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G.SKILL F4-3600C16D-16GTZ

Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 95.5% (13th of 113)

Based on 2,739 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 67%Average: 95.5% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged just 4.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 36.9GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 33.6GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 50.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 61.4ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 23.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,739 samples)
Rank 1395.5%
Min Avg Max
26.1 MC Read 36.9 48.9
18.1 MC Write 33.6 47.4
20 MC Mixed 31.1 39.9
96.8% 33.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.9 SC Read 23.2 28.7
17.9 SC Write 33.1 48
20.2 SC Mixed 31.5 39.7
83.6% 29.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
42.7 Latency 61.4 97.8
65.1% 61.4 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 29.5
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 49.6
SC Mixed 30.7
96% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3666 MHz
106% Outstanding
MC Read 46.1
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 42.4
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 38.6
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
69.2% Good
MC Read 30
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.7
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 25.2
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
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 Prices

Approx. $180 @ launch in Jan '16
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 89%, 381,877 samples13,348x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $251Bench 84%, 131,415 samples1,032x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $270Bench 85%, 385,752 samples870x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $749Bench 128%, 494,721 samples4,359x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 102%, 678,876 samples3,566x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 846,070 samples2,439x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 217%, 115,770 samples1,566x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 201%, 153,580 samples1,435x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 110%, 465,159 samples1,398x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $161Bench 95%, 2,739 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $1,658

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6 months ago.

Looks great, but why is the Value so low?

OPMSIronMan
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Good

23 months ago.

my G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB performs better than the average of this one and better than the highest result for this one ;) I run mine at 3200 15-15-36 1T 1.35v for ---LESS MONEY--- lol!

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Excellent

4 months ago.

Hynix D-die! 3rd best die that you can get. And with the cost savings vs the sought after B-die I would rather lose 8% performance and save the money. Working to tighten my timings up as well. Should go well.

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