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M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 44.8% (97th of 110)

Based on 1,214 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GB
Poor: 36%Average: 44.8% Great: 49%

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Below average average bench

The Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GB averaged 55.2% 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. Physical RAM Latency 72.2ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 17.2GB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GB is just 13%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 12.3GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 13.1GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,214 samples)
Rank 9744.8%
Min Avg Max
14 MC Read 17.2 18.7
11.8 MC Write 15.5 17.6
10.8 MC Mixed 12.3 15.4
42.8% 15 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8.4 SC Read 13.1 17.3
8.46 SC Write 14.4 18.3
9.28 SC Mixed 13.6 16.5
39.2% 13.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
59.1 Latency 72.2 101
55.4% 72.2 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
49.1% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 12.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 15.3
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
48% Average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 13.8
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 83.9
48% 83.9 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
46% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 12.3
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
44.6% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 11.7
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 12.9
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
43.7% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 11.7
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
43.2% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 11.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 11.2
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 24,367,758 RAM Kits tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 51%
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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-0xxx

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $150Bench 81%, 57,826 samples842x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD  $149Bench 65%, 63,935 samples259x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $85Bench 67%, 76,389 samples59x
GPU
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $275Bench 74%, 75,528 samples846x
Radeon RX 580AMDBench 47%, 3,462 samples119x
RX 580AMD  $159Bench 57%, 364,866 samples66x
SSD
hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GBSKBench 126%, 8,385 samples444x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 148%, 4,319 samples252x
TOSHIBA 256GBKbg30zmv256gBench 123%, 10,661 samples133x
RAM
M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 45%, 1,214 samples192x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $425

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