DDR4 3000MHz Memory Kit Round-up (Featuring Corsair, G.Skill, Kingston)

Cinebench R15

We used the ‘CPU’ test built into Cinebench R15 to measure the effect that system memory has on computational performance.

Super Pi 32M

We used the '32M' test in Super Pi to analyse the effect that system memory has on single-threaded performance.

Performance in CPU-heavy tests is close between all of the kits. Cinebench penalises Corsair's Vengeance LPX set for its higher latency, although we must remember that the kit is sold as a 2800MHz part and the 3000MHz XMP configuration is a welcomed ‘bonus'.

Super Pi typically shows preference for memory frequency over timings, and that is proven in our test results. Performance differences for each kit are within 0.6%, although Kingston's modules do repeatedly outperform the other two by three seconds. The result could be tied to enhanced tertiary timings, or it could simply be an interpretation of Super Pi's benchmarking accuracy.

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