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Crucial BLS2K8G4D240FSA

Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB

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Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 77% (62nd of 115)

Based on 3,887 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 2x8GB
Poor: 46%Average: 77% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB averaged 22.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 28.8GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 28.5GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 17.4GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 76.1ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,887 samples)
Rank 6277%
Min Avg Max
15.9 MC Read 28.4 33.8
15.8 MC Write 28.8 33.8
13.7 MC Mixed 25.2 30.6
78.5% 27.5 GB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 SC Read 17.4 23.8
16.1 SC Write 28.5 35.3
14 SC Mixed 23.6 30
66.3% 23.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
61.1 Latency 76.1 103
52.5% 76.1 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 @ 2133 MHz
76.7% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 23.9
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
76.2% Very good
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 29.6
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.9
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 31
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
70.4% Very good
MC Read 24
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 24.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 16
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $221Bench 81%, 588,978 samples5,736x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $111Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,176x
Core i7-6700Intel  $221Bench 72%, 282,363 samples903x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,875x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,197x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,081x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples773x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples688x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $49Bench 310%, 455,997 samples290x
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCrucial  $170Bench 77%, 3,887 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $874

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