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Corsair CMD16GX4M2B3000C15

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
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 31.5
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 31.7
94% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
96% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 30
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 30
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 29.7
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 22.2
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
74.1% Very good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 58,368,858 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $100 @ launch in Aug '15
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Gaming 86%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3,036x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $150Bench 72%, 342,244 samples563x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $375Bench 84%, 634,862 samples436x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples652x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples610x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples317x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples305x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $90Bench 103%, 951,591 samples211x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples120x
RAM
Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $201Bench 83%, 13,611 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,114

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

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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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