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Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

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Average Bench: 86.6% (35th of 108)

Based on 21,771 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 2x8GB
Poor: 57%Average: 86.6% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB averaged just 13.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 33.5GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 32.5GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 19.8GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 65.9ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 21,771 samples)
Rank 3586.6%
Min Avg Max
19.6 MC Read 33.5 41.7
20.2 MC Write 32.5 40.1
17.3 MC Mixed 26.5 34
88.2% 30.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
12.5 SC Read 19.8 25.2
17.5 SC Write 32 41.9
15.9 SC Mixed 25.6 31.3
73.7% 25.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
49.3 Latency 65.9 98.9
60.7% 65.9 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
108% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 37
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 40.5
SC Mixed 30
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 33.1
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 28.9
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz
98.6% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 28.4
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 29.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
95.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 28.7
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 29.7
88% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 26.9
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 31
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 49
82% 49 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 24.9
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 30
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
79.2% Very good
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 26.9
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.5
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
62.7% Good
MC Read 23.7
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.9
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 66.1
61% 66.1 ns
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Gaming 94%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 69%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $359Bench 96%, 285,559 samples8,352x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $238Bench 90%, 100,693 samples3,585x
Core i7-7700Intel  $323Bench 84%, 91,920 samples764x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $314Bench 98%, 573,744 samples3,039x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 120%, 476,055 samples2,510x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $208Bench 70%, 570,243 samples2,053x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $92Bench 106%, 421,994 samples1,764x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $99Bench 112%, 318,788 samples1,466x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $97Bench 200%, 137,051 samples1,181x
RAM
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $116Bench 87%, 21,771 samples425x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $1,040

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Good

6 months ago.

Performs well, but has trouble maintaining tighter timings. CL16 @ 3333 works great.

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