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Kingston KHX2933C17D4/16G

HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 102% (6th of 115)

Based on 198 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX2933C17D4/16G 4x16GB
Poor: 80%Average: 102% Great: 173%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x16GB averaged 2.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 38.8GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 38.6GB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x16GB is 93.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 75.4ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 20.9GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 198 samples)
Rank 6102%
Min Avg Max
27.4 MC Read 38.6 70.5
22 MC Write 38.8 71
25.9 MC Mixed 35.5 68
107% 37.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 SC Read 20.9 27.7
21.4 SC Write 35.1 42.5
18.7 SC Mixed 28.7 36.6
80.7% 28.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
59 Latency 75.4 101
53% 75.4 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
171% Outstanding
MC Read 69.8
MC Write 68.3
MC Mixed 67.8
196% 68.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 40.5
SC Mixed 26.6
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 34
86% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.6
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 36.1
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 82.5
48% 82.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 29
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 21.4
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
84.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 28.6
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 27.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
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Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples2,853x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,386x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples771x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,295x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,039x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples663x
SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba  $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples844x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples153x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x16GBKingstonBench 102%, 198 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $633

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