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Kingston KHX3600C17D4/16GX

HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 142% (1st of 115)

Based on 44 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston KHX3600C17D4/16GX 8x16GB
Poor: 82%Average: 142% Great: 207%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB averaged 41.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 58.9GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 55.2GB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB is 125%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 88.1ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 18.8GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 44 samples)
Rank 1142%
Min Avg Max
29.3 MC Read 55 86.7
28 MC Write 58.9 91.6
26.3 MC Mixed 55.2 86.5
161% 56.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
6.2 SC Read 18.8 26.5
17.7 SC Write 24.8 40.1
8.9 SC Mixed 28.4 44.2
68.6% 24 GB/s
Min Avg Max
61.5 Latency 88.1 113
45.4% 88.1 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
150% Outstanding
MC Read 52.7
MC Write 80.1
MC Mixed 54.2
178% 62.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 10.7
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
148% Outstanding
MC Read 51.6
MC Write 79.7
MC Mixed 53.2
176% 61.5 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 11.2
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
109% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 57.7
MC Mixed 38
126% 44.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 9.4
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
108% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 59.1
MC Mixed 37.9
126% 44.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 10.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 93.7
43% 93.7 ns
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Gaming 177%
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Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 192%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II

CPU
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples234x
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples195x
Core i9-10920XIntel  $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples103x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples132x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples80x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples71x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples67x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples57x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples49x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 8x16GBKingstonBench 142%, 44 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $1,404

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