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Kingston KHX1600C9S3L/

HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 96.4% (11th of 115)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX1600C9S3L/ 4x8GB
Poor: 94%Average: 96.4% Great: 99%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB averaged just 3.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 39.6GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 38GB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB is just 5.28%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 12.2GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 12.9GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 1196.4%
Min Avg Max
38.2 MC Read 39.6 41.3
37.7 MC Write 38 38.5
34.4 MC Mixed 36.2 38
108% 37.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 SC Read 15.9 16.6
12.2 SC Write 12.9 13.8
11.5 SC Mixed 12.2 13.2
39.1% 13.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
64.1 Latency 67.6 71.9
59.2% 67.6 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 38
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 36.9
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 12.8
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
96.8% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 37
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 12.5
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
95.9% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 36
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
95.3% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 34.4
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 35
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 11.5
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,004,513 RAM Kits tested

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Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 23%
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System: Notebook P570WM

CPU
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples11x
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples5x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples3x
GPU
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples7x
GTX 880MNvidiaBench 28%, 2,147 samples7x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples7x
SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples4x
SSD 240GBGigabyte  $30Bench 73%, 20,238 samples3x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung  $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples2x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 96%, 6 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $205

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