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Corsair CMX8GX3M2A2000C9

XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 4x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 57.8% (90th of 115)

Based on 488 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair XMS3 CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 4x4GB
Poor: 32%Average: 57.8% Great: 77%

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Average average bench

The Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 4x4GB averaged 42.1% 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. 16 Core Read Bench 21.1GB/s
Avg. 16 Core Write Bench 20.7GB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 4x4GB is 45.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 4x4GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 15.3GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Write Bench 16.5GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 488 samples)
Rank 9057.8%
Min Avg Max
12.6 MC Read 21.1 29.8
7.2 MC Write 20.7 28.5
11.8 MC Mixed 18.9 26.1
57.8% 20.2 GB/s
Min Avg Max
7 SC Read 15.3 21.5
6.7 SC Write 16.5 23.8
9.5 SC Mixed 16.5 24.2
46% 16.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
48.4 Latency 72.6 90.3
55.1% 72.6 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
68.5% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.9
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 20.6
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz
68.5% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 21.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz
67.4% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 18.3
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz
66.9% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 21.3
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 20
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz
61.5% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 20.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 19.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz
39.7% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.4
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.7
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
37.1% Below average
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 11.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12.8
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 533 MHz
36.2% Below average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 13.9
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 10.6
24% 8.4 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 533 MHz
28.6% Poor
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 10.9
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 7.8
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
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Workstation 54%
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CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples542x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples385x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples92x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples84x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples84x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples38x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples35x
RAM
XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 58%, 488 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896

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