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CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 97.4% (11th of 115)

Based on 20,502 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB
Poor: 64%Average: 97.4% Great: 126%

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Excellent average bench

The Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB averaged just 2.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 39.6GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Mixed IO Bench 34.6GB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB is 61.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 73.6ns
Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 24.9GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20,502 samples)
Rank 1197.4%
Min Avg Max
24.6 MC Read 39.6 57.5
16.1 MC Write 31.3 45.6
21.6 MC Mixed 34.6 44.2
101% 35.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 SC Read 24.9 32.8
15.5 SC Write 29.9 48.9
20.4 SC Mixed 32.2 41.8
82.8% 29 GB/s
Min Avg Max
53.4 Latency 73.6 106
54.3% 73.6 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.7
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 39.4
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 28
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 35.9
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
108% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 32.1
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 50.2
SC Mixed 30.7
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
105% Outstanding
MC Read 44.6
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 40.2
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 32.8
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 43.1
98% 34.3 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
105% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 42.4
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 29.6
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 41.7
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3066 MHz
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 34
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 33
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
66.4% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 26.6
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 25.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation 178%
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CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $257Bench 97%, 198,859 samples3,156x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $340Bench 100%, 107,269 samples2,292x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $284Bench 99%, 84,873 samples1,913x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,607x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $420Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,004x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,166Bench 210%, 158,856 samples841x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $60Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,255x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $119Bench 297%, 331,647 samples779x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $35Bench 276%, 367,854 samples498x
RAM
CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GBCorsairBench 97%, 20,502 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,492

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