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Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 76.5% (62nd of 113)

Based on 92,109 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
Poor: 52%Average: 76.5% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB averaged 23.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 29.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 27.9GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB is 42.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 18.1GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 76ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 92,109 samples)
Rank 6276.5%
Min Avg Max
18.3 MC Read 29.7 37.4
16.2 MC Write 27.9 36.3
15.8 MC Mixed 24.2 31.4
77.8% 27.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 SC Read 18.1 25.5
15.4 SC Write 27.6 37.7
14.4 SC Mixed 23.4 30.3
65.8% 23 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.5 Latency 76 105
52.6% 76 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 2733 MHz clocked @ 1367 MHz
94.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 33.1
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 35
SC Mixed 29
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 30.7
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 31.8
SC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
75.3% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 21.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 22.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
73.1% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 22
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 23.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
67.3% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 25.9
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 24.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 43,299,716 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $79 @ launch in Oct '14
AmazonUS CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 $928 mins
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 94%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $139

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel  $205Bench 94%, 268,128 samples10,831x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $275Bench 97%, 395,623 samples9,233x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $368Bench 98%, 369,245 samples3,769x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 480,292 samples3,973x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 89%, 446,526 samples3,208x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 105%, 413,651 samples2,943x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 605,938 samples1,884x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 287%, 287,660 samples1,423x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $110Bench 113%, 447,603 samples1,365x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $92Bench 77%, 92,109 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,021

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Excellent

2 years ago.

Just great and i rock it !!!

silenttouch20
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Good

7 months ago.

cheap yet one of the best ddr4 memory

BloodK1nG
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Excellent

3 years ago.

perfect

Titaniumbear75
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Average

2 years ago.

Had to RMA a stick due to constant BSOD and failed memtest86. Still experienced rare BSOD with new ram due to the failed stick corrupting windows system files, had to reinstall windows to fix the issue.

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