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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% (54th of 108)

Based on 398 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 4x8GB, Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FARG 4x8GB
Poor: 71%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 30.8GB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB is just 16.9%. 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 17.9GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 70.6ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 398 samples)
Rank 5480.2%
Min Avg Max
24.4 MC Read 28.4 32
27.2 MC Write 30.8 33.5
23 MC Mixed 26 29.2
81.1% 28.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 SC Read 17.9 21.5
24.9 SC Write 31.6 34.8
19.4 SC Mixed 25 28.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
60.6 Latency 70.6 88.8
56.7% 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 clocked @ 2400 MHz
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 26.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 28
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 27.1
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 23.9
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 25.8
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 24.8
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
70.5% Very good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 22.8
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,728,600 RAM Kits tested.

 Prices

Approx. $130 @ launch in Jan '16
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSB $2101 min
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSC $2321 min
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSE $2591 min
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Gaming
Gaming 74%
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $78

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $284Bench 76%, 313,878 samples2,648x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 68%, 209,282 samples1,961x
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 66%, 123,618 samples573x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $409Bench 78%, 603,111 samples1,360x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 50%, 447,803 samples757x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 56%, 642,931 samples726x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 496,833 samples676x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 110%, 393,683 samples433x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 134,885 samples157x
RAM
Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GBCrucial  $210Bench 80%, 398 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,051

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