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3600 C18 Series 2x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 92.1% (17th of 115)

Based on 2,007 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB
Poor: 64%Average: 92.1% Great: 125%

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Excellent average bench

The Patriot 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB averaged just 7.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Patriot 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 38.3GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 31.4GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB is 60.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Patriot 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 71.7ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 25GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,007 samples)
Rank 1792.1%
Min Avg Max
24.8 MC Read 38.3 59.1
18.6 MC Write 29.4 44.7
20.7 MC Mixed 31.4 40.9
94.4% 33.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.1 SC Read 25 32.7
17.2 SC Write 27.7 46.1
19.1 SC Mixed 31.2 40.9
79.9% 28 GB/s
Min Avg Max
53.3 Latency 71.7 101
55.8% 71.7 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
118% Outstanding
MC Read 58.2
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 34.9
127% 44.3 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 36.4
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
112% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 42.3
MC Mixed 36
114% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 31.1
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 33.2
104% 36.5 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 33.3
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 28.8
SC Write 46.1
SC Mixed 34.3
104% 36.4 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3679 MHz
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 42.4
MC Mixed 28.5
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 46
SC Mixed 32.1
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 32.3
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 30.7
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
88.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 34.1
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 36.8
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 31.6
86% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 28.5
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 34.9
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
66.9% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 26.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 26.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 87.3
46% 87.3 ns
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Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 131%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) - $199

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples2,572x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples2,068x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,087x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples994x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples741x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples720x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples723x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples535x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples478x
RAM
3600 C18 Series 2x16GBPatriotBench 92%, 2,007 samples1x
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