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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 99.5% (8th of 113)

Based on 2,386 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 68%Average: 99.5% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged just 0.4% 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 34.7GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 54.6%. 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 61.8ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 24.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,386 samples)
Rank 899.5%
Min Avg Max
26.2 MC Read 39.1 50.8
21.1 MC Write 34.7 47.9
19.7 MC Mixed 32.6 42.9
101% 35.5 GB/s
Min Avg Max
16.4 SC Read 24.5 30.9
18 SC Write 34 50.2
21.2 SC Mixed 32.8 42.1
86.9% 30.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
43.9 Latency 61.8 96.1
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 @ 3800 MHz
134% Outstanding
MC Read 65.3
MC Write 46.9
MC Mixed 38.2
143% 50.1 GB/s
SC Read 32.5
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 40.6
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
114% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 45.9
MC Mixed 31.7
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 49.8
SC Mixed 34
103% 36.2 GB/s
Latency 49.6
81% 49.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
110% Outstanding
MC Read 47.5
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 44.8
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 29.8
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 43
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
91.2% Outstanding
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 36
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 38
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
90% Excellent
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 36.2
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 31.7
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
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 Prices

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

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $320Bench 87%, 452,911 samples7,271x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $499Bench 89%, 188,326 samples3,949x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $220Bench 84%, 701,542 samples2,956x
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RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 107%, 307,597 samples3,097x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 399,694 samples3,062x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 138%, 150,967 samples1,239x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 290%, 259,680 samples1,305x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $138Bench 305%, 204,414 samples1,153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 328%, 180,536 samples945x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $172Bench 100%, 2,386 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,157

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9 days ago.

Looks great, but why is the Value so low?

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Good

2 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

12 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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