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G.SKILL F4-4266C17Q-32GTZR

F4 DDR4 4266 C17 4x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 115% (2nd of 115)

Based on 261 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-4266C17-8GTZR 4x8GB
Poor: 70%Average: 115% Great: 144%

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Outstanding average bench

The G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C17 4x8GB averaged 15.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C17 4x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 45.3GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 44.7GB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C17 4x8GB is 74%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C17 4x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 21.4GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 58.2ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 261 samples)
Rank 2115%
Min Avg Max
26.1 MC Read 44.7 56.5
24 MC Write 45.3 61.2
22.1 MC Mixed 36 44.9
120% 42 GB/s
Min Avg Max
9.5 SC Read 21.4 27.2
17.5 SC Write 42.1 56.2
12.4 SC Mixed 30.8 40.3
89.7% 31.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
40.7 Latency 58.2 102
68.7% 58.2 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
143% Outstanding
MC Read 53.8
MC Write 57.1
MC Mixed 44.4
148% 51.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 56.8
SC Mixed 39.5
116% 40.5 GB/s
Latency 42
95% 42 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3666 MHz
134% Outstanding
MC Read 57.7
MC Write 46.8
MC Mixed 45.4
143% 50 GB/s
SC Read 32.7
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 44
99% 34.6 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4266 MHz
132% Outstanding
MC Read 49.8
MC Write 54.8
MC Mixed 39.9
138% 48.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 49.2
SC Mixed 35
103% 36 GB/s
Latency 49.7
80% 49.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4266 MHz
131% Outstanding
MC Read 57.3
MC Write 45.9
MC Mixed 45.4
142% 49.5 GB/s
SC Read 30.4
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 37.6
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 25.4
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 28.1
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
63.7% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 24.4
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 17.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4266 MHz
32.3% Below average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 11.3
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 7.8
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
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Gaming 153%
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation 152%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $300

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,309x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,239x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples485x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples825x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples622x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples546x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples689x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples602x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples330x
RAM
F4 DDR4 4266 C17 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 115%, 261 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,246

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