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KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2933C15D4/8GX 16GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 81.7% (52nd of 115)

Based on 40 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2933C15D4/8GX 16GB
Poor: 45%Average: 81.7% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2933C15D4/8GX 16GB averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2933C15D4/8GX 16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 31.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 28.9GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2933C15D4/8GX 16GB is 60.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2933C15D4/8GX 16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 77.6ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 20.4GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)
Rank 5281.7%
Min Avg Max
14.5 MC Read 31.7 44.6
14 MC Write 28.9 43.5
12.2 MC Mixed 27.2 35.2
83.5% 29.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 SC Read 20.4 25.9
12.3 SC Write 28.6 43.3
13.6 SC Mixed 25.2 33.3
70.6% 24.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
51.3 Latency 77.6 95.8
51.6% 77.6 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
111% Outstanding
MC Read 44.6
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 35.2
115% 40.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 32.3
94% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
3600, 3600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 31.3
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 43.3
SC Mixed 30.4
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
89.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 27.2
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 24.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
2933, 2933 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 33.1
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 32.6
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
78.5% Very good
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 28.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 22
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 85.3
47% 85.3 ns
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
77.6% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 22.6
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 23.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
63.9% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 24
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 16
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 95.8
42% 95.8 ns
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,779x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples541x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples276x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples457x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples352x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples245x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples172x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples162x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples73x
RAM
KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2933C15D4/8GX 16GBKingstonBench 82%, 40 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $688

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