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Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 56% (91st of 115)

Based on 44,086 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 2x4GB
Poor: 33%Average: 56% Great: 64%

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Average average bench

The Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB averaged 43.9% 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. Physical RAM Latency 67.1ns
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 20.1GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB is 31%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 14.4GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 16.3GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 44,086 samples)
Rank 9156%
Min Avg Max
11.1 MC Read 20.1 22.8
10.4 MC Write 20.1 23.4
9.85 MC Mixed 18.3 20.7
55.6% 19.5 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.9 SC Read 14.4 18.2
7.7 SC Write 16.3 21.5
9.3 SC Mixed 16.7 20.8
45.2% 15.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
55.3 Latency 67.1 90.7
59.6% 67.1 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
62% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 18.6
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
60.2% Good
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.5
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 18.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
59% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.4
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
55.6% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 18.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
55.2% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.3
48% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
54.7% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 17.5
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 14.6
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
42.7% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 12.2
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
22.1% Poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 6.8
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 4.6
11% 3.77 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
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Typical Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB Builds (Compare 1,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) - $107

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples342x
Core i7-4790Intel  $207Bench 71%, 255,027 samples205x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples149x
GPU
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples165x
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples142x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples89x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples57x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $40Bench 54%, 339,020 samples54x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $90Bench 103%, 951,591 samples45x
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $516

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3 years ago.

SVN-User
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Excellent

3 years ago.

Easily one of the fastest and accessible pieces of DDR3 kit, if your system does not support OC'ed RAM. At 1600 MHz and a CAS latency of only 9 cycles, plus an understated cooling element that looks absolutely wicked, you can't go wrong. Can be had for $17 per 4 GB stick on eBay.

dafille
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Poor

5 years ago.

It's ok. It's just ok... To slow for heavy work. 8BG will be fine for gaming tho.

danielulloa
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Excellent

3 years ago.

Great for simple task

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