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CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 67.9% (86th of 115)

Based on 336 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE 2x8GB
Poor: 53%Average: 67.9% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE 2x8GB averaged 32.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 28.1GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 26.6GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE 2x8GB is 27.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE 2x8GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 17.5GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 77.7ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 336 samples)
Rank 8667.9%
Min Avg Max
20.6 MC Read 26.6 31.3
17.3 MC Write 24 31.6
15.4 MC Mixed 19.9 25.7
67.1% 23.5 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 SC Read 17.5 23.5
15.5 SC Write 28.1 36.4
15.3 SC Mixed 22.3 27.5
64.6% 22.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
60.3 Latency 77.7 103
51.5% 77.7 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
77.9% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.4
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 21.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
74.9% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 20.9
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 22.2
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
68.2% Good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 24.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 27.5
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 95.4
42% 95.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
65.4% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 21.7
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 28.6
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
63.8% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 18.5
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
63.1% Good
MC Read 29
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 21.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.1
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
55.3% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 15.1
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 18.9
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
54% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 14.7
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 20.2
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 113%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B460-PLUS - $100

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $97Bench 85%, 153,026 samples572x
Core i5-10400Intel  $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples280x
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples204x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples205x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples193x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples186x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples57x
860 EVO M.2 1TBSamsungBench 110%, 27,887 samples56x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples52x
RAM
CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE 2x8GBCrucialBench 68%, 336 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $641

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