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CMW16GX4M1Z3200C16 2x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 92.2% (16th of 115)

Based on 268 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair CMW16GX4M1Z3200C16 2x16GB
Poor: 60%Average: 92.2% Great: 127%

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Excellent average bench

The Corsair CMW16GX4M1Z3200C16 2x16GB averaged just 7.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair CMW16GX4M1Z3200C16 2x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 38GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 33.1GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair CMW16GX4M1Z3200C16 2x16GB is 66.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Corsair CMW16GX4M1Z3200C16 2x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 76.2ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 24.1GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 268 samples)
Rank 1692.2%
Min Avg Max
21.5 MC Read 38 55.7
18.9 MC Write 28.8 41
19.2 MC Mixed 33.1 41.5
95.2% 33.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
17 SC Read 24.1 30.8
18.4 SC Write 26.5 43.6
20.8 SC Mixed 32 39.6
78.7% 27.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
57 Latency 76.2 93.1
52.5% 76.2 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
113% Outstanding
MC Read 45.3
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 40.5
121% 42.2 GB/s
SC Read 27.3
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 38
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
100% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 33.7
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 31.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 34.2
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 26.8
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 29.7
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 31.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 28.9
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 33.3
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.7
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 20.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation 180%
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CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,734x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,603x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,386x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,080x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples747x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples522x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples618x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples517x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples264x
RAM
CMW16GX4M1Z3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 92%, 268 samples1x
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