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Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15(|B|R|W)

Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB

Average Bench: 81.9% (51st of 115)

Based on 606,405 user benchmarks.  Models: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 2x8GB, Unknown? CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 2x8GB
Poor: 58%Average: 81.9% Great: 104%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB averaged just 18.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 32.4GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 28.7GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB is 45.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 75.6ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 20.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 606,405 samples)
Rank 5181.9%
Min Avg Max
22.3 MC Read 32.4 41.5
16.6 MC Write 28.7 39.6
18.9 MC Mixed 26.7 34.8
83.7% 29.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
13.1 SC Read 20.5 27.7
15.7 SC Write 28.1 41.3
15.9 SC Mixed 25.3 34.1
70.3% 24.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
52.8 Latency 75.6 105
52.9% 75.6 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 @ 2933 MHz
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 25.2
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 26.1
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 34.1
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 31.5
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 32.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 30
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
68.6% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 24.1
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 16.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 58,173,993 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $73 @ launch in Oct '14
EbayUS CMK16GX4M2B3000C15W $502 months
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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $111Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples4,000x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $255Bench 76%, 159,077 samples2,535x
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RTX 2060Nvidia  $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,186x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $380Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,035x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $560Bench 148%, 562,666 samples982x
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860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $67Bench 105%, 762,998 samples720x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $88Bench 332%, 443,394 samples607x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 289%, 406,008 samples562x
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Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples771x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $588

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RAMPro
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Official site www.corsair.com/...

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USA-User
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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

GRC-User
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2,963

Poor

4 years ago.

My first Kit was problematic had to RMA and the one stick that worked, couldnt get past 3100mhz. (had random crashes at 3000 as well) This RMA kit, dont know wth is good about it. I pushed it until this time @ 3500mhz with C15 and crazy timings still is rock....

PRT-User
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2,462

Good

3 years ago.

Best buck for speed and latency

ColdSpy
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330

Excellent

3 years ago.

Might be a tempting buy for most but suggested to pay little more for DDR4 3200 CL16 one which is better for current Zen 2 CPUs.

ViceCity
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118

Terrible

4 years ago.

can't do cl14

mazinga
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54

Average

3 years ago.

It does the job

Kanade
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30

Good

3 years ago.

Great value, works fine but only on XMP

nas05
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14

Excellent

4 years ago.

luvly jubbly

OPMSIronMan
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10

Average

4 years ago.

my G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB performs better than the average of this one and better than the highest result for this one ;) I run mine at 3200 15-15-36 1T 1.35v for ---LESS MONEY--- lol!

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VexeI
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Excellent

3 years ago.

blazing fast

kavaltiia
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8

Good

3 years ago.

works fine for loading wow

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