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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: 80.3% (54th of 108)

Based on 375 user benchmarks.  Models: Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 4x8GB, Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FARG 4x8GB
Poor: 71%Average: 80.3% Great: 88%

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Very good average bench

The Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB averaged just 19.6% 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 17.2%. 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 70.4ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 375 samples)
Rank 5480.3%
Min Avg Max
24.4 MC Read 28.4 32.2
27.3 MC Write 30.9 33.5
23 MC Mixed 26 29.2
81.2% 28.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 SC Read 17.9 21.5
24.9 SC Write 31.6 34.9
19.4 SC Mixed 25 28.7
71% 24.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
60.6 Latency 70.4 88.8
56.8% 70.4 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
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 28.3
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
85.7% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 28.1
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.2
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 28.1
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 23
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 25.1
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
81.8% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.5
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 16,447,236 RAM Kits tested.

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Approx. $130 @ launch in Jan '16
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSE $1729 mins
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSB $2219 mins
AmazonUS BLS4K8G4D240FSC $2329 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  $293Bench 88%, 295,422 samples11,700x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $234Bench 84%, 181,471 samples8,493x
Core i7-6700Intel  $303Bench 77%, 110,649 samples1,650x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $314Bench 98%, 573,744 samples5,224x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 120%, 476,055 samples3,466x
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 433,580 samples3,284x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $92Bench 106%, 421,994 samples3,267x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $99Bench 112%, 318,788 samples2,549x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $97Bench 200%, 137,051 samples674x
RAM
Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GBCrucial  $172Bench 80%, 375 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $1,028

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