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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 52.7% (90th of 113)

Based on 31,365 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4x4GB
Poor: 36%Average: 52.7% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB averaged 47.3% 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 73.2ns
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 18.8GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 27.2%. 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 14.3GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16.2GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31,365 samples)
Rank 9052.7%
Min Avg Max
13.8 MC Read 18.8 22.6
12.5 MC Write 18.8 23.2
12.5 MC Mixed 16.8 20.3
51.9% 18.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.63 SC Read 14.3 18.2
7.13 SC Write 16.7 22.2
9.3 SC Mixed 16.2 20.3
45% 15.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
56.4 Latency 73.2 99.3
54.6% 73.2 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
57.9% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 18.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 19.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz
56.3% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 17.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.6% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 17.4
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
48.4% Average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 17
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
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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 - $130

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $157Bench 76%, 192,953 samples3,333x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 74%, 268,307 samples2,096x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $260Bench 77%, 153,834 samples2,017x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 51%, 832,260 samples834x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,300,415 samples782x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 870,997 samples576x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 705,872 samples484x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 104%, 849,566 samples390x
A400 240GBKingston  $30Bench 66%, 390,171 samples354x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 31,365 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $702

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