Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3400 Review

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Hardware Canucks tried the Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3400

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When we recently reviewed the GIGABYTE X99-SOC CHAMPION we highlighted its unique four memory slot configuration. Whereas all other X99 motherboards feature a more traditional eight memory slots, GIGABYTE elected to use a different configuration in order to shorten the electical traces between the processor and the memory slots. The reasoning behind this unique design was simple: it is engineered with an eye towards extreme memory overclocking. By having the channels next to each other, they are located closer to the CPU socket which results in shorter trace pathways, faster communication with the processor, and theoretically the best possible memory overclock.

While that might all sound good on paper, you're probably wondering if it actually makes a difference. Well clearly GIGABYTE are on to something because not only do they hold the DDR4 memory frequency word record, but Corsair has just released the fastest DDR4 memory kit on the market and it was exclusively designed for the X99-SOC CHAMPION. When the 800-pound gorilla in the enthusiast memory market makes a special memory kit for a unique motherboard, you know that it's going to be special.
 Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3400 Review @ Hardware Canucks