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Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX

HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 89.4% (21st of 108)

Based on 16,759 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 2x8GB
Poor: 61%Average: 89.4% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB averaged just 10.5% 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 35GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 32.5GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB is 48.4%. 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 69.1ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 21.3GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,759 samples)
Rank 2189.4%
Min Avg Max
22 MC Read 35 44.3
18.1 MC Write 32.5 41.1
18.4 MC Mixed 28.5 35.3
91.4% 32 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 SC Read 21.3 26.8
17.7 SC Write 32.3 42
18.1 SC Mixed 27 33.1
76.8% 26.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
49.8 Latency 69.1 92.7
57.9% 69.1 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 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
107% Outstanding
MC Read 42.7
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 34.2
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42.6
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 34.4
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 29.8
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
103% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 32.5
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 30
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4
99.2% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 33
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 28
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 93
43% 93 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
93.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 25.8
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 30
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 29.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.4
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
72.7% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 29.1
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 27.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
71.3% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 28.5
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 27.4
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 21,251,507 RAM Kits tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 75%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $298Bench 81%, 350,102 samples14,431x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 77%, 203,257 samples10,412x
Core i7-6700Intel  $318Bench 69%, 131,445 samples2,088x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $359Bench 79%, 714,011 samples6,336x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 104%, 528,138 samples4,146x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 52%, 490,040 samples3,911x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 529,683 samples3,811x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 412,784 samples3,096x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 146,390 samples749x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 89%, 16,759 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $955

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

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