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G.SKILL F3-1600C9Q-32GSR

Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 56.7% (90th of 115)

Based on 785 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F3-1600C9-8GSR 4x8GB
Poor: 43%Average: 56.7% Great: 92%

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Average average bench

The G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB averaged 43.2% 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 Write Bench 20.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 20.6GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB is 49.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 14.3GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 785 samples)
Rank 9056.7%
Min Avg Max
15.1 MC Read 20.6 35.4
14.5 MC Write 20.7 37.5
13.8 MC Mixed 18.3 34.2
56.8% 19.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
9.2 SC Read 14.3 18.2
8.4 SC Write 16.9 23.6
10.9 SC Mixed 16.2 20.9
45.2% 15.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
56.7 Latency 69.9 84.7
57.2% 69.9 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
69.5% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 24.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
69.4% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 24.7
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
60% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 20.1
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.7% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
49% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.1
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
42.4% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 14
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 10.2
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 66,997,877 RAM Kits tested

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Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,303x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples420x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples789x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples307x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples201x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples137x
RAM
Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 785 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798

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