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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: 95.7% (11th of 108)

Based on 2,492 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 67%Average: 95.7% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged just 4.3% 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 33.2GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 51.1%. 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 62.7ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 23.9GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,492 samples)
Rank 1195.7%
Min Avg Max
26.1 MC Read 36.9 48.9
18.1 MC Write 33.2 46.2
19.7 MC Mixed 31.8 40.1
97.1% 34 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.8 SC Read 23.9 28.7
18.2 SC Write 32.2 46.6
21 SC Mixed 32.3 39.5
84.2% 29.5 GB/s
Min Avg Max
43.4 Latency 62.7 96.6
63.8% 62.7 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 @ 3900 MHz
124% Outstanding
MC Read 48.6
MC Write 50.6
MC Mixed 33.9
127% 44.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 48.8
SC Mixed 35.2
103% 35.9 GB/s
Latency 43.7
92% 43.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
51.9% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 21.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 19.8
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
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Approx. $180 @ launch in Jan '16
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Gaming 112%
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Desktop 114%
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Workstation 77%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $375Bench 87%, 341,238 samples12,061x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $251Bench 83%, 128,494 samples902x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $299Bench 80%, 367,183 samples790x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 129%, 426,287 samples4,007x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples3,251x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples2,196x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $127Bench 219%, 99,922 samples1,470x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 203%, 174,625 samples1,342x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $77Bench 114%, 429,703 samples1,278x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $199Bench 96%, 2,492 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $1,738

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2 months ago.

Looks great, but why is the Value so low?

OPMSIronMan
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Good

18 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

11 days 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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