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Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 53.9% (85th of 108)

Based on 25,693 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 2x8GB
Poor: 32%Average: 53.9% Great: 62%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB averaged 46.0% 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 67.5ns
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 30.7%. 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 13.9GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25,693 samples)
Rank 8553.9%
Min Avg Max
10.7 MC Read 19.4 22.3
9.68 MC Write 19.3 23
9.1 MC Mixed 17.1 19.8
53.1% 18.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.7 SC Read 13.9 17.3
7.4 SC Write 16.9 23.1
9.2 SC Mixed 16.5 20.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
58.1 Latency 67.5 86.3
59.2% 67.5 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 clocked @ 1600 MHz
63.6% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.9
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
62.7% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 19.8
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 20.7
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
62.5% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.2
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
59.4% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 20.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
37.3% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 12.3
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 90.1
44% 90.1 ns
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
33.4% Below average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.9
25% 8.63 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 23,311,162 RAM Kits tested.

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Gaming 52%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation 52%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 282,001 samples6,473x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $189Bench 74%, 134,194 samples4,219x
Core i7-4790Intel  $324Bench 70%, 124,945 samples981x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $428Bench 52%, 527,770 samples3,063x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples1,289x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples1,107x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $60Bench 103%, 520,826 samples1,365x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $77Bench 114%, 429,703 samples1,022x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 96%, 129,075 samples746x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 25,693 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $986

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