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Corsair CMX16GX3M4A16

XMS3 DDR3 2x4GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 43.3% (119th of 132)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair XMS3 CMX16GX3M4A16 2x4GB
Poor: 34%Average: 43.3% Great: 49%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x4GB averaged 56.7% 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 Read Bench 17.5GB/s
Avg. Physical RAM Latency 82ns

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x4GB is just 14.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 8.88GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 9.58GB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 11943.3%
Min Avg Max
14.7 MC Read 17.5 21.1
9 MC Write 13 18.9
12.3 MC Mixed 15.7 18.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
6.9 SC Read 9.58 16.2
7.2 SC Write 8.88 14.7
9.6 SC Mixed 11.6 13.4
28.6% 10 GB/s
Min Avg Max
63.6 Latency 82 102
48.8% 82 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
55.5% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 18.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 13.1
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
49% Average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 18
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 13.1
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
45.7% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 15.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
44.7% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 16.1
46% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 12.6
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
42.5% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 16
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 10.3
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
38.4% Below average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 16.3
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.7
23% 7.93 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
34.3% Below average
MC Read 15
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 12.3
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 9.6
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 68,306,025 RAM Kits tested

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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI - $118

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD  $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples13x
A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 45%, 11,026 samples11x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD  $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples9x
GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples15x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples6x
Radeon R5 GraphicsAMDBench 4%, 4,872 samples5x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples4x
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples4x
RAM
XMS3 DDR3 2x4GBCorsairBench 43%, 10 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $353

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