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Kingston KHX2666C16/8G

HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 45.1% (95th of 108)

Based on 9,493 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 1x8GB
Poor: 36%Average: 45.1% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB averaged 54.8% 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 81.3ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 17.2GB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB is just 16.1%. 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 13.4GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 14.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,493 samples)
Rank 9545.1%
Min Avg Max
13.7 MC Read 17.2 19.3
11.1 MC Write 15.1 17.9
10.5 MC Mixed 13.4 16.2
43.5% 15.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8.45 SC Read 14.3 18.3
8.62 SC Write 14.9 18.8
9.32 SC Mixed 14.2 17.2
41.3% 14.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58 Latency 81.3 109
49.2% 81.3 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
49.7% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 14.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 16.3
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
49.4% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 16.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 15.9
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 89.6
45% 89.6 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
49% Average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 14.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
45.4% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 14.9
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 15.3
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
44.7% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 14.2
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 82.5
48% 82.5 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
43.1% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 11.5
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 13.6
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
41.8% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 11.3
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 12.8
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
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Gaming 33%
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Desktop 56%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $60

CPU
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $78Bench 68%, 73,698 samples3,569x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD  $59Bench 61%, 42,555 samples2,030x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD  $119Bench 65%, 63,570 samples1,879x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $148Bench 31%, 459,081 samples2,680x
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)AMDBench 10%, 45,703 samples1,752x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $285Bench 56%, 747,470 samples1,334x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $32Bench 64%, 91,342 samples1,103x
A400 120GBKingston  $22Bench 60%, 54,795 samples968x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $39Bench 45%, 35,175 samples265x
RAM
HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GBKingstonBench 45%, 9,493 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $318

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