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CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 75.5% (71st of 115)

Based on 79 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 4x4GB
Poor: 37%Average: 75.5% Great: 121%

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Good average bench

The Corsair CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 4x4GB averaged 24.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 4x4GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 28.9GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 28.1GB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 4x4GB is 84.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Corsair CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 4x4GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 16.9GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 17.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 79 samples)
Rank 7175.5%
Min Avg Max
12.9 MC Read 28.9 51
13 MC Write 28.1 47.7
11.9 MC Mixed 25.9 46.9
79% 27.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8.3 SC Read 16.9 21.8
10.1 SC Write 17.6 24.3
9.7 SC Mixed 17.2 25.6
49.2% 17.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
47.3 Latency 64.4 86.7
62.1% 64.4 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2040 MHz
76.1% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 24.8
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 46.7
86% 46.7 ns
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
73.1% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 26.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 12.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
70.8% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 25.9
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 10.6
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 81.3
49% 81.3 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz
44.4% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 14.1
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
42.1% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.1
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 13.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - $400

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples492x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples159x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples49x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples65x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples54x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples51x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples34x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung  $89Bench 112%, 129,044 samples26x
RAM
CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 76%, 79 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $761

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