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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

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Average Bench: 99.2% (9th of 108)

Based on 817 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 63%Average: 99.2% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB averaged just 0.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 38.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 37.8GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB is 60.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 22.2GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 58.9ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 817 samples)
Rank 999.2%
Min Avg Max
23.4 MC Read 38.7 48.6
18.5 MC Write 37.8 47.4
18.7 MC Mixed 29.6 40.8
101% 35.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 SC Read 22.2 28.1
16.8 SC Write 37.4 49.7
18.1 SC Mixed 29.7 36.3
85.1% 29.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
43.9 Latency 58.9 92.9
67.9% 58.9 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 @ 2133 MHz
68.1% Good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 19.4
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 22.2
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
66.5% Good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 23.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 97.6
41% 97.6 ns
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Gaming 122%
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Desktop 113%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $413

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $349Bench 86%, 296,056 samples3,885x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $279Bench 80%, 347,096 samples333x
Core i7-7700Intel  $320Bench 74%, 93,432 samples71x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $750Bench 152%, 362,330 samples1,702x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 505,858 samples1,089x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $391Bench 97%, 606,639 samples417x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 222%, 92,615 samples497x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 202%, 129,380 samples428x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 287%, 34,546 samples405x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GBG.SKILL  $134Bench 99%, 817 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $1,786

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