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2x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 59.7% (82nd of 108)

Based on 14,184 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung 2x4GB
Poor: 45%Average: 59.7% Great: 72%

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Average average bench

The Samsung 2x4GB averaged 40.2% 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 24.1GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 21.3GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 2x4GB is 27.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung 2x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 12.5GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 107ns
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,184 samples)
Rank 8259.7%
Min Avg Max
14.9 MC Read 21.3 24.8
17.1 MC Write 24.1 38.7
15 MC Mixed 19.4 21.7
61.7% 21.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.3 SC Read 12.5 15.6
10.4 SC Write 21 25.9
9.41 SC Mixed 17.1 20.5
48.2% 16.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
78.6 Latency 107 160
37.5% 107 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
64.9% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 20.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 20.5
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
64.5% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 20.8
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
63.9% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 21.1
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 20
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 87.8
46% 87.8 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
62% Good
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21.3
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.7
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 113
36% 113 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
42.1% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 10.4
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 8.7
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
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Core i7-6600UIntelBench 47%, 16,330 samples3,515x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 43%, 25,553 samples2,171x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 184,491 samples4,608x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 10%, 995 samples771x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 23%, 2,141 samples306x
SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 92%, 3,947 samples1,296x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 112%, 1,586 samples909x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 154%, 9,713 samples646x
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2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 14,184 samples2,503x
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