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Corsair CMD32GX3M4A21

Dominator DDR3 4x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 81% (54th of 115)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Dominator CMD32GX3M4A21 4x8GB
Poor: 29%Average: 81% Great: 121%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Dominator DDR3 4x8GB averaged just 19.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Dominator DDR3 4x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 32.3GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 32GB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Dominator DDR3 4x8GB is 92.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Corsair Dominator DDR3 4x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 11.8GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 12.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 5481%
Min Avg Max
5.1 MC Read 32.3 50
4.2 MC Write 32 49.5
5 MC Mixed 29.8 45.3
89.6% 31.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 SC Read 13.9 19.6
0.8 SC Write 12.2 16.5
0.6 SC Mixed 11.8 15.5
36.2% 12.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
52 Latency 113 919
35.5% 113 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 30.8
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.2
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
65.8% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 22.7
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 14.3
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
44.5% Average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 13.3
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 10.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
12.6% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 4.2
MC Mixed 5
15% 5.27 GB/s
SC Read 0.8
SC Write 0.8
SC Mixed 0.7
2% 0.77 GB/s
Latency 724
6% 724 ns
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
11.6% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 5
14% 4.87 GB/s
SC Read 0.5
SC Write 0.8
SC Mixed 0.6
2% 0.63 GB/s
Latency 919
4% 919 ns
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Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Asrock X79 Professional

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples13x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples8x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples3x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples6x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples4x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples3x
SSD
128G 128GBSSDBench 57%, 241 samples5x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung  $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples2x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples2x
RAM
Dominator DDR3 4x8GBCorsairBench 81%, 34 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $410

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