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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB

Average Bench: 93.3% (16th of 113)

Based on 987 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 65%Average: 93.3% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB averaged just 6.6% 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 36.4GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 33.3GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB is 49.9%. 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. Physical RAM Latency 63.1ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 22.4GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 987 samples)
Rank 1693.3%
Min Avg Max
25.3 MC Read 36.4 47.2
18.1 MC Write 33.3 45.9
19.2 MC Mixed 29.9 39.5
94.8% 33.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 SC Read 22.4 28.1
18 SC Write 32.9 48
19.6 SC Mixed 29.9 38.5
81.1% 28.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
44.3 Latency 63.1 95.9
63.4% 63.1 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
112% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 32.7
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 41.5
SC Mixed 32.7
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 37.2
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 36.4
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
72.1% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
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 Prices

Approx. $172 @ launch in Nov '15
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Desktop 116%
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Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $413

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 89%, 381,877 samples4,981x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $270Bench 85%, 385,752 samples420x
Core i7-7700Intel  $327Bench 81%, 143,778 samples103x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $749Bench 128%, 494,721 samples2,071x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 102%, 678,876 samples1,372x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 846,070 samples535x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 217%, 115,770 samples565x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 279%, 44,743 samples486x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 201%, 153,580 samples484x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GBG.SKILL  $118Bench 93%, 987 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $1,799

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Excellent

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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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