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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB

Average Bench: 95.2% (12th of 108)

Based on 961 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 63%Average: 95.2% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB averaged just 4.7% 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 37.1GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 34.6GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB is 57%. 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 22.5GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 61.8ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 961 samples)
Rank 1295.2%
Min Avg Max
23.8 MC Read 37.1 48.3
18 MC Write 34.6 47
18.9 MC Mixed 29.9 39.9
96.6% 33.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15 SC Read 22.5 28.1
17.7 SC Write 34.4 48.7
19.2 SC Mixed 30.2 37.7
82.9% 29 GB/s
Min Avg Max
44 Latency 61.8 97.2
64.7% 61.8 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 37.4
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 27.4
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 36.1
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
72.8% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 21.1
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 22.4
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
70.7% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20.9
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 22
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
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 Prices

Approx. $172 @ launch in Nov '15
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Gaming 112%
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Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 77%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $413

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $375Bench 87%, 341,238 samples4,517x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $299Bench 80%, 367,183 samples379x
Core i7-7700Intel  $313Bench 76%, 125,863 samples79x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 129%, 426,287 samples1,928x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples1,236x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples482x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $127Bench 219%, 99,922 samples538x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 203%, 174,625 samples462x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 282%, 42,973 samples456x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GBG.SKILL  $122Bench 95%, 961 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,844

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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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