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Corsair CMZ32GX3M8X1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 66% (87th of 115)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ32GX3M8X1600C9 4x4GB
Poor: 43%Average: 66% Great: 96%

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Above average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB averaged 34.0% 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 25.4GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 24.3GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 54%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 15GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 15GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 8766%
Min Avg Max
16.1 MC Read 25.4 42.7
8.8 MC Write 24.3 39.7
12.3 MC Mixed 22.3 39.1
68.6% 24 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8.8 SC Read 15 18.8
3.7 SC Write 15.9 23.8
5.3 SC Mixed 15 20.5
43.7% 15.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
55.3 Latency 65.7 79.8
60.9% 65.7 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 32.8
98% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 13
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
82% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 29.5
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 11.4
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
62.8% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 19.6
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
62.5% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.5
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 19.8
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
61.6% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.2
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 19.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
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Gaming 62%
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples542x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples384x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $95Bench 77%, 22,204 samples90x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples84x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples84x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples38x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples35x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 66%, 43 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896

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