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Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB

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Release date: Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 82.8% (45th of 115)

Based on 13,611 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Dominator CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 2x8GB
Poor: 60%Average: 82.8% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB averaged just 17.2% 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 31.9GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 30.1GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB is 43%. 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 19.7GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 69.7ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,611 samples)
Rank 4582.8%
Min Avg Max
23.4 MC Read 31.9 40.5
16.2 MC Write 30.1 39.3
18.5 MC Mixed 26.3 35.2
84.1% 29.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.9 SC Read 19.7 27.1
15.9 SC Write 30.1 42.9
16 SC Mixed 25.7 34.2
71.9% 25.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
52.3 Latency 69.7 99.4
57.4% 69.7 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 @ 3000 MHz
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 31.6
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.2
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
75.7% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
71.6% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 25.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 20.9
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
68.6% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 19.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $100 @ launch in Aug '15
AmazonUS $28917 mins
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Gaming 89%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $189

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $163Bench 82%, 543,989 samples2,363x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $195Bench 78%, 337,018 samples447x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $359Bench 85%, 608,625 samples335x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 106%, 1,087,024 samples515x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,286,823 samples469x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $649Bench 136%, 782,243 samples252x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 695,664 samples245x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples155x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples99x
RAM
Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $289Bench 83%, 13,611 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $1,181

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

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Outstanding

5 years ago.

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

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