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F4-3600C DDR4 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 86.8% (29th of 115)

Based on 87 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C 2x8GB
Poor: 71%Average: 86.8% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The G.SKILL F4-3600C DDR4 2x8GB averaged just 13.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL F4-3600C DDR4 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 35.9GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 32.1GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL F4-3600C DDR4 2x8GB is 28.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the G.SKILL F4-3600C DDR4 2x8GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 93ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 20.7GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 87 samples)
Rank 2986.8%
Min Avg Max
28.6 MC Read 35.9 42.9
24.1 MC Write 30 34.2
25.6 MC Mixed 29.1 32.5
90.5% 31.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 SC Read 20.7 25.3
20.6 SC Write 32.1 41.9
19.1 SC Mixed 24.1 28.7
73.3% 25.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
76.1 Latency 93 114
43% 93 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 29.1
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 24.1
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 94.4
42% 94.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
77.4% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 26.7
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 21
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
49.8% Average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 15.5
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
40.1% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 20.6
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8.5
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 346
12% 346 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
27.7% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.43 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 8.5
24% 8.3 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples816x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples339x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples269x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples326x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples265x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples200x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples73x
RAM
F4-3600C DDR4 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 87 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $416

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