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Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB

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Release date: Q3 2014.

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Average Bench: 68.3% (79th of 108)

Based on 573 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG 2x4GB
Poor: 41%Average: 68.3% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB averaged 31.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 26.3GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 25.3GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB is 43.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 15.3GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 71.2ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 573 samples)
Rank 7968.3%
Min Avg Max
14.1 MC Read 25.3 31.5
14.2 MC Write 26.3 33.1
12 MC Mixed 20.9 25.5
69.1% 24.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
9.42 SC Read 15.3 19.6
12.6 SC Write 24.3 32.9
11.5 SC Mixed 20.1 25.6
56.9% 19.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.3 Latency 71.2 95.2
56.2% 71.2 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
73.5% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 22.6
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.3
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
71.7% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 28.9
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 27.8
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
60.9% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 20.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 11
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
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Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H - $117

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $206Bench 69%, 112,215 samples1,227x
Core i7-6700Intel  $282Bench 77%, 113,778 samples589x
Core i5-6400Intel  $182Bench 65%, 76,684 samples529x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples620x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples383x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 7%, 86,804 samples320x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples331x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $45Bench 55%, 181,959 samples108x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston  $58Bench 72%, 52,744 samples102x
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GBCrucial  $35Bench 68%, 573 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $712

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