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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 53% (87th of 108)

Based on 22,550 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4x4GB
Poor: 37%Average: 53% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB averaged 46.9% 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 18.9GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 26.5%. 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 16.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22,550 samples)
Rank 8753%
Min Avg Max
14.5 MC Read 18.7 22.3
12.1 MC Write 18.9 23.2
13.1 MC Mixed 16.9 20.2
51.9% 18.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
8 SC Read 14 17.7
7.79 SC Write 16.9 22.9
9.98 SC Mixed 16.5 20.9
45.1% 15.8 GB/s
Min Avg Max
54.3 Latency 67.2 86.7
59.5% 67.2 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
63.3% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 20.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
60.3% Good
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 20.1
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.2
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
59.4% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18.8
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
53.1% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 18.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 14.2
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
52.1% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
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Gaming 51%
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Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 38%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $183

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $195Bench 68%, 135,778 samples7,839x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $400Bench 68%, 93,411 samples3,306x
Core i7-3770Intel  $190Bench 64%, 152,961 samples1,458x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $428Bench 52%, 527,770 samples1,745x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples1,411x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $270Bench 57%, 752,023 samples1,278x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $60Bench 103%, 520,826 samples1,117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $77Bench 114%, 429,703 samples1,028x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $78Bench 108%, 245,569 samples438x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 22,550 samples401x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $866

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