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Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 51.4% (94th of 115)

Based on 4,003 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F3-1600C9-8GAR 2x8GB
Poor: 30%Average: 51.4% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB averaged 48.6% 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. Physical RAM Latency 74.2ns
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 18.5GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB is 32.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 13.8GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,003 samples)
Rank 9451.4%
Min Avg Max
10 MC Read 18.2 22.3
9.6 MC Write 18.5 23.1
8.59 MC Mixed 16.3 19.9
50.4% 17.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8.3 SC Read 13.8 17.9
8.1 SC Write 17.1 23.1
8.78 SC Mixed 16 20.3
44.7% 15.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.9 Latency 74.2 99.1
53.9% 74.2 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
59.8% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 18.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
58.2% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 19.5
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
51.5% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.8
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.1% Above average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 85.6
47% 85.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
48.9% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.4
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 14.5
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 87.5
46% 87.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
44.1% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 15.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11.9
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
43% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 15.1
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 11.7
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
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CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $199Bench 74%, 172,887 samples556x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $102Bench 68%, 128,482 samples499x
Core i7-4770Intel  $87Bench 70%, 176,321 samples233x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples138x
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples123x
SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples73x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $67Bench 105%, 762,998 samples69x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $55Bench 96%, 217,115 samples62x
RAM
Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,003 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $739

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