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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

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Average Bench: 91.5% (22nd of 108)

Based on 103 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-4GTZ 2x4GB
Poor: 57%Average: 91.5% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GB averaged just 8.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 35.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 34.7GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GB is 60.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 20GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 67.1ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 103 samples)
Rank 2291.5%
Min Avg Max
17.2 MC Read 34.7 46.6
17.1 MC Write 35.7 48.3
13.9 MC Mixed 28 36.6
93.7% 32.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.8 SC Read 20 26.5
14.8 SC Write 33.9 46.3
12.9 SC Mixed 26.4 34.9
76.5% 26.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
45.6 Latency 67.1 102
59.6% 67.1 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
113% Outstanding
MC Read 45.8
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 36.6
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.7
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 30.8
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
91.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 25.8
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 35.7
SC Mixed 27.9
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
74.5% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 21.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22.9
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Pro4 - $102

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $359Bench 96%, 285,559 samples1,168x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $238Bench 90%, 100,693 samples784x
Core i5-7500Intel  $215Bench 77%, 57,841 samples152x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $208Bench 70%, 570,243 samples482x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 120%, 476,055 samples449x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $314Bench 98%, 573,744 samples410x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $92Bench 106%, 421,994 samples224x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $97Bench 200%, 137,051 samples194x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 55%, 9,079 samples130x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GBG.SKILL  $114Bench 92%, 103 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $875

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