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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 3,005 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial BLE8G4D36BEEAK.M8FE1 2x8GB
Poor: 71%Average: 95.3% 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 33GB/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 68.4ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 25GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,005 samples)
Rank 1595.3%
Min Avg Max
27.5 MC Read 38.1 50.7
20 MC Write 31.2 47.7
21.1 MC Mixed 32.8 40.5
97.3% 34 GB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 SC Read 25 33.1
18.8 SC Write 30.1 49
21.9 SC Mixed 33 40.8
83.9% 29.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
47.2 Latency 68.4 92.3
58.5% 68.4 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 @ 3600 MHz
116% Outstanding
MC Read 45.1
MC Write 47.7
MC Mixed 30.8
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 49
SC Mixed 33.5
100% 35.1 GB/s
Latency 46.1
87% 46.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 35.1
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 31.7
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 41
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 32.5
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 27.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
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Gaming 103%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 106%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - $150

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $255Bench 84%, 728,541 samples12,337x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $420Bench 86%, 312,187 samples6,770x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $145Bench 80%, 858,854 samples5,065x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples4,748x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $410Bench 105%, 344,461 samples4,712x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $535Bench 154%, 418,174 samples2,912x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $59Bench 287%, 375,956 samples2,389x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $105Bench 331%, 411,839 samples2,358x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $169Bench 299%, 321,590 samples2,209x
RAM
Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBCrucial  $241Bench 95%, 3,005 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $1,205

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