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Kingston KHX2666C16/8G

HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 44.4% (100th of 113)

Based on 23,913 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 1x8GB
Poor: 35%Average: 44.4% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB averaged 55.6% 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 77.9ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 16.9GB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB is just 16.8%. 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 13.7GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23,913 samples)
Rank 10044.4%
Min Avg Max
13.6 MC Read 16.9 19.4
10.9 MC Write 15 18
10.4 MC Mixed 12.8 16.3
42.6% 14.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.8 SC Read 13.8 18.2
8.2 SC Write 14.7 18.8
8.4 SC Mixed 13.7 17.2
40.2% 14.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
57.1 Latency 77.9 108
51.3% 77.9 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
49.1% Average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.6
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 88
45% 88 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
48.4% Average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 14.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 94.9
42% 94.9 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
47.1% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 12.2
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
47% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 12.4
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
45.1% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 11.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
43.2% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 11.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
41.1% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 11.8
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 12.4
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
37.2% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 10.7
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,427,588 RAM Kits tested.

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Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 25%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $60

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $184Bench 77%, 576,636 samples3,935x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $99Bench 71%, 60,254 samples3,570x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 68%, 131,647 samples3,151x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 695,028 samples2,454x
RX 570AMD  $125Bench 47%, 285,807 samples2,429x
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 55%, 649,191 samples2,201x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 67%, 247,548 samples1,942x
A400 120GBKingston  $20Bench 60%, 110,776 samples923x
A400 480GBKingston  $47Bench 75%, 119,910 samples662x
RAM
HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GBKingstonBench 44%, 23,913 samples514x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $427

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