Testing methodology
Comparison Memory |
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| G.Skill Trident Z 3,000 | Corsair Vengeance LPX 3,200 | Corsair Vengeance LPX 2,133 | ||
| Model | F4-3000C15D-16GTZ |
CMK16GX4M4B3200C16 |
CMK16GX4M4A2133C13 |
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| Capacity | 16GB (2x8GB) |
16GB (4x4GB) |
8GB (2x4GB) |
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| Speed | 3,000MHz |
3,200MHz |
2,133MHz |
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| Timings | 15-15-15-35-2N |
16-18-18-36-2T |
15-15-15-35-2T |
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| Voltage | 1.35V |
1.35V |
1.20V |
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| Price* | £150 |
£140 |
£110 |
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| Cost per GB* | £9.37 |
£8.75 |
£6.87 |
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| *Approximate, correct at time of writing | ||||
Test Platform |
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| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700K | |||
| Motherboard | Asus Z170-K (0323 BIOS) | |||
| Storage Device | SK hynix Canvas SC300 512GB | |||
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB | |||
| Power Supply | Corsair AX760i | |||
| Operating System | Windows 10 64-bit | |||
Benchmarks |
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| HEXUS.PiFast | Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places | |||
| CINEBENCH R15 | Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores | |||
| HandBrake 0.10.2 | Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores (64-bit) | |||
| wPrime 2.1.0 | Another number-crunching benchmark that stresses all available CPU cores/threads | |||
| AIDA64 v5.30.3500 | Memory analysis tool supporting Skylake CPUs | |||
| 3DMark | DX11, Fire Strike default test | |||
| Grand Theft Auto V | DX11, 1,920x1,080, very high quality (GTX 980) and normal quality (IGP) | |||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | DX11, 1,920x1,080, ultra quality (GTX 980) and low quality (IGP) | |||
| Total War: Rome II | DX11, 1,920x1,080, extreme quality (GTX 980) and medium quality (IGP) | |||
Overclocking
We've chosen three arbitrary speeds and timings in order to evaluate the overclocking potential of the modules. Voltage was increased to 1.45V.
| 3,333MHz (17-18-18-36-2T) |
3,400MHz (17-18-18-36-2T) |
3,600MHz (18-19-19-40-2T) |
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| G.Skill Trident Z @ 1.45V |
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