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F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 104% (5th of 115)

Based on 2,149 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-16GTZKW 2x16GB
Poor: 66%Average: 104% Great: 134%

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Outstanding average bench

The G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB averaged 4.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 43.3GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 37.7GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB is 67.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 70.2ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 26.9GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,149 samples)
Rank 5104%
Min Avg Max
26.9 MC Read 43.3 60.9
16.1 MC Write 32.3 46.3
23.4 MC Mixed 37.7 46.1
108% 37.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
16.4 SC Read 26.9 33.7
15.8 SC Write 28.1 50.3
22.2 SC Mixed 36 44.3
86.7% 30.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
52.5 Latency 70.2 100
57% 70.2 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3866 MHz
140% Outstanding
MC Read 64.6
MC Write 47.5
MC Mixed 47.8
152% 53.3 GB/s
SC Read 29.8
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 43.4
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 36.3
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 28.6
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
100% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 40
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 28.4
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 39.2
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 35.7
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 29.7
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
70.2% Very good
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 20.1
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 24.1
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
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CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,640x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,409x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,234x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,072x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,466x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,834x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples865x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 2,149 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $889

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