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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% (75th of 105)

Based on 508 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 31.7% 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 70.5ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 508 samples)
Rank 7568.3%
Min Avg Max
14.3 MC Read 25.3 31.5
14.4 MC Write 26.3 33.1
12.1 MC Mixed 20.9 25.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
9.83 SC Read 15.3 19.3
12.6 SC Write 24.4 32.9
11.9 SC Mixed 20.1 25.4
56.9% 19.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.2 Latency 70.5 94.7
56.8% 70.5 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
83% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 24.4
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 22.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
72.8% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 21.4
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 21.8
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
71.1% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.7
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
43.5% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.9
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
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Typical Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB Builds (Compare 3,616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 65%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H - $88

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $211Bench 71%, 90,037 samples1,037x
Core i7-6700Intel  $319Bench 76%, 99,202 samples512x
Core i5-6400Intel  $182Bench 65%, 70,652 samples444x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 550,267 samples530x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 98%, 531,065 samples317x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 40%, 205,920 samples276x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 105%, 425,292 samples285x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston  $66Bench 72%, 40,259 samples95x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $60Bench 54%, 144,913 samples94x
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GBCrucial  $35Bench 68%, 508 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $668

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