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G.SKILL F4-3600C17D-16GTZ

Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 94.9% (13th of 113)

Based on 1,296 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 63%Average: 94.9% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB averaged just 5.1% 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 34.4GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB is 55.1%. 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 22GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 63.2ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,296 samples)
Rank 1394.9%
Min Avg Max
23.7 MC Read 37.1 48.6
18 MC Write 34.4 47.7
19.5 MC Mixed 30.1 40.2
96.8% 33.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 SC Read 22 28.8
16.5 SC Write 33.6 49.5
15 SC Mixed 29.7 39.5
81.2% 28.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
45.8 Latency 63.2 97.3
63.3% 63.2 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
107% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 29.9
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 48.6
SC Mixed 32
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 26.5
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 28.7
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
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MSRP ≈ $172 @ launch in Nov '15
AmazonUS $1374 months
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Gaming 75%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 65%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Professional Gaming i7

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 87%, 486,187 samples79x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $299Bench 83%, 504,930 samples11x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $188Bench 80%, 276,441 samples9x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,100,904 samples21x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 799,418 samples16x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,100,889 samples13x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 271%, 348,381 samples7x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $169Bench 323%, 229,960 samples7x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 284%, 282,296 samples6x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GBG.SKILL  $137Bench 95%, 1,296 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $926

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Poor

7 months ago.

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

ColdSpy
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Excellent

18 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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