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Corsair CMK16GX4M2D3600C18

Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 89.4% (22nd of 115)

Based on 87,344 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
Poor: 64%Average: 89.4% Great: 120%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB averaged just 10.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 35.7GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 30.9GB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB is 55.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 76ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 23.7GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 87,344 samples)
Rank 2289.4%
Min Avg Max
25.6 MC Read 35.7 47.7
16.1 MC Write 29.4 46
20.2 MC Mixed 30.9 40.9
91.4% 32 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15 SC Read 23.7 32.5
15.9 SC Write 29.5 47.6
18.7 SC Mixed 29.6 39.4
78.8% 27.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
54.3 Latency 76 105
52.7% 76 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 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz
126% Outstanding
MC Read 48.7
MC Write 47.7
MC Mixed 44.6
134% 47 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 48.9
SC Mixed 31
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
111% Outstanding
MC Read 45.6
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 38
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
100% Outstanding
MC Read 43.1
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 37.5
102% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 29.5
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 37.6
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
96.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 34.8
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 30.8
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 40
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
91.4% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 33.6
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 27.1
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 35.9
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3133 MHz
83% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 32.5
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 34.7
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
67.4% Good
MC Read 29
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 24.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $93Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,081x
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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,289x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $289Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,167x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $205Bench 71%, 428,800 samples1,006x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples593x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples493x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial  $49Bench 212%, 171,271 samples466x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 89%, 87,344 samples1x
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NLD-User
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Excellent

6 months ago.

good price to performance and it is not to high so most cpu coolers fit.

mirr123
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Average

2 years ago.

Gets the job done , probably a bit too expensive though .

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