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KF556C36-16 4x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 171% (1st of 115)

Based on 220 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KF556C36-16 4x16GB
Poor: 125%Average: 171% Great: 202%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston KF556C36-16 4x16GB averaged 70.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston KF556C36-16 4x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 68.2GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 63.9GB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston KF556C36-16 4x16GB is 77.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston KF556C36-16 4x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 78ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 35GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 220 samples)
Rank 1171%
Min Avg Max
46.7 MC Read 68.2 82.1
41.7 MC Write 63.9 78.1
43.2 MC Mixed 62.6 74
185% 64.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
19.4 SC Read 35 57.4
43.1 SC Write 54.1 68.6
29 SC Mixed 41.5 59.2
124% 43.5 GB/s
Min Avg Max
64.8 Latency 78 92.3
51.3% 78 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz
187% Outstanding
MC Read 75.5
MC Write 74.1
MC Mixed 69.9
209% 73.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 54.9
SC Mixed 34.6
108% 37.6 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz
184% Outstanding
MC Read 72.2
MC Write 74.3
MC Mixed 69.3
206% 71.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 51.7
SC Mixed 34.9
106% 37.1 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz
181% Outstanding
MC Read 72.3
MC Write 71.8
MC Mixed 68.4
202% 70.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 51.9
SC Mixed 35.3
106% 36.9 GB/s
Latency 78.5
51% 78.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5600 MHz
170% Outstanding
MC Read 60.4
MC Write 61.4
MC Mixed 61.7
175% 61.2 GB/s
SC Read 56.1
SC Write 67.7
SC Mixed 56.8
172% 60.2 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5067 MHz
166% Outstanding
MC Read 65.4
MC Write 67.6
MC Mixed 63.5
187% 65.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 47.9
SC Mixed 29.9
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 90.6
44% 90.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz
127% Outstanding
MC Read 49.9
MC Write 49.9
MC Mixed 47.4
140% 49.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 26.6
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 3200 MHz
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 36.8
113% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 22.4
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 140
29% 140 ns
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Gaming 453%
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Desktop
Desktop 125%
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Workstation
Workstation 596%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel  $450Bench 129%, 49,132 samples703x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples461x
Core i9-13900KFIntel  $420Bench 129%, 16,914 samples177x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples548x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples286x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples216x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples253x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples207x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples200x
RAM
KF556C36-16 4x16GBKingstonBench 171%, 220 samples1x
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