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Release date ≤ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 51.3% (95th of 115)

Based on 1,330 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston 2x4GB
Poor: 25%Average: 51.3% Great: 78%

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Average average bench

The Kingston 2x4GB averaged 48.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 18.8GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 18.3GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston 2x4GB is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston 2x4GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 13.4GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 15.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,330 samples)
Rank 9551.3%
Min Avg Max
8.6 MC Read 18.8 30
6.59 MC Write 18.3 29.5
8.3 MC Mixed 16.8 27.2
51.3% 18 GB/s
Min Avg Max
5.69 SC Read 13.4 20.9
5.49 SC Write 16 31.5
6.5 SC Mixed 15.5 23.9
42.8% 15 GB/s
Min Avg Max
62.5 Latency 88.6 153
45.1% 88.6 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
72.8% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 22.2
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 96.9
41% 96.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
49.5% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 16.7
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 15.9
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 97
41% 97 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
38.1% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 12.5
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 10.5
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
30.2% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 10.9
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 8
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 85.6
47% 85.6 ns
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 59%
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Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $50Bench 63%, 223,595 samples1,278x
Core i5-2400Intel  $20Bench 61%, 166,255 samples679x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples626x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples1,337x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples938x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples446x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples326x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $20Bench 56%, 142,801 samples195x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 76%, 7,837 samples171x
RAM
2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 1,330 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $67

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