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Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

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Average Bench: 54.2% (82nd of 105)

Based on 16,835 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 2x8GB
Poor: 31%Average: 54.2% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB averaged 45.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 68ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 19.4GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB is 31.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 14.1GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,835 samples)
Rank 8254.2%
Min Avg Max
10.7 MC Read 19.4 22.4
9.66 MC Write 19.4 23
9.16 MC Mixed 17.2 20
53.3% 18.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8.2 SC Read 14.1 17.7
7.5 SC Write 16.9 22.7
9 SC Mixed 16.5 20.9
45.2% 15.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.1 Latency 68 83.4
58.8% 68 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 DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
70.2% Very good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.7
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 22.5
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
60.6% Good
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.5
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
57.8% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 19.5
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
53.4% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.7
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
45.6% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 16.4
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 10.7
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
34.6% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 9.3
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
33.7% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 11.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
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CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $365Bench 86%, 210,484 samples4,466x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $220Bench 81%, 118,702 samples2,934x
Core i7-4790Intel  $308Bench 76%, 95,550 samples632x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 434,663 samples2,184x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 98%, 531,065 samples892x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 437,766 samples833x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 105%, 425,292 samples1,016x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $105Bench 113%, 306,583 samples779x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 97%, 100,230 samples553x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 16,835 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $986

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