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Corsair CMD16GX4M2B3000C15

Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB

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Release date: Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 83.3% (46th of 108)

Based on 8,938 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Dominator CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 2x8GB
Poor: 52%Average: 83.3% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB averaged just 16.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 31.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 30.8GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 19.1GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 67.3ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,938 samples)
Rank 4683.3%
Min Avg Max
18.2 MC Read 31.7 41.7
17.5 MC Write 30.8 39.9
15.9 MC Mixed 26.4 35.2
84.7% 29.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 SC Read 19.1 25.3
15.4 SC Write 30.4 41.9
13.9 SC Mixed 25.1 31.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
49.9 Latency 67.3 97.5
59.4% 67.3 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 31.5
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 30.6
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
94.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 30.3
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 29
84% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
93.5% Outstanding
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 29.7
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 27.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 23,277,692 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

Approx. $100 @ launch in Aug '15
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Gaming 94%
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Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $299Bench 80%, 367,183 samples13,158x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $175Bench 77%, 219,764 samples3,011x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $375Bench 87%, 341,238 samples1,781x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples3,877x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples3,318x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 129%, 426,287 samples2,159x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $77Bench 114%, 429,703 samples2,061x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 103%, 520,826 samples1,959x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 203%, 174,625 samples741x
RAM
Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $100Bench 83%, 8,938 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,236

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Outstanding

2 years ago.

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