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Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G

HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 49.4% (99th of 115)

Based on 26,466 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 2x4GB
Poor: 29%Average: 49.4% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB averaged 50.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 18.3GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 77.2ns

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB is 30.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 12.9GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 14.3GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26,466 samples)
Rank 9949.4%
Min Avg Max
10.4 MC Read 18.3 21.8
7.28 MC Write 17.5 22.2
9.08 MC Mixed 15.6 18.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
6.47 SC Read 12.9 17.1
6.4 SC Write 14.9 20.9
7.7 SC Mixed 14.3 18.4
40% 14 GB/s
Min Avg Max
59.9 Latency 77.2 130
51.8% 77.2 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
58.3% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.6
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
54.5% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.9
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
54.1% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.5
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 16.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 80.9
50% 80.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
47.1% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 16.1
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 12
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
47.1% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
32.1% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 13
32% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 9.6
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
30.9% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 11.1
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 10.4
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples868x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples645x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples439x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples160x
RX 480AMD  $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples120x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples86x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples83x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples77x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $357

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