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Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX

HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 86% (32nd of 113)

Based on 462 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8x4GB
Poor: 78%Average: 86% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB averaged just 13.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 34.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 33.9GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB is 20.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 12.6GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 13.4GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 462 samples)
Rank 3286%
Min Avg Max
30 MC Read 34.7 41.2
30.2 MC Write 33.9 39.5
28.1 MC Mixed 31.5 36.7
95.4% 33.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 SC Read 15.2 17.5
9.43 SC Write 13.4 16.4
10.2 SC Mixed 12.6 14.9
39.2% 13.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.3 Latency 73.7 86.2
54.3% 73.7 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
100% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 36.8
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14.4
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
98% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 36.1
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
97.1% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 35.6
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 13.3
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 34.8
108% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 36
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 31.6
96% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.3
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3820Intel  $350Bench 73%, 40,454 samples891x
Core i7-3930KIntel  $460Bench 76%, 34,822 samples817x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $290Bench 79%, 20,635 samples170x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,236,286 samples182x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,283,412 samples175x
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 51%, 731,766 samples130x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $120Bench 111%, 742,645 samples125x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 113%, 456,834 samples106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 106%, 609,576 samples93x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 462 samples33x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $1,244

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