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16G48C40U5.M8A1 4x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 142% (1st of 115)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial 16G48C40U5.M8A1 4x16GB
Poor: 125%Average: 142% Great: 163%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial 16G48C40U5.M8A1 4x16GB averaged 42.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial 16G48C40U5.M8A1 4x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 56.6GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 56.1GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial 16G48C40U5.M8A1 4x16GB is 38.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial 16G48C40U5.M8A1 4x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 92.2ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 18.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 1142%
Min Avg Max
41.5 MC Read 56.1 65
38.6 MC Write 56.6 66.5
36.1 MC Mixed 53.1 61.8
158% 55.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 SC Read 18.5 22.1
15.7 SC Write 44.5 52.4
15.9 SC Mixed 28.1 33
86.7% 30.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
80.6 Latency 92.2 133
43.4% 92.2 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz
141% Outstanding
MC Read 55.2
MC Write 56.9
MC Mixed 52.1
156% 54.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 30.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz
139% Outstanding
MC Read 53.9
MC Write 54.8
MC Mixed 51.9
153% 53.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 46.6
SC Mixed 31.4
94% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz
133% Outstanding
MC Read 50.5
MC Write 55
MC Mixed 48.4
147% 51.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 42.9
SC Mixed 28.7
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
133% Outstanding
MC Read 57.5
MC Write 58.4
MC Mixed 47.3
155% 54.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 15.9
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz
132% Outstanding
MC Read 52.1
MC Write 51.1
MC Mixed 50.1
146% 51.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 27
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 3196 MHz
100% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 36.1
111% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 21.6
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
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Desktop 115%
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Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A (MS-7D25)

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples992x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples579x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples499x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples375x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples318x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples315x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples215x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples202x
RAM
16G48C40U5.M8A1 4x16GBCrucialBench 142%, 18 samples1x
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