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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB

Average Bench: 93.2% (14th of 113)

Based on 1,126 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 62%Average: 93.2% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB averaged just 6.8% 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 36.3GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 33.9GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB is 55.8%. This is a relatively 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 21.8GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 62.6ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,126 samples)
Rank 1493.2%
Min Avg Max
23.4 MC Read 36.3 46.9
18 MC Write 33.9 46.9
18.6 MC Mixed 29.3 38.8
94.7% 33.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 SC Read 21.8 28.4
17 SC Write 33.4 48.6
16.6 SC Mixed 29.2 38.5
80.3% 28.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
45.1 Latency 62.6 96.4
63.9% 62.6 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
117% Outstanding
MC Read 45.7
MC Write 47
MC Mixed 32.1
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 49.5
SC Mixed 32.7
103% 36 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
112% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 44.8
MC Mixed 31.9
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 48.6
SC Mixed 33.1
101% 35.3 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 36
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 28.8
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
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 Prices

Approx. $172 @ launch in Nov '15
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Desktop 95%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $195

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $284Bench 87%, 303,907 samples4,627x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $430Bench 89%, 127,679 samples2,489x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $200Bench 84%, 451,203 samples2,012x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $505Bench 111%, 271,506 samples2,165x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $399Bench 106%, 214,536 samples2,040x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 131%, 124,612 samples902x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 289%, 171,723 samples822x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $164Bench 305%, 121,031 samples565x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 274%, 224,470 samples512x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GBG.SKILL  $134Bench 93%, 1,126 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,208

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Poor

12 days ago.

speed seems to overcome the slower latency and the slower ram's higher latency can't make the lesser ram run faster

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Excellent

11 months ago.

The "good to go" RAM kit for users with Zen 2 CPU. Users with Intel CPU can use this but they may be going to get little benefits from having higher RAM clocks compared to lower timing.

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