On sale 33%
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series
Capacity 8GB
Kit 2 x 4GB
Memory DDR3
Speed 1600 MT/s
CAS Latency CL9
Form Factor UDIMM
39 Overall Score
Price $55
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong latency (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average speed (14th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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72/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Memory
| Type | DDR3 |
| Form Factor | UDIMM |
| Total Capacity | 8192 |
| Modules | 2 |
| Per Module | 4096 |
| Pins | 240 |
Performance
| Speed | 1600 |
| CAS Latency | 9 |
| Timings | 9-9-9-24 |
| Voltage | 1.5 |
Class
| ECC | No |
| Registered | No |
| OC Profile | Intel XMP 2.0 |
Features
| RGB | No |
| Heat Spreader | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series | Patriot Viper Steel PVS416G320C6 | Timetec Pinnacle Konduit PKMD4U32C16CNHW8GK2 | Kingston FURY Beast KF556C40BB-16 | Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 | DATOTEK DDR4 Extreme EA8GB4DU32WX2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 8GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB |
| Kit | 2 x 4GB | 1 x 16GB | 2 x 8GB | 1 x 16GB | 2 x 8GB | 2 x 8GB |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR5 | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Speed Mts | 1600 | 3200 | 3200 | 5600 | 2666 | 3200 |
| Cas Latency | CL9 | CL16 | CL16 | CL40 | CL16 | CL16 |
| Form Factor | UDIMM | UDIMM | UDIMM | UDIMM | UDIMM | UDIMM |
| Ecc | false | false | false | false | false | false |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Feature | Latency | Capacity | User Sentiment | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.Skill Ripjaws X Series | 13.7 | 72.9 | 78 | 22.6 | 21.8 | 60 |
| Patriot Viper Steel PVS416G320C6 Compare | 53.5 | 60.5 | 87.5 | 45.2 | 46.8 | 98.2 |
| Timetec Pinnacle Konduit PKMD4U32C16CNHW8GK2 Compare | 53.5 | 72.9 | 87.5 | 45.2 | 0 | 93.4 |
| Kingston FURY Beast KF556C40BB-16 Compare | 77.4 | 60.5 | 31 | 45.2 | 0 | 87.7 |
| Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 Compare | 37.5 | 72.9 | 74.9 | 45.2 | 73.2 | 98.2 |
| DATOTEK DDR4 Extreme EA8GB4DU32WX2 Compare | 53.5 | 72.9 | 87.5 | 45.2 | 0 | 79.1 |
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Other Configurations13
Ripjaws X SeriesBlack$49F3-1600C9S-8GXMBlue$50Ripjaws X SeriesRed$54Ripjaws X SeriesMulticolor$57Ripjaws X Series$59Ripjaws X SeriesRed$60F3-14900CL10S-8GBXLRed$68Ripjaws X SeriesBlue$84Ripjaws X SeriesRed$115
