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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 53% (92nd of 115)

Based on 34,385 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4x4GB
Poor: 42%Average: 53% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB averaged 47.0% 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 71.6ns
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 19GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 21.2%. 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 14.6GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16.6GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,385 samples)
Rank 9253%
Min Avg Max
15.1 MC Read 18.8 22.1
13.9 MC Write 19 23
13.7 MC Mixed 16.8 20.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
9.3 SC Read 14.6 18.2
8.4 SC Write 17.2 22.1
10.8 SC Mixed 16.6 20.3
46% 16.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
57.2 Latency 71.6 91
55.8% 71.6 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 clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.4% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.1
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 16.3
48% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
46.9% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 14.3
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 13.6
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
46.6% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 14.9
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
45.4% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
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Gaming 37%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $154Bench 68%, 185,516 samples850x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples711x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $275Bench 72%, 165,979 samples663x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 50%, 809,548 samples237x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $58Bench 57%, 1,387,999 samples225x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $115Bench 31%, 1,036,829 samples198x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $20Bench 66%, 424,288 samples128x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 762,998 samples117x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples98x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $514

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