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Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q3 2015.

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Average Bench: 91.7% (20th of 105)

Based on 75,550 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 2x8GB
Poor: 61%Average: 91.7% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB averaged just 8.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 36GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 34.3GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB is 49.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 66.7ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 21.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 75,550 samples)
Rank 2091.7%
Min Avg Max
22.5 MC Read 36 44.7
21.5 MC Write 34.3 41.9
18.9 MC Mixed 28.3 35.7
93.9% 32.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 SC Read 21.2 27
19.8 SC Write 33.9 43.8
18.6 SC Mixed 26.8 32.3
78% 27.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
48.2 Latency 66.7 94
60% 66.7 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 @ 3200 MHz
107% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 28.9
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 44.6
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.7
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 29.3
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 31.6
86% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 28.1
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 30.8
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
94.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 26.7
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 27.5
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 14,207,870 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

Approx. $85 @ launch in Jul '15
AmazonUS CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 $12030 mins
BHPhotoUS CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 $23913 months
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 69%
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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $148Bench 81%, 137,123 samples7,792x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $155Bench 85%, 89,627 samples3,626x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $155Bench 86%, 53,897 samples2,363x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 71%, 502,896 samples3,456x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 97%, 479,344 samples2,269x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 363,472 samples1,856x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $78Bench 105%, 359,537 samples1,922x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 111,013 samples1,116x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 113%, 300,271 samples1,063x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $120Bench 92%, 75,550 samples1,383x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $666

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Excellent

4 months ago.

Mine runs at 3200 with 14 15 15 34 CR1 timings at 3200 and 16 17 17 36 CR1 at 3600, so very happy because this is very high performance. Also low profile means no problem with coolers...

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