Final Words & Conclusion
The V-Color Manta XPrism RGB 6800 CL34 2x48 GB kit offers users a good out-of-the-box performance. It looks attractive, and there’s RGB lighting for the lighting fans (there is no variant of this series without it). The frequency range is extensive, from 5600 to 8400; we got the 6800 MHz variant, the almost best possible (2 x 48 GB) variant from this series (only the 7200 MHz variant has a higher frequency). There’s a color selection; we got the silver, but there’s also black and white. Most consumers should find a match for the V-Color Manta XPrism offer.Aesthetics
V-Color has made Manta XPrism RGB attractive. The RGB works as it should, and you can set lighting using the motherboard utilities. Overall, we’re satisfied with what Manta XPrism RGB has to offer. The height is low, as it's 37.5 mm/1.47 inches.
Tweaking
The memory chips used here come from Hynix, A-Die. As we usually state, overclocking capabilities are never guaranteed to be reproducible, and your results may vary. We achieved a nice CL36 with 7200 Mhz at 1.45 V (1.4 V is the baseline value). You can always lower the latencies further (CL30?) and leave the standard 6800 MHz frequency. Still, for the best results, you’d better try to cool the memory down with some active cooling.
Conclusion
V-Color Trident Z5 RGB is a well-designed memory series. The stock performance is within the expected range. The V-Color kit we checked provides a default frequency (6800 MHz) that will be enough for practically all (Intel) users, and the XMP 3.0 profile makes life easier. There’s some headroom still available, so if you want more, you can try to overclock the memory even further (7200 CL36 was possible for our sample). It’s a great result; remember that those are 48 GB modules. The low-profile heat spreader ( 37.5 mm/1.47 inches), so you shouldn’t encounter clearance problems with more extensive air CPU coolers. The 96 GB option is a great option for most users nowadays, three times more than the 32 GB, which is becoming a standard even in (DDR5-based) gaming setups. The current price for the DDR5s has become close to the DDR4. For this kit, you’ll need to pay 499.99 USD. We want to give V-Color a “Guru3D Silver” award for this kit as it’s fast and out-of-the-box, overclockable (+400 MHz with 48 GB modules is a great result), and capable (only very-heavy users would utilize the full capacity). The temperature is relatively low, and the effective aluminum heat spreaders are. You also get customizable RGB lighting (but that’s a market standard now for more premium manufacturers). It would help if you remembered it is a good kit for Intel’s 13th/14th generation, preferably with the Z790 chipset motherboard because the 6400 MHz variant (for 369.99 USD) should be more than enough for the AMD platform.
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