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M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 88.5% (22nd of 108)

Based on 1,687 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
Poor: 75%Average: 88.5% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB averaged just 11.4% 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 33.9GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 31.3GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 71.3ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 20.6GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,687 samples)
Rank 2288.5%
Min Avg Max
28.3 MC Read 33.9 43.6
19.9 MC Write 31.3 39.1
24.6 MC Mixed 29.9 39.7
90.6% 31.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 SC Read 20.6 26.7
19.3 SC Write 31.3 38.6
22.3 SC Mixed 28.4 37.5
76.5% 26.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
59.2 Latency 71.3 89.3
56.1% 71.3 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 29.6
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 28.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 29.1
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 26.9
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 28.5
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 28.7
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 28.6
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 28.2
82% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
91% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 36.4
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 36.9
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 25.9
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 27.8
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
79.9% Very good
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 32.8
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 29.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 93.8
43% 93.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
77.1% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 23.8
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 22.5
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
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Gaming 104%
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Desktop 119%
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Workstation 82%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel  $219Bench 94%, 73,622 samples294x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $370Bench 100%, 125,372 samples228x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $516Bench 99%, 125,897 samples213x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 175,321 samples144x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,100Bench 170%, 96,348 samples132x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $699Bench 120%, 125,224 samples129x
SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 227%, 27,383 samples121x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $99Bench 287%, 80,136 samples88x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $87Bench 274%, 148,715 samples69x
RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 89%, 1,687 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $669

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