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G.SKILL F4-3600C16D-16GTZSW

F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 107% (4th of 115)

Based on 312 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZSW 2x8GB
Poor: 69%Average: 107% Great: 138%

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Outstanding average bench

The G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged 6.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 43.9GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 37.2GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 69.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 61.3ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 28.1GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 312 samples)
Rank 4107%
Min Avg Max
27.1 MC Read 43.9 61
22.2 MC Write 33.5 50
24.2 MC Mixed 37 49.7
109% 38.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 SC Read 28.1 35.7
17.5 SC Write 31.5 49.5
22.6 SC Mixed 37.2 49
92.2% 32.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
43.8 Latency 61.3 90.1
65.2% 61.3 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
166% Outstanding
MC Read 112
MC Write 42.6
MC Mixed 40.6
186% 65 GB/s
SC Read 30.8
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 37.6
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
111% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 44.7
MC Mixed 34.5
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 32.1
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 46
87% 46 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
103% Outstanding
MC Read 44
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 38.9
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 31.9
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 39.9
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
95.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 36
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 31.9
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 39.1
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 36.9
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 31.5
76% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
79% Very good
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 31.5
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 25.8
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

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Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples1,947x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples403x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples285x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples283x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples247x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples284x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples226x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples213x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 107%, 312 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $592

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