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G.SKILL F3-1600C9Q-16GAB

Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 58.2% (106th of 132)

Based on 2,886 user benchmarks.  Model: G.SKILL F3-1600C9-4GAB 4x4GB
Poor: 47%Average: 58.2% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB averaged 41.7% 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 Write Bench 21.6GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 21.2GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 26.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 15.2GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 17.7GB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,886 samples)
Rank 10658.2%
Min Avg Max
16.7 MC Read 21.2 27.7
15.3 MC Write 21.6 28.1
15.2 MC Mixed 18.1 22.9
57.9% 20.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
9.93 SC Read 15.2 18.2
10.4 SC Write 18.5 23.6
11.9 SC Mixed 17.7 21
49% 17.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.9 Latency 77.3 84.3
51.7% 77.3 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
57.4% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
57.3% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 18.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
56.6% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
54.9% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 91
44% 91 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
49.3% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 14.8
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 14.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
49.2% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
46.8% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 15.1
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
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Gaming 42%
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Desktop 84%
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Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples310x
Core i7-4790Intel  $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples282x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples230x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples295x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples134x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples131x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples80x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples31x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples30x
RAM
Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 58%, 2,886 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868

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