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Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB

Average Bench: 96.5% (12th of 113)

Based on 1,489 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-8GTZ 2x8GB
Poor: 66%Average: 96.5% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB averaged just 3.5% 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 38.1GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 34.5GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB is 57.1%. 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. Physical RAM Latency 62.5ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 22.6GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,489 samples)
Rank 1296.5%
Min Avg Max
25.3 MC Read 38.1 50.6
18.1 MC Write 34.5 47.8
19.7 MC Mixed 30.7 42.3
98.4% 34.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 SC Read 22.6 31.6
17.7 SC Write 33.9 49.7
19.3 SC Mixed 30.3 40.7
82.7% 28.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
46.4 Latency 62.5 96.8
64% 62.5 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
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 30.7
110% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 47.3
SC Mixed 33.3
99% 34.7 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 31.6
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 31.5
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 46.1
87% 46.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
99.5% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 30.2
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 21.6
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3534 MHz
94.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 37.1
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 38.4
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $172 @ launch in Nov '15
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Gaming 76%
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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%, 515,807 samples101x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $303Bench 83%, 572,193 samples14x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 79%, 344,946 samples9x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,236,286 samples33x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 106%, 925,555 samples18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,230,572 samples18x
SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD  $71Bench 248%, 92,625 samples10x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $137Bench 320%, 288,284 samples9x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 267%, 346,415 samples8x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GBG.SKILL  $152Bench 96%, 1,489 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,002

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Poor

12 months 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

23 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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