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Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 95.2% (14th of 115)

Based on 3,032 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial BLE8G4D36BEEAK.M8FE1 2x8GB
Poor: 71%Average: 95.2% Great: 126%

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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 38.1GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 32.9GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB is 55.5%. 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 68.5ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 25GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,032 samples)
Rank 1495.2%
Min Avg Max
27.6 MC Read 38.1 50.7
19.9 MC Write 31.2 47.7
21.1 MC Mixed 32.8 40.5
97.2% 34 GB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 SC Read 25 33.1
18.7 SC Write 30.1 49.1
22 SC Mixed 32.9 40.8
83.8% 29.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
47.2 Latency 68.5 92.5
58.4% 68.5 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
127% Outstanding
MC Read 46.6
MC Write 47.2
MC Mixed 44.5
132% 46.1 GB/s
SC Read 29.2
SC Write 49.7
SC Mixed 33.8
107% 37.6 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
103% Outstanding
MC Read 42.7
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 38.7
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 33.2
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 40.8
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
96% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 38.2
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 37.6
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
94.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 35.8
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 30.3
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 36.6
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 33.7
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 33
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 23.1
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 21.8
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
74.9% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 29
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 28.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 87.2
46% 87.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
71.6% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 29
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 21.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 94.8
42% 94.8 ns
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Workstation 162%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $220

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,149x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,717x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,260x
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RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples915x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples884x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples700x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples600x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples431x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples398x
RAM
Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBCrucial  $241Bench 95%, 3,032 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,661

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