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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 52.6% (90th of 113)

Based on 23,758 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4x4GB
Poor: 34%Average: 52.6% Great: 64%

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Average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB averaged 47.4% 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 69.5ns
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 18.8GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB is 30.6%. 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 13.9GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 16.3GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23,758 samples)
Rank 9052.6%
Min Avg Max
13.5 MC Read 18.5 22.6
9.77 MC Write 18.8 23.3
12 MC Mixed 16.7 20.5
51.5% 18 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7.21 SC Read 13.9 18.1
7.6 SC Write 16.9 23.1
9.1 SC Mixed 16.3 21
44.8% 15.7 GB/s
Min Avg Max
54.3 Latency 69.5 90.4
57.5% 69.5 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
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.2
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 19.2
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
59.7% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
58.8% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 18.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 20.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
51.2% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.3
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.9% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
50.6% Above average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 15.6
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
47.2% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.9
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 15.3
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
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Gaming 52%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $183

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $195Bench 78%, 139,304 samples8,892x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $350Bench 78%, 109,070 samples3,824x
Core i7-3770Intel  $184Bench 75%, 181,744 samples1,707x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 558,247 samples1,961x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 785,629 samples1,584x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $267Bench 57%, 877,208 samples1,443x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 103%, 583,942 samples1,211x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 110%, 465,159 samples1,153x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $84Bench 107%, 327,461 samples560x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 23,758 samples450x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $848

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