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Vengeance LPX CMK256GX4M8D3600C18 8x31.9GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 147% (1st of 115)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK256GX4M8D3600C18 8x31.9GB
Poor: 90%Average: 147% Great: 200%

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Outstanding average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK256GX4M8D3600C18 8x31.9GB averaged 47.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK256GX4M8D3600C18 8x31.9GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 61.3GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 59.3GB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK256GX4M8D3600C18 8x31.9GB is 110%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK256GX4M8D3600C18 8x31.9GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 114ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 17.9GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 1147%
Min Avg Max
27 MC Read 56.9 80.1
35.8 MC Write 59.3 85
29.3 MC Mixed 61.3 83.6
169% 59.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
5.6 SC Read 17.9 24.5
17.5 SC Write 21.6 44.1
7.8 SC Mixed 30.5 42.3
66.7% 23.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
88.5 Latency 114 145
35% 114 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
202% Outstanding
MC Read 77
MC Write 85
MC Mixed 83.6
234% 81.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 39.4
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 88.5
45% 88.5 ns
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
200% Outstanding
MC Read 79.3
MC Write 80.3
MC Mixed 82.8
231% 80.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 41.8
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 90.3
44% 90.3 ns
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
199% Outstanding
MC Read 80.1
MC Write 79
MC Mixed 81.6
229% 80.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 42.2
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 90.1
44% 90.1 ns
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
170% Outstanding
MC Read 64.2
MC Write 69.3
MC Mixed 72
196% 68.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 36.8
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
161% Outstanding
MC Read 51.7
MC Write 78.9
MC Mixed 61
182% 63.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 26.9
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
134% Outstanding
MC Read 52.5
MC Write 54
MC Mixed 54.3
153% 53.6 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 31
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
131% Outstanding
MC Read 51.5
MC Write 52.6
MC Mixed 52.8
149% 52.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 30.1
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
8 of 8 slots used
255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
108% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 50.1
114% 39.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 41.9
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 93.1
43% 93.1 ns
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Gaming 176%
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Desktop 93%
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Workstation 222%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME ENCORE

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples161x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples55x
Core i9-10920XIntel  $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples44x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples90x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples64x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples30x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples56x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples30x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples27x
RAM
Vengeance LPX CMK256GX4M8D3600C18 8x31.9GBCorsairBench 147%, 22 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $2,391

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