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HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 44% (102nd of 115)

Based on 32,519 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 1x8GB
Poor: 33%Average: 44% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB averaged 55.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 80.5ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 16.8GB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB is just 18.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 12.8GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 13.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32,519 samples)
Rank 10244%
Min Avg Max
12.6 MC Read 16.8 19.3
10.4 MC Write 14.9 18.1
9.91 MC Mixed 12.8 16.4
42.4% 14.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.93 SC Read 13.6 18.4
8.41 SC Write 14.5 18.8
8.02 SC Mixed 13.5 17.2
39.6% 13.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.1 Latency 80.5 118
49.7% 80.5 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
50.1% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 16
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
49.6% Average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 15.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.2
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 90.4
44% 90.4 ns
1 of 3 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
47.9% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 82.5
48% 82.5 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
47.1% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 12.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 13.6
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
46.3% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 15.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
45.6% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 11.8
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
39% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 10.8
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
33.6% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.7
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9.8
28% 9.63 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
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Gaming 25%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation 23%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $100

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $165Bench 73%, 446,215 samples1,216x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $95Bench 63%, 104,122 samples1,067x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples881x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $146Bench 29%, 946,701 samples824x
RX 570AMD  $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples634x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples556x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples602x
A400 480GBKingston  $24Bench 74%, 237,487 samples269x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples244x
RAM
HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GBKingstonBench 44%, 32,519 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $428

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