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Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 95.3% (15th of 113)

Based on 2,226 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial BLE8G4D36BEEAK.M8FE1 2x8GB
Poor: 73%Average: 95.3% Great: 122%

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Excellent average bench

The Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB averaged just 4.7% 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 38.2GB/s
Avg. 1 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 48.9%. 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 69.3ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 25.6GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,226 samples)
Rank 1595.3%
Min Avg Max
29.1 MC Read 38.2 51.3
19.9 MC Write 30.5 47
22.6 MC Mixed 33.3 40.6
97.1% 34 GB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 SC Read 25.6 33.7
19.3 SC Write 29.3 48.5
23.4 SC Mixed 33.9 41.9
84.6% 29.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
48 Latency 69.3 93
57.7% 69.3 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4100 MHz
129% Outstanding
MC Read 49.5
MC Write 53
MC Mixed 35.5
131% 46 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 55
SC Mixed 38.1
112% 39.3 GB/s
Latency 44
91% 44 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
116% Outstanding
MC Read 45.5
MC Write 47.2
MC Mixed 32.6
119% 41.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 48.4
SC Mixed 33
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 38.2
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 30
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 82.1
49% 82.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 35.6
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 31.5
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 38.1
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 36.3
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 40.8
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 29.1
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.5
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $175

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $270Bench 87%, 603,576 samples9,404x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $420Bench 88%, 248,527 samples5,185x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $269Bench 84%, 955,105 samples3,836x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 368,187 samples3,827x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 482,957 samples3,784x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 152%, 237,131 samples1,952x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $78Bench 286%, 299,199 samples1,793x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $169Bench 300%, 253,881 samples1,652x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $135Bench 319%, 257,354 samples1,512x
RAM
Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBCrucial  $241Bench 95%, 2,226 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,165

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