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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 52.6% (90th of 113)

Based on 28,561 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4x4GB
Poor: 36%Average: 52.6% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB averaged 47.4% 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 73.6ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 18.8GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 26.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 14.2GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28,561 samples)
Rank 9052.6%
Min Avg Max
14 MC Read 18.8 22.4
12.4 MC Write 18.8 23.1
12.4 MC Mixed 16.9 20.2
51.9% 18.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.82 SC Read 14.2 18.3
7.91 SC Write 16.4 21.9
9.9 SC Mixed 16.2 20.4
44.6% 15.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
57.1 Latency 73.6 99.7
54.4% 73.6 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
67.9% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 21
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 23.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
58.1% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 18.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
51.3% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 18.1
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.4% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
48.4% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
42.2% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 14.8
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 11.3
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 44,276,849 RAM Kits tested.

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Gaming 41%
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Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $115Bench 76%, 177,619 samples2,624x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 74%, 236,961 samples1,566x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $328Bench 77%, 138,035 samples1,549x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 50%, 678,188 samples649x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,217,004 samples629x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 810,808 samples432x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 679,494 samples395x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 102%, 817,963 samples312x
A400 240GBKingston  $31Bench 65%, 324,659 samples255x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 28,561 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $530

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