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Corsair CMK32GX4M4A2800C16

Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 75% (71st of 115)

Based on 102 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK32GX4M4A2800C16 2x8GB
Poor: 41%Average: 75% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB averaged 25.0% 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 Read Bench 28.4GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 26.9GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB is 60.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 17.3GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 74ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 102 samples)
Rank 7175%
Min Avg Max
14.1 MC Read 28.4 39.5
14.5 MC Write 26.9 39.7
12.5 MC Mixed 24.8 36.6
76.3% 26.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
9.83 SC Read 17.3 25.2
13.6 SC Write 25.8 40.1
12.1 SC Mixed 23.3 34.9
63.2% 22.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
56.1 Latency 74 110
54% 74 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 32.7
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
75.7% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 23.2
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 23.4
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
73.5% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22.1
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.6
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
71.7% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 23
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 19.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
49.1% Average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 16
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 92.6
43% 92.6 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 66,998,985 RAM Kits tested

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Gaming 62%
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Workstation 49%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples598x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples571x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples159x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples261x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples154x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples146x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples108x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples48x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 102 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $442

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