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G.SKILL F4-3600C16D-16GTZ

Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q1 2016.

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Average Bench: 99.7% (9th of 105)

Based on 1,471 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 56%Average: 99.7% Great: 128%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged just 0.2% 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 39GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 37.9GB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 72%. 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. 1 Core Read Bench 22.5GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 59.3ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,471 samples)
Rank 999.7%
Min Avg Max
20.4 MC Read 39 50.4
17.9 MC Write 37.9 48.8
17.1 MC Mixed 29.6 40
102% 35.5 GB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 SC Read 22.5 28.8
16.8 SC Write 37.8 49.7
13.6 SC Mixed 29.5 37.5
85.5% 29.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
41.8 Latency 59.3 94.4
67.4% 59.3 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 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
109% Outstanding
MC Read 42.9
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 36.2
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 25.7
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 29.2
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3334 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
108% Outstanding
MC Read 44.8
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 32.1
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 30.9
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
106% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 36.1
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 29.7
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 30.4
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 32.7
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 28.8
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 32.5
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 45.3
88% 45.3 ns
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 Prices

Approx. $180 @ launch in Jan '16
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Desktop 108%
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Workstation 116%
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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $180

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD  $242Bench 92%, 28,548 samples3,696x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $169Bench 89%, 36,461 samples2,662x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $188Bench 84%, 65,182 samples2,572x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $770Bench 153%, 217,961 samples2,428x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $460Bench 123%, 332,411 samples1,720x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 98%, 400,102 samples1,251x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 196%, 101,901 samples1,638x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $139Bench 218%, 59,336 samples1,373x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 110%, 237,348 samples778x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $215Bench 100%, 1,471 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,508

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Looks great, but why is the Value so low?

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Good

4 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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