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Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB

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Release date: Q1 2016.

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Average Bench: 80.2% (50th of 105)

Based on 320 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 4x8GB, Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FARG 4x8GB
Poor: 70%Average: 80.2% Great: 88%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB averaged just 19.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 31.6GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 30.9GB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB is just 17.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 17.8GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 70.6ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 320 samples)
Rank 5080.2%
Min Avg Max
24.3 MC Read 28.3 31.9
27.2 MC Write 30.9 33.6
22.8 MC Mixed 26 29.3
81.1% 28.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 SC Read 17.8 20.9
24.7 SC Write 31.6 35.2
18.4 SC Mixed 25 28.6
70.8% 24.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
60.6 Latency 70.6 88.8
56.6% 70.6 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 29.7
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 28.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
85.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 27.7
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 28.8
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
80.8% Excellent
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 25.9
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.7
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 11,523,878 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

Approx. $130 @ launch in Jan '16
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSE $28420 hrs
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSC $28524 mins
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSB $29924 mins
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Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $157

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $280Bench 87%, 209,763 samples8,505x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $234Bench 84%, 135,646 samples6,020x
Core i7-6700Intel  $304Bench 75%, 83,014 samples1,167x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 98%, 400,102 samples3,846x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $460Bench 123%, 332,411 samples2,594x
GTX 970Nvidia  $300Bench 64%, 328,704 samples2,472x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $85Bench 103%, 342,830 samples2,544x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 110%, 237,348 samples1,852x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 196%, 101,901 samples566x
RAM
Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GBCrucial  $284Bench 80%, 320 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $1,136

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