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Performance DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 46.7% (102nd of 115)

Based on 479 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 2x2GB
Poor: 26%Average: 46.7% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The G.SKILL Performance DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GB averaged 53.2% 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. Physical RAM Latency 72.5ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 17.2GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Performance DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GB is 35.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL Performance DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 12.3GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 13.7GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 479 samples)
Rank 10246.7%
Min Avg Max
9 MC Read 17.2 22
6.2 MC Write 15.9 22.4
7.7 MC Mixed 15 19
45.7% 16 GB/s
Min Avg Max
6.2 SC Read 12.3 17.1
5.5 SC Write 13.7 20.4
6.9 SC Mixed 13.7 18.8
37.8% 13.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
56 Latency 72.5 104
55.2% 72.5 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
52.8% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.9
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 16.2
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 89.7
45% 89.7 ns
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
37.9% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 12.5
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 11.3
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
30.8% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.1
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 9.9
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
30.3% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 82.4
48% 82.4 ns
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
14.2% Very poor
MC Read 4.7
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 5.8
14% 4.77 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 4.7
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 187
21% 187 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,001,456 RAM Kits tested

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Gaming 4%
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Desktop 65%
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Workstation 3%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87I-PRO

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples32x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples21x
Xeon E3-1230 v3Intel  $217Bench 73%, 8,137 samples14x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples12x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples11x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples9x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples9x
SP900 256GBAdata  $300Bench 74%, 9,430 samples8x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples7x
RAM
Performance DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GBG.SKILLBench 47%, 479 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $177

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