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Kingston KHX3000C15/16GX

HyperX 3000 C15 4x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 96.5% (11th of 115)

Based on 2,054 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3000C15/16GX 4x16GB
Poor: 71%Average: 96.5% Great: 140%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 4x16GB averaged just 3.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 4x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 38.5GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 36.5GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 4x16GB is 69%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 4x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 78ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 18.7GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,054 samples)
Rank 1196.5%
Min Avg Max
26.1 MC Read 36.5 65
22.5 MC Write 38.5 64.5
22.9 MC Mixed 32.4 54.4
102% 35.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.45 SC Read 18.7 28.9
17.9 SC Write 30.2 43.5
9.9 SC Mixed 25.5 37.3
70.9% 24.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
57 Latency 78 108
51.3% 78 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
111% Outstanding
MC Read 43.6
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 42.2
123% 42.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 21.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
110% Outstanding
MC Read 43.5
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 42.6
123% 43 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 22.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
106% Outstanding
MC Read 54.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 32.6
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 27.3
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 33.5
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 33.8
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 31.3
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
96.5% Outstanding
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 29
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 43.2
SC Mixed 31.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
96.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 29.1
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 29.6
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
82% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 26.6
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 27.2
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 26.5
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.8
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 98.2
41% 98.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
78.3% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 24.4
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 25.8
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel  $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples374x
Core i7-7820XIntel  $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples217x
Core i9-7900XIntel  $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples148x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples192x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples93x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples82x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples57x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples49x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples48x
RAM
HyperX 3000 C15 4x16GBKingstonBench 97%, 2,054 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $744

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