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Kingston KHX3600C17D4/8GX

HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 104% (5th of 115)

Based on 4,320 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3600C17D4/8GX 4x8GB
Poor: 73%Average: 104% Great: 129%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB averaged 4.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 42.4GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 35.8GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB is 56.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 66.9ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 25.6GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,320 samples)
Rank 5104%
Min Avg Max
28.9 MC Read 42.4 61
18.1 MC Write 34.9 47.3
24.1 MC Mixed 35.8 44.6
108% 37.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 SC Read 25.6 33.2
17.7 SC Write 33 50.6
23.4 SC Mixed 33.7 43
87.9% 30.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
51.4 Latency 66.9 92.3
59.8% 66.9 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
127% Outstanding
MC Read 60.5
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 49.5
131% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 36.3
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 46
104% 36.3 GB/s
Latency 46.8
86% 46.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
118% Outstanding
MC Read 47.5
MC Write 41.8
MC Mixed 40.9
124% 43.4 GB/s
SC Read 29.6
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 40.4
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
114% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 45.5
MC Mixed 36.4
118% 41.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 30.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
111% Outstanding
MC Read 41.7
MC Write 45.2
MC Mixed 33.3
114% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 48.5
SC Mixed 29.7
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 44.1
MC Mixed 32.9
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 48.5
SC Mixed 31.3
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 56.7
70% 56.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
79.7% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 24.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 22.6
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
71.1% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 30
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 21.9
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 92.7
43% 92.7 ns
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Gaming 106%
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Desktop 106%
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Workstation 106%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-P

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $250Bench 101%, 65,651 samples1,913x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples1,531x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples734x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,071x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples856x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples829x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples479x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples455x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples401x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GBKingstonBench 104%, 4,320 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $615

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