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Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q4 2014.

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Average Bench: 78.7% (54th of 105)

Based on 34,636 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
Poor: 48%Average: 78.7% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB averaged 21.2% 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 30.3GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 29.3GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB is 49.4%. 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 18.5GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 71.4ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,636 samples)
Rank 5478.7%
Min Avg Max
17.3 MC Read 30.3 37.9
16.1 MC Write 29.3 36.3
15.4 MC Mixed 24.3 31.9
80% 28 GB/s
Min Avg Max
13 SC Read 18.5 23.7
16.3 SC Write 28.9 37.8
15.1 SC Mixed 23.7 28.5
67.7% 23.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
55.3 Latency 71.4 99.3
56% 71.4 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 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
95.7% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 31.1
100% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 26.7
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 30.8
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 27.2
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 85.6
47% 85.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
74.1% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 22.1
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
72.8% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 24.1
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
72.3% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22.8
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 15,165,835 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

Approx. $79 @ launch in Oct '14
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 65%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $157

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $291Bench 89%, 290,659 samples10,963x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $238Bench 84%, 178,572 samples7,923x
Core i7-6700Intel  $319Bench 76%, 99,202 samples1,532x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 98%, 531,065 samples4,922x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 437,766 samples3,265x
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 434,663 samples3,105x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 105%, 425,292 samples3,116x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $105Bench 113%, 306,583 samples2,375x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 128,807 samples658x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $94Bench 79%, 34,636 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $976

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Excellent

4 months ago.

Just great and i rock it !!!

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Excellent

13 months ago.

perfect

Titaniumbear75
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Average

3 months 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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