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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 97.8% (8th of 115)

Based on 4,081 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 67%Average: 97.8% Great: 128%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged just 2.1% 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 39.1GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 33.6GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 61.7%. This is a particularly 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 61.8ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 24.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,081 samples)
Rank 897.8%
Min Avg Max
25.8 MC Read 39.1 58.6
18 MC Write 33.6 48.4
19.7 MC Mixed 31.9 43.9
99.6% 34.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.1 SC Read 24.5 33.5
16.5 SC Write 32.7 50.2
19.8 SC Mixed 32.2 41.9
85.1% 29.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
44.1 Latency 61.8 95.8
64.7% 61.8 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
108% Outstanding
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 30
108% 38 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 31.7
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
105% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 30.3
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 32.5
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 28.6
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 31.2
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
69.2% Good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 25
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $180 @ launch in Jan '16
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $220

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,704x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $233Bench 98%, 148,645 samples1,428x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $166Bench 96%, 206,018 samples1,054x
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RTX 3080Nvidia  $912Bench 187%, 424,051 samples779x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $560Bench 148%, 562,666 samples714x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $380Bench 115%, 663,603 samples550x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $88Bench 332%, 443,394 samples495x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $128Bench 395%, 138,490 samples348x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 289%, 406,008 samples323x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $181Bench 98%, 4,081 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $1,591

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Looks great, but why is the Value so low?

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Good

4 years 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

3 years 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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