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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 98.3% (8th of 113)

Based on 3,452 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 67%Average: 98.3% Great: 124%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged just 1.7% 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 38.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 34GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 57%. 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 61.2ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 24.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,452 samples)
Rank 898.3%
Min Avg Max
26.3 MC Read 38.7 50.4
18 MC Write 34 48.4
20 MC Mixed 32.1 43.8
99.9% 35 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 SC Read 24.2 33.3
17.7 SC Write 33.7 50.6
20.5 SC Mixed 32.5 41.9
86% 30.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
43.5 Latency 61.2 96.4
65.3% 61.2 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
122% Outstanding
MC Read 63.3
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 31.3
129% 45.1 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 39.4
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 55.9
72% 55.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
100% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 28.7
100% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 31.3
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 38.4
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 28.7
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 39.4
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
66.8% Good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 26.2
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 22.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $180 @ launch in Jan '16
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $169

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $330Bench 84%, 711,833 samples11,001x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $549Bench 86%, 277,861 samples6,032x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $280Bench 82%, 988,805 samples4,523x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 397,019 samples4,341x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 535,413 samples4,339x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 152%, 289,496 samples2,448x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $70Bench 287%, 364,429 samples2,132x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $111Bench 298%, 294,852 samples1,999x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $111Bench 328%, 351,763 samples1,994x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $128Bench 98%, 3,452 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $1,097

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12 months ago.

Looks great, but why is the Value so low?

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Good

3 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

2 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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