 memory kit (64 GB @ 3600 MHz) & the T-Force DARK Z FPS (16 GB @ 4000 MHz) for this review.

TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64 GB DDR4 Memory Kit Specifications

The TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64 GB DDR4 memory kit is designed to offer pure value. The kit I received is optimized at a clock speed of 3600 MHz (PC4-28800). The memory kit consists of dual 32 GB DIMMs which make up a total of 64 GB in capacity. Some main features of the T-Create Expert series are listed below:

Large capacity, overclocking, and stability all in one10-layer board with professional anti-interferenceCustomized high-temperature resistant capacitorHigh-efficiency multitaskingA lifetime warranty let you create without worries

The memory kit has a tested latency spec of CL22 and the timings are 18-22-22-42 for this specific kit. The voltage set at reference is 1.35V and the memory kit comes in an unbuffered package with a non-ECC (Error Correction) design. The memory kit is fully compliant with Intel's XMP 2.0 and can be easily set to its rated clock speeds through the BIOS shipped on the latest Intel motherboards.

Series: T-Create ExpertModule Type: 288 Pin Unbuffered DIMM Non-ECCCapacity: 32GBx2Frequency: 3600MHzData Transfer Bandwidth: 28,800 MB/s (PC4 28800)Dimensions: 32(H) x 140(L) x 7W)mmLatency: CL18-22-22-42

Tested Voltage: 1.35VHeat Spreader: Aluminum heat spreader

TeamGroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB DDR4 Memory Kit Specifications

The TeamGroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB DDR4 memory kit is designed to offer pure value. The kit I received is optimized at a clock speed of 4000 MHz (PC4-32000). The memory kit consists of dual 8 GB DIMMs which make up a total of 16 GB in capacity. Some main features of the T-Force DARK Z series are listed below:

FPS is significantly improved by up to 20%No lag in-game is the key to victorySci-fi style outlineSelected high-quality IC chipsSupports O.C Profile. One-click overclocking

The memory kit has a tested latency spec of CL16 and the timings are 16-18-18-38 for this specific kit. The voltage set at reference is 1.45V and the memory kit comes in an unbuffered package with a non-ECC (Error Correction) design. The memory kit is fully compliant with Intel's XMP 2.0 and can be easily set to its rated clock speeds through the BIOS shipped on the latest Intel motherboards.

Series: DARK Z FPSModule Type: 288 Pin Unbuffered DIMM Non-ECCCapacity: 8GBx2Frequency: 4000MHzData Transfer Bandwidth: 25,600 MB/s (PC4 32000)Dimensions: 43.5(H) x 141(L) x 8.3(W)mmLatency: CL18-22-22-42

Tested Voltage: 1.45VHeat Spreader: Aluminum heat spreader

TeamGroup T-Create Expert & T-Force DARK Z FPS DDR4 Memory Kits

Test Setup

For testing, I used the latest Intel Core i9 9900K processor which is compatible with higher frequency memory. The motherboard used was a GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Master and I booted the memory without any issues. The XMP profile to enable the 3200 MHz frequency had to be set from the BIOS which wasn't a hard task. The new 300-series motherboards are fully compatible with the fast DDR4 DIMMs.

Teamgroup Memory Test Setup:

Processor	Intel Core i9-9900K @ 4.70 GHz
Motherboard:	AORUS Z390 Master
Power Supply:	ASUS ROG THOR 1200W PSU
Solid State Drive:	Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB)
Hard Disk:	Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200.12
Memory:	Teamgroup T-Create Expert 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) CL18 3600 MHz Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) CL16 4000 MHz Teamgroup T-Create Classic 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) CL22 3200 MHz Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) CL18 3600 MHz V-Color PRISM II RGB Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) CL18 3600 MHz G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) CL17 4000 MHz G.SKILL Trident Z Series 32GB (4 X 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB (2 X 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB (2 X 8GB) CL16 3200 MHz Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) Teamgroup T-Force Xcalibur RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) Teamgroup T-Force Nighthawk 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) CL16 3000 MHz AORUS RGB Memory Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) CL16 3200 MHz Geil Evo X Dual Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) CL15 3000 MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) CL15 3000 MHz
Case:	Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full Tower
Video Cards:	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
Cooling Solutions:	ASUS Ryujin 240mm AIO
OS:	Windows 10 64-bit

The memory kit comprises 2 DIMMs that operate in dual channel mode. Since we were running a Z390 platform, the memory was operating in dual channel mode. The memory is clocked at 3200 MHz and will run at 2600 MHz be the default when the XMP profile is not enabled since that is the JEDEC standard clock speed. Clock timing is set at 22-22-22-52 (CL22) and the capacity is 64GB for this specific kit.

TeamGroup T-Create Expert & T-Force DARK Z FPS DDR4 Memory Kits Performance Tests

I have separated the performance tests into two sections. The first section consists of pure synthetic and general workload tests while the second section would be focusing on gaming performance and how different games are affected by higher clocked memory sticks.

AIDA64 Memory Bandwidth Benchmark

For AIDA64 memory tests, I ran the T-Create Classic memory at stock speeds. The stock speed was configured at the XMP profile of 3200 MHz CL22.

AIDA64 Memory Tests

Copy

Read

Write

Latency

11667

23334

35001

46668

58335

70002

11667

23334

35001

46668

58335

70002

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL16 4400 MHz 57.6k

63.3k

62.5k

Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z 16 GB CL18 4333 MHz 55.6k

61.9k

61.5k

V-Color PRISM II RGB 16 GB CL18 4266 MHz (1.4V) 53.1k

61.3k

60.2k

TeamGroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB CL16 4000 MHz 51.9k

56k

57.5k

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL17 4000 MHz 51.9k

55.9k

57.1k

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB CL16 3600 MHz 49.2k

52.8k

54k

G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB CL17 3600 MHz 49.1k

52.6k

53.9k

Teamgroup T-Force XCALIBUR RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 48.9k

52.6k

53.8k

Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 48.8k

52.2k

55.4k

TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64 GB CL18 3600 MHz 48.8k

5.2k

55.4k

V-Color PRISM II RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 48.7k

52.2k

55.3k

Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 44.2k

48.7k

47.2k

AORUS RGB Memory 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 44.2k

49k

47.2k

G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB CL16 3200 MHz 44.2k

48.9k

47.1k

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 43.2k

47.8k

46.5k

Teamgroup T-Force Nighthawk 16 GB CL16 3000 MHz 43k

47.5k

46.2k

Geil Evo X Dual 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 42.6k

47.1k

46k

Teamgroup T-Create Classic 16 GB CL 22 3200 MHz 42.3k

47k

SuperPI

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SUPERPI

Seconds (Lower is Better)

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL16 4400 MHz 7

TeamGroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB CL16 4000 MHz 7

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL17 4000 MHz 7

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB CL16 3600 MHz 7

G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB CL17 3600 MHz 7

Teamgroup T-Force XCALIBUR RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 7

Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 7

TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64 GB CL18 3600 MHz 7

V-Color PRISM II RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 7

Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 7

AORUS RGB Memory 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 7

G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB CL16 3200 MHz 7

Teamgroup T-Force Nighthawk 16 GB CL16 3000 MHz 7

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 7

Geil Evo X Dual 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 7

Teamgroup T-Create Classic 16 GB CL 22 3200 MHz 7

Winrar

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Winrar

Kb/s (Higher is Better)

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL16 4400 MHz 28.8k

TeamGroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB CL16 4000 MHz 28.5k

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL17 4000 MHz 28.1k

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB CL16 3600 MHz 27.8k

G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB CL17 3600 MHz 27.8k

Teamgroup T-Force XCALIBUR RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 27.7k

Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 27.7k

TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64 GB CL18 3600 MHz 27.7k

V-Color PRISM II RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 27.7k

Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 26.2k

AORUS RGB Memory 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 26.1k

G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB CL16 3200 MHz 26.1k

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 26.1k

Teamgroup T-Force Nighthawk 16 GB CL16 3000 MHz 26k

Geil Evo X Dual 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 25.1k

Teamgroup T-Create Classic 16 GB CL 22 3200 MHz 24.9k

Gaming Performance Tests

Gaming applications generally don't see huge gains with different memory kits but DDR4 has enabled a huge gain in memory frequency which can impact gaming performance. Moving from the stock 2600 MHz to 3200 MHz can have a slight effect on performance and the improved CAS timings on some of the high-end SKUs can result in better overall FPS and system responsiveness.

Battlefield V DX12 4K Ultra

FPS (Higher is Better)

120

160

200

240

120

160

200

240

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL16 4400 MHz 108

TeamGroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB CL16 4000 MHz 107

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL17 4000 MHz 106

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB CL16 3600 MHz 105

G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB CL17 3600 MHz 105

Teamgroup T-Force XCALIBUR RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 105

Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 105

TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64 GB CL18 3600 MHz 105

V-Color PRISM II RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 105

Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 104

AORUS RGB Memory 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 104

Teamgroup T-Force Nighthawk 16 GB CL16 3000 MHz 103

G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB CL16 3200 MHz 103

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 102

Geil Evo X Dual 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 101

Teamgroup T-Create Classic 16 GB CL 22 3200 MHz 101

GTA V 4xMSAA 4K Ultra

FPS (Higher is Better)

100

120

100

120

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL16 4400 MHz 70

TeamGroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB CL16 4000 MHz 70

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL17 4000 MHz 69

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB CL16 3600 MHz 69

G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB CL17 3600 MHz 69

Teamgroup T-Force XCALIBUR RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 69

Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 69

TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64 GB CL18 3600 MHz 69

V-Color PRISM II RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 69

Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 69

AORUS RGB Memory 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 69

Teamgroup T-Force Nighthawk 16 GB CL16 3000 MHz 68

G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB CL16 3200 MHz 67

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 67

Geil Evo X Dual 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 66

Teamgroup T-Create Classic 16 GB CL 22 3200 MHz 66

Watch Dogs 2 4K Ultra

FPS (Higher is Better)

100

120

100

120

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL16 4400 MHz 64

TeamGroup T-Force DARK Z FPS 16 GB CL16 4000 MHz 64

G.Skill Trident Z Royal RGB 16 GB CL17 4000 MHz 63

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB CL16 3600 MHz 63

G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB CL17 3600 MHz 63

Teamgroup T-Force XCALIBUR RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 63

Teamgroup T-Force DARK Z 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 63

TeamGroup T-Create Expert 64 GB CL18 3600 MHz 63

V-Color PRISM II RGB 16 GB CL18 3600 MHz 63

Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 62

AORUS RGB Memory 16 GB CL16 3200 MHz 62

Teamgroup T-Force Nighthawk 16 GB CL16 3000 MHz 61

G.SKILL Trident Z Series 16GB CL16 3200 MHz 61

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 61

Geil Evo X Dual 16 GB CL15 3000 MHz 60

Teamgroup T-Create Classic 16 GB CL 22 3200 MHz 60

Furthermore, while 8 GB has become the standard for gaming PCs, modern applications such as editing software and multi-tasking users can benefit hugely from 16 GB and 32 GB kits which have become more common in the gaming market over the last couple of years.

Conclusion

The T-Create Expert is purely designed for one purpose, and that's no performance but density. The two DIMMs pack 64 GB of memory capacity which is a mid-tier configuration on creator PCs given the ever-increasing demand for creative applications. The memory performs as a standard 3600 MHz kit which is a great upgrade over the Classic's 3200 MHz and still comes in at great value.

Features such as the aluminum heat spreader and the 10 layer PCB are definitely a plus but the pricing makes this the cheapest 64 GB DDR4-3600 kit on the market right now. At Newegg, the T-Create Expert 64 GB can be found for $329.99 US. The second cheapest kit, with a heat spreader on, you can find right now is the Patriot Viper Steel which retails at $334.99 US but that kit is rated at 3600 MHz (CL20). The T-Create Expert is definitely going to be the choice of memory for content creators who want the extra capacity and you can't go wrong with this pricing.

The same goes for the DARK Z FPS which is aimed at gamers and is said to offer the best value in the DDR4-4000 category. Unfortunately, at the time of reviewing this product, the product is out of stock but if you are looking for a fast memory kit without the RGB bling than DARK Z FPS is the way to go.