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Corsair CMD16GX4M2B3000C15

Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB

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Release date: Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 83.4% (45th of 108)

Based on 7,782 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Dominator CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 2x8GB
Poor: 55%Average: 83.4% Great: 105%

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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 31.8GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 30.7GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB is 50.1%. 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 19.4GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 67.8ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,782 samples)
Rank 4583.4%
Min Avg Max
18.4 MC Read 31.8 41.4
17.9 MC Write 30.7 39.9
17.2 MC Mixed 26.4 35.1
84.7% 29.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 SC Read 19.4 25.4
16 SC Write 30.4 41.9
14.3 SC Mixed 25.2 32
71.4% 25 GB/s
Min Avg Max
49.6 Latency 67.8 97.9
59% 67.8 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
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 31.6
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 32.2
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 32
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
73.9% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 22.4
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 96.1
42% 96.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
70.9% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 19.8
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 21,181,356 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

Approx. $100 @ launch in Aug '15
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Gaming 110%
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Desktop 112%
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Workstation
Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO - $229

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $334Bench 86%, 343,153 samples11,385x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $250Bench 82%, 109,152 samples850x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $275Bench 81%, 350,102 samples741x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $799Bench 126%, 409,873 samples3,826x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 101%, 552,082 samples3,054x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 77%, 689,835 samples2,097x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 218%, 104,581 samples1,410x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 146,390 samples1,299x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 382,161 samples1,224x
RAM
Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $119Bench 83%, 7,782 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $1,621

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Outstanding

2 years ago.

Have been running this ram for months now, XMP enabled, and no problems

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