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Kingston KHX3600C17D4/8GX

HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 3x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 78.6% (60th of 115)

Based on 62 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3600C17D4/8GX 3x8GB
Poor: 45%Average: 78.6% Great: 111%

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Good average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 3x8GB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 3x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 30.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 28.8GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 3x8GB is 65.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 3x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 19.6GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 69.1ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 62 samples)
Rank 6078.6%
Min Avg Max
15.4 MC Read 30.7 46.4
15.9 MC Write 28.8 43.6
14.1 MC Mixed 24.1 36.7
79.6% 27.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8.33 SC Read 19.6 28.2
15.9 SC Write 28.1 47
9.97 SC Mixed 24.1 35.3
68.3% 23.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
52.9 Latency 69.1 103
57.9% 69.1 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
98.2% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 37.2
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 31.7
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 36.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 35.4
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 30.5
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 36.7
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 26.1
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 26
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
74% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.2
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 23.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
69.3% Good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 24.7
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 25.3
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 85.4
47% 85.4 ns
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
64.9% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 25.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 24.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
57.1% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 18.9
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
53.3% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 14.8
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.5
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
41.9% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 15.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 95.1
42% 95.1 ns
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Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PRO GAMING - $275

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples770x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples611x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples482x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples207x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples186x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples166x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples151x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples122x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples110x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 3x8GBKingstonBench 79%, 62 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $832

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