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Kingston KHX3600C17D4/8GX

HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 91.8% (18th of 115)

Based on 16,566 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3600C17D4/8GX 2x8GB
Poor: 66%Average: 91.8% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB averaged just 8.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 36.8GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 31GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB is 50.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 70ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 24GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,566 samples)
Rank 1891.8%
Min Avg Max
23.9 MC Read 36.8 47.5
18 MC Write 30.5 45.1
20.4 MC Mixed 31 38.7
93.5% 32.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 SC Read 24 32.4
17.6 SC Write 30.2 48.6
19.4 SC Mixed 31 39.7
81% 28.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
49.7 Latency 70 91.9
57.1% 70 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 36.9
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 31.2
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 36.9
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
96.3% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 35.2
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 31.5
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 39.4
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 35.8
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 36.6
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
75.6% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 21.4
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 17.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
74.8% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 23.6
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
74% Very good
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 27.6
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.6
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 28
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
67.9% Good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 26.9
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 26.1
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 15.4
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 16.8
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
48.4% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 15.9
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 93.6
43% 93.6 ns
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,758x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,846x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,111x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial  $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples522x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GBKingstonBench 92%, 16,566 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $502

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