The high-end Trident Z series from G.SKILL have finally arrived to our test labs in dual-channel flavor, 3200MHz speed and 15 CAS latency; the set is shipped inside a tiny cardboard enclosure, which shows the design of the modules in the frontal area:

On the back area we get to see a small product description along with product stickers representing the rated speed, equivalent standard, total memory capacity, memory timings but also the recommended voltage:

After removing the top packaging layer, we will find the two modules sitting inside a transparent plastic enclosure, along with a tiny case sticker:

The sticker features a nice brushed aluminum appearance:

Trident Z series seems to feature the most elaborated design of the heatsinks we have seen so far and combines multiple finishing styles and colors. The frontal area of the module does come with a gunmetal brushed aluminum shield, with a white painted product logo on the right:

The top left area does have a manufacturer logo present; this red layer is made of plastic, not metal:

If we do turn the module on the other side, we will get to see another brushed aluminum shielding, but this time colored in back; the Trident Z logo is more visible here and under it we will also spot an authenticity sticker with the memory technical specifications:

On the top area of the module we can spot the heatsink fin design for a better heat dissipation, while the red plastic layer is placed in-between:

The Trident Z kit was made to fit with many color schemes of the Z170 motherboards available now on sale: