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HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 55% (91st of 115)

Based on 6,948 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX1866C9D3/8GX 2x8GB
Poor: 29%Average: 55% Great: 71%

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Average average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB averaged 44.9% 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 20.4GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 19.6GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB is 41.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 14.3GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 16.4GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,948 samples)
Rank 9155%
Min Avg Max
10.6 MC Read 20.4 25.6
9.2 MC Write 19.6 26.6
8.6 MC Mixed 17.6 23.2
54.9% 19.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
6.89 SC Read 14.3 20
6.59 SC Write 16.4 23.9
7.99 SC Mixed 16.5 22.8
45% 15.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
54.8 Latency 73.6 108
54.3% 73.6 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
70.6% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 22.7
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
69.4% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 22.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
65.6% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 21.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 19.4
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
54% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.9
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
52% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
46.3% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
45.6% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 11.8
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
43.8% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 15.6
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 10.9
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
34% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 14.3
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 5.3
13% 4.5 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
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Gaming 42%
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Desktop 84%
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Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples457x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples404x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples305x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples207x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 6,948 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648

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