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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

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Average Bench: 53.5% (86th of 108)

Based on 17,931 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4x4GB
Poor: 40%Average: 53.5% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB averaged 46.4% 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 67.2ns
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 19.1GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 23.2%. 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 14.1GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16.6GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17,931 samples)
Rank 8653.5%
Min Avg Max
14.8 MC Read 18.9 22.3
13.3 MC Write 19.1 23
13.2 MC Mixed 17.1 20.2
52.5% 18.4 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8.12 SC Read 14.1 18.1
8.3 SC Write 17 22.6
10.6 SC Mixed 16.6 20.9
45.4% 15.9 GB/s
Min Avg Max
53.3 Latency 67.2 84.8
59.5% 67.2 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
98.9% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 35.7
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
62.9% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.7
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
61.8% Good
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.9
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
58.8% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 18.4
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
47% Average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.9
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
44.6% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 14.1
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 16.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
39.2% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 13.3
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.4
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 82
49% 82 ns
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Gaming
Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 45%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $167

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $195Bench 73%, 108,734 samples6,544x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $300Bench 75%, 85,696 samples2,667x
Core i7-3770Intel  $304Bench 70%, 110,364 samples1,199x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 63%, 429,875 samples1,506x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples1,199x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples1,049x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 106%, 446,313 samples988x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 114%, 354,977 samples896x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $130Bench 96%, 107,607 samples335x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 17,931 samples332x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $865

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