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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB

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Release date: Q4 2015.

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Average Bench: 101% (9th of 105)

Based on 550 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 65%Average: 101% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB averaged 0.6% higher 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 39.1GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 38.6GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB is 59.5%. 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 58.6ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 550 samples)
Rank 9101%
Min Avg Max
24 MC Read 39.1 48.9
22.7 MC Write 38.6 47.7
18.9 MC Mixed 29.8 40.9
102% 35.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 SC Read 22.5 29.2
21.5 SC Write 38.3 49.7
18.2 SC Mixed 29.8 36.4
86.3% 30.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
44.4 Latency 58.6 85.5
68.3% 58.6 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 3334 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
122% Outstanding
MC Read 47.1
MC Write 46
MC Mixed 41.6
128% 44.9 GB/s
SC Read 27.4
SC Write 44.3
SC Mixed 33.5
100% 35.1 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3334 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
121% Outstanding
MC Read 47.1
MC Write 46.4
MC Mixed 39
126% 44.2 GB/s
SC Read 29.2
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 36.4
106% 37 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
115% Outstanding
MC Read 46.1
MC Write 45.4
MC Mixed 33
119% 41.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 32.9
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
113% Outstanding
MC Read 42.7
MC Write 44.8
MC Mixed 30.9
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 49.7
SC Mixed 35.3
105% 36.6 GB/s
Latency 45
89% 45 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
73.2% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 21.2
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 62
65% 62 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 13,270,380 RAM Kits tested.

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Approx. $172 @ launch in Nov '15
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $392

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $350Bench 96%, 228,645 samples3,221x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 89%, 260,686 samples252x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $251Bench 91%, 77,292 samples50x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 150%, 274,579 samples1,425x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $490Bench 123%, 398,090 samples902x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $350Bench 99%, 466,205 samples345x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $130Bench 218%, 74,142 samples444x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 111,112 samples377x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $165Bench 289%, 31,339 samples351x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GBG.SKILL  $180Bench 101%, 550 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $1,860

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