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548C38-16 2x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 149% (1st of 115)

Based on 584 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston 548C38-16 2x16GB
Poor: 112%Average: 149% Great: 162%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston 548C38-16 2x16GB averaged 49.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston 548C38-16 2x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 60.2GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 58.9GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston 548C38-16 2x16GB is 50.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston 548C38-16 2x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 87.3ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 19.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 584 samples)
Rank 1149%
Min Avg Max
39.9 MC Read 60.2 66
37.3 MC Write 58.9 64
37.6 MC Mixed 55.1 59.9
166% 58.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 SC Read 19.5 22.6
30.8 SC Write 47.3 53.3
22.4 SC Mixed 27.4 30.9
89.7% 31.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
77.5 Latency 87.3 101
45.8% 87.3 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
157% Outstanding
MC Read 64.2
MC Write 61.3
MC Mixed 57.9
175% 61.1 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 50.8
SC Mixed 28.7
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
157% Outstanding
MC Read 62.2
MC Write 63.1
MC Mixed 57.6
174% 61 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 49.5
SC Mixed 29.5
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 88.3
45% 88.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
155% Outstanding
MC Read 64.6
MC Write 60.8
MC Mixed 55.9
173% 60.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 52.1
SC Mixed 24.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
149% Outstanding
MC Read 61
MC Write 55.6
MC Mixed 56.5
165% 57.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 49.8
SC Mixed 26.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
144% Outstanding
MC Read 59.5
MC Write 54.1
MC Mixed 54.4
160% 56 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 26.1
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
141% Outstanding
MC Read 56.9
MC Write 54.8
MC Mixed 54.4
158% 55.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 42.4
SC Mixed 22.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 92.1
43% 92.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
140% Outstanding
MC Read 57.7
MC Write 53.8
MC Mixed 52.9
157% 54.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 23.8
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 87.6
46% 87.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz
138% Outstanding
MC Read 55.5
MC Write 53.4
MC Mixed 50.1
151% 53 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 49
SC Mixed 29.2
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 93.7
43% 93.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
118% Outstanding
MC Read 45.6
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 48.6
131% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 23.9
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
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Gaming 227%
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Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 251%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $295Bench 114%, 60,685 samples1,355x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $415Bench 117%, 48,653 samples1,222x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $225Bench 109%, 51,264 samples481x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $1,120Bench 204%, 155,335 samples575x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $912Bench 187%, 424,051 samples548x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $631Bench 158%, 166,179 samples383x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $128Bench 395%, 138,490 samples657x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $188Bench 432%, 51,840 samples342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $88Bench 332%, 443,394 samples195x
RAM
548C38-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 149%, 584 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,543

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