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M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 83.8% (42nd of 108)

Based on 5,871 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
Poor: 69%Average: 83.8% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB averaged just 16.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 33.4GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 30GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB is 32.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 73.1ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 19.7GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,871 samples)
Rank 4283.8%
Min Avg Max
27.1 MC Read 33.4 41.5
19.9 MC Write 30 38.1
21.5 MC Mixed 26.7 35.6
85.8% 30 GB/s
Min Avg Max
14 SC Read 19.7 26.1
18.8 SC Write 29.1 39.6
19 SC Mixed 26 33.1
71.2% 24.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
57.9 Latency 73.1 97.5
54.8% 73.1 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 37.6
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 37.5
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
92.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 30.4
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 23
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 82.9
48% 82.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 29.4
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 25.8
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
85.3% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 24.1
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
83% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 24.5
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 24.9
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
77.9% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 24.8
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
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Gaming 46%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 46%
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CPU
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD  $149Bench 65%, 66,268 samples1,755x
Core i5-8400Intel  $200Bench 79%, 139,458 samples782x
Ryzen 7 2700AMD  $150Bench 73%, 54,312 samples521x
GPU
Radeon RX 580AMDBench 47%, 3,284 samples918x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $125Bench 28%, 130,033 samples827x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 32%, 460,733 samples572x
SSD
MZNLN128HAHQ-000H1 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,405 samples644x
hynix BC501 HFM128GDJTNG-8310A 128GBSKBench 104%, 982 samples241x
SD9SN8W-128G-1006 128GBSandiskBench 68%, 3,852 samples240x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 84%, 5,871 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $149

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