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F4 DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 125% (1st of 115)

Based on 117 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F4-3600C17-16GTZR 8x16GB
Poor: 74%Average: 125% Great: 201%

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Outstanding average bench

The G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB averaged 25.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 60.4GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 46GB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 11.3GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 90ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 117 samples)
Rank 1125%
Min Avg Max
26.2 MC Read 45.2 82.4
26 MC Write 60.4 84.3
23.9 MC Mixed 46 82
144% 50.5 GB/s
Min Avg Max
6.38 SC Read 11.3 22.8
17.2 SC Write 22.8 32.5
9.28 SC Mixed 16.8 39.2
48.5% 17 GB/s
Min Avg Max
67.9 Latency 90 118
44.4% 90 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
151% Outstanding
MC Read 53.2
MC Write 80.1
MC Mixed 53.5
178% 62.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 11.7
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
146% Outstanding
MC Read 50
MC Write 78.9
MC Mixed 52.5
173% 60.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 11
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
134% Outstanding
MC Read 53.6
MC Write 51.9
MC Mixed 55.4
153% 53.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 31
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
101% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 53.7
MC Mixed 34.8
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 10.4
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 84.3
48% 84.3 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
98.8% Outstanding
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 52.9
MC Mixed 33.7
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 10.8
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
96.2% Outstanding
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 52.4
MC Mixed 30.1
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 10.6
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 84.7
47% 84.7 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 51.7
MC Mixed 31.7
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 9.9
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 49.9
MC Mixed 31.8
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 10.7
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
90.7% Outstanding
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 32.7
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 9.9
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
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Motherboard: Asus ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME ENCORE

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples161x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples55x
Core i9-10920XIntel  $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples44x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples89x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples64x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples30x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples55x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples30x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples27x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GBG.SKILLBench 125%, 117 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $2,496

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