new ram performing way below expectations

Check you are running them correctly in dual channel.

You may need to have them in particular slots on the motherboard in order to do this.

Edit - Follow this guide https://diaryofdennis.com/2012/11/12/how-to-check-if-your-computer-memory-is-running-in-dual-channel-mode/
 

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they are running as single channel, how do i fix that
 


See the post above.