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Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

Average Bench: 96% (11th of 113)

Based on 1,952 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial BLE8G4D36BEEAK.M8FE1 2x8GB
Poor: 73%Average: 96% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged just 3.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 38.1GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 33.9GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 47.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 70ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 25.6GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,952 samples)
Rank 1196%
Min Avg Max
29.4 MC Read 38.1 50.2
20 MC Write 31 47.2
22.3 MC Mixed 33.9 41
98.1% 34.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 SC Read 25.6 32.8
19.4 SC Write 30 48.3
23.9 SC Mixed 33.9 41.4
85.2% 29.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
48.4 Latency 70 92.8
57.2% 70 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 36.8
98% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 34.2
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 40
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 36.6
98% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 34.4
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 41.1
98% 34.2 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
95.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 37.8
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 37.5
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
92% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 36.2
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 28
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 39.4
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
91.4% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 35.9
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 37.9
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
73.9% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 28.9
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 29.5
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $200

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $320Bench 87%, 452,911 samples7,306x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $490Bench 88%, 205,696 samples3,968x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $200Bench 84%, 701,542 samples2,964x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 108%, 292,752 samples3,115x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 399,694 samples3,069x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 138%, 160,541 samples1,244x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 290%, 259,680 samples1,310x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $138Bench 308%, 203,710 samples1,159x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 329%, 178,345 samples955x
RAM
Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBCrucial  $200Bench 96%, 1,952 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,205

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