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Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX

HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 87.5% (27th of 108)

Based on 18,283 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 2x8GB
Poor: 58%Average: 87.5% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB averaged just 12.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 34.5GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 31.1GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB is 51.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 71ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 21GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,283 samples)
Rank 2787.5%
Min Avg Max
20.7 MC Read 34.5 44.5
17.9 MC Write 31.1 40.5
17.6 MC Mixed 28.4 35.6
89.5% 31.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 SC Read 21 26.7
17.1 SC Write 30.7 41.9
18.1 SC Mixed 26.8 32.4
74.7% 26.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
49.3 Latency 71 93.3
56.3% 71 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
112% Outstanding
MC Read 44.9
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 34.4
116% 40.4 GB/s
SC Read 28.7
SC Write 42.6
SC Mixed 33.5
100% 34.9 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4
107% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 34.6
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 29.8
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
95% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 25.9
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 41.5
SC Mixed 30.5
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 33.4
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 32.2
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
78.6% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 30.6
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 31.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
45.8% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13.2
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 16.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 23,311,162 RAM Kits tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 75%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 56%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $270Bench 80%, 367,183 samples15,643x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $175Bench 77%, 219,764 samples11,217x
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 69%, 137,535 samples2,261x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples6,847x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples4,411x
GTX 970Nvidia  $428Bench 52%, 527,770 samples4,189x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $60Bench 103%, 520,826 samples4,067x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $77Bench 114%, 429,703 samples3,297x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 203%, 174,625 samples781x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 87%, 18,283 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $904

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Pretty decent ram, top speed is 3100 but Cl15 does wonders.

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