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M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 87% (29th of 113)

Based on 5,384 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
Poor: 64%Average: 87% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB averaged just 13.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 33.2GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 32.3GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB is 35.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 74ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 19.4GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,384 samples)
Rank 2987%
Min Avg Max
21.7 MC Read 33.2 41.2
20 MC Write 31.9 36.8
20.6 MC Mixed 28.5 38.8
89.1% 31.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
11.1 SC Read 19.4 27.8
19.6 SC Write 32.3 38.6
14.8 SC Mixed 27.2 37.9
75.2% 26.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
61.9 Latency 74 95.5
54.1% 74 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
93.5% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 28.9
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.8
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
91.8% Outstanding
MC Read 34
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 29
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 26.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 36.2
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 36.1
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 80.9
50% 80.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 26.9
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 28.5
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 22
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
57.3% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 16.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 11.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 97.7
41% 97.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
48.1% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 14
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $250Bench 97%, 464,919 samples467x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $359Bench 98%, 387,071 samples440x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $198Bench 94%, 306,614 samples427x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,376Bench 172%, 291,832 samples300x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 105%, 417,182 samples213x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 137%, 204,376 samples212x
SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 213%, 66,195 samples154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 279%, 338,360 samples119x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 266%, 342,462 samples85x
RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 5,384 samples136x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $1,626

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