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Kingston KHX3466C16D4/8GX

HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 91.9% (18th of 115)

Based on 3,125 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3466C16D4/8GX 2x8GB
Poor: 68%Average: 91.9% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB averaged just 8.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 36.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 31GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB is 49.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 72ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 23.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,125 samples)
Rank 1891.9%
Min Avg Max
26.3 MC Read 36.7 49.9
17.9 MC Write 31 45.7
19.8 MC Mixed 31 40.2
94% 32.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 SC Read 23.2 32.1
17.5 SC Write 30.3 47.4
19.6 SC Mixed 30.1 39.7
79.5% 27.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
49.8 Latency 72 95.3
55.6% 72 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 32.5
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 23.4
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 30.2
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 29.9
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
78.3% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 23.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
74.4% Very good
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 28.6
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 29.2
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
66.8% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 20.3
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 21.8
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
65.5% Good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 25.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 23.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
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Gaming
Gaming 144%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 143%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples4,270x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples2,190x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples1,306x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,462x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,350x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples863x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples554x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 92%, 3,125 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $896

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