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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 52.7% (91st of 113)

Based on 28,004 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4x4GB
Poor: 36%Average: 52.7% Great: 64%

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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 18.9GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 27.6%. 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 14GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 15.9GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28,004 samples)
Rank 9152.7%
Min Avg Max
13.6 MC Read 18.8 22.5
12 MC Write 18.9 23.4
12.8 MC Mixed 17 20.5
52% 18.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.7 SC Read 14 18.2
7.45 SC Write 16.3 22.3
9.44 SC Mixed 15.9 20.5
44.1% 15.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
56.1 Latency 73.2 96.2
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 clocked @ 1600 MHz
62.7% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 19.7
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.2
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
61.1% Good
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.8
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 19
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 19.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
58.7% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 19.5
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.6% Above average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
49.1% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.3
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,121,561 RAM Kits tested.

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Gaming 42%
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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%, 153,165 samples2,048x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $138Bench 77%, 122,316 samples1,178x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 74%, 222,536 samples1,167x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 50%, 648,344 samples492x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples484x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 79%, 993,871 samples358x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $57Bench 108%, 504,559 samples312x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples255x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 67%, 246,101 samples186x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 28,004 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $512

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