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Corsair CMK16GX4M1A2666C16

Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 78.1% (61st of 115)

Based on 1,964 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M1A2666C16 2x16GB
Poor: 54%Average: 78.1% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB averaged 21.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 30.1GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 28.5GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 77.7ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 19GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,964 samples)
Rank 6178.1%
Min Avg Max
17.9 MC Read 30.1 37.2
16.1 MC Write 27.9 35.4
17.5 MC Mixed 25.4 32.7
79.5% 27.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 SC Read 19 26.8
15.6 SC Write 28.5 38.3
14.6 SC Mixed 24.5 32.6
68.6% 24 GB/s
Min Avg Max
60.7 Latency 77.7 107
51.4% 77.7 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 30.3
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 28.1
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 27.5
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 25.4
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 29.9
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 23.7
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 94.2
42% 94.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
79% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 28.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 27
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
74.9% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 26.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 23.5
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
71.8% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 25
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 23.7
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
70% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 20.9
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 23.1
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
69.6% Good
MC Read 28
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.1
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 22
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
60.2% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
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Gaming 112%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation 103%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,796x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,133x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples996x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 78%, 1,964 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $785

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