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Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX

HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 86.1% (33rd of 113)

Based on 381 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8x4GB
Poor: 78%Average: 86.1% Great: 99%

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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 21.1%. 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 381 samples)
Rank 3386.1%
Min Avg Max
30.1 MC Read 34.7 41.4
30.4 MC Write 33.9 39.7
28.3 MC Mixed 31.5 36.7
95.4% 33.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
11.2 SC Read 15.2 17.5
9.21 SC Write 13.4 16.5
9.91 SC Mixed 12.6 14.9
39.2% 13.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.1 Latency 73.9 86.2
54.1% 73.9 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
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 35.6
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.4
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
91.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 33.9
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 13.2
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
82.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 29.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 29.8
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.5
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 29.2
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 13.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 29.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11.9
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 30,691,617 RAM Kits tested.

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Gaming 74%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3820Intel  $226Bench 74%, 31,268 samples1,801x
Core i7-3930KIntel  $495Bench 78%, 25,330 samples1,728x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $600Bench 81%, 13,772 samples351x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $350Bench 79%, 877,118 samples394x
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 579,470 samples391x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $267Bench 57%, 853,453 samples349x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 111%, 529,739 samples291x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $85Bench 104%, 662,956 samples152x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $70Bench 108%, 367,378 samples116x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 381 samples78x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,090

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