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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 107% (4th of 115)

Based on 768 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-8GTZ 4x8GB
Poor: 70%Average: 107% Great: 135%

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Outstanding average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB averaged 6.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 41.2GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 40.5GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB is 65.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 22GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 61ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 768 samples)
Rank 4107%
Min Avg Max
25.3 MC Read 41.2 59.5
25.6 MC Write 40.5 63.7
22.2 MC Mixed 34.6 45.5
111% 38.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
11.7 SC Read 22 32.1
18.1 SC Write 37.6 52.3
15.5 SC Mixed 31 42.1
86.4% 30.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
46.2 Latency 61 91.6
65.6% 61 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
136% Outstanding
MC Read 60.9
MC Write 45.4
MC Mixed 46.7
146% 51 GB/s
SC Read 32.2
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 43.6
98% 34.3 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
128% Outstanding
MC Read 55.5
MC Write 44.4
MC Mixed 43.4
136% 47.8 GB/s
SC Read 31.5
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 42.5
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
117% Outstanding
MC Read 47.5
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 43.1
125% 43.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.4
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 37.4
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
117% Outstanding
MC Read 44.6
MC Write 47
MC Mixed 36.3
122% 42.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 31.5
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 45.9
MC Mixed 24.9
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 10.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 95.6
42% 95.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
74.1% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.7
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 23.6
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
73.1% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
67% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.1
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 15.3
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
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Gaming 153%
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 152%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO - $499

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples1,530x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples721x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples196x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples550x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples221x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples200x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples350x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples223x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples180x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 107%, 768 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,447

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