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2x2GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 49.9% (93rd of 108)

Based on 5,507 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung 2x2GB
Poor: 16%Average: 49.9% Great: 64%

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Below average average bench

The Samsung 2x2GB averaged 50.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 19.8GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 17.8GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 2x2GB is 48.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 2x2GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 9.84GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 119ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,507 samples)
Rank 9349.9%
Min Avg Max
4.5 MC Read 17.8 23.2
6.6 MC Write 19.8 25.4
4.9 MC Mixed 16.7 21.5
51.7% 18.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
2.28 SC Read 9.84 14.3
4 SC Write 16.8 24.9
2.1 SC Mixed 13.3 19.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
78.8 Latency 119 216
33.5% 119 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
45.1% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 16.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.4
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 98.4
41% 98.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
45% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 10
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
40.9% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 15.8
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM LPDDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
23.9% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 9
26% 9.27 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.63 GB/s
Latency 221
18% 221 ns
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
23.9% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 9.1
26% 9.07 GB/s
SC Read 2.3
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 3.2
10% 3.43 GB/s
Latency 162
25% 162 ns
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
22.3% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.7
20% 7 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
21.8% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.7
20% 7.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5
14% 5.03 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
2 of 2 slots used
4GB Row of chips DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
16.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 4.9
17% 5.97 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 3.7
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 218
18% 218 ns
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 44%
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Workstation 17%
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System: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 43%, 24,246 samples4,956x
Core i7-6650UIntelBench 48%, 3,488 samples2,474x
Core m3-6Y30IntelBench 30%, 3,514 samples732x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 172,226 samples4,954x
Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 7%, 4,238 samples1,369x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 8%, 2,264 samples1,105x
SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 91%, 3,814 samples1,968x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 71%, 2,838 samples1,938x
MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 86%, 3,330 samples1,344x
RAM
2x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 5,507 samples1,751x
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