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Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9

XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 45.5% (100th of 113)

Based on 7,382 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair XMS3 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 2x4GB
Poor: 27%Average: 45.5% Great: 54%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB averaged 54.5% 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 79.5ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 16.4GB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB is 26.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 12.2GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 13.7GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,382 samples)
Rank 10045.5%
Min Avg Max
9.1 MC Read 16.4 19
6.8 MC Write 15.8 19.4
8.2 MC Mixed 14.6 17.1
44.6% 15.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
6.2 SC Read 12.2 15.5
5.9 SC Write 14 19.3
7.4 SC Mixed 13.7 17.7
37.9% 13.3 GB/s
Min Avg Max
63.1 Latency 79.5 121
50.3% 79.5 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
52.5% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
51.8% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
51.7% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 17.3
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
50% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
49.7% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
49.3% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 14.9
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
43.9% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 12.9
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
29.9% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 9.4
27% 9.3 GB/s
Latency 218
18% 218 ns
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
23% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.3
23% 7.93 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 6.6
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
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Gaming 5%
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Desktop 65%
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Workstation 5%
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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 74%, 288,184 samples3,388x
Core i7-2600Intel  $150Bench 72%, 174,023 samples2,904x
Core i5-2400Intel  $20Bench 68%, 164,950 samples1,989x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 149,278 samples2,744x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 967,143 samples2,167x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,018 samples1,658x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $29Bench 68%, 368,669 samples1,757x
A400 120GBKingston  $25Bench 58%, 157,829 samples917x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $92Bench 104%, 866,902 samples735x
RAM
XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 45%, 7,382 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $326

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Excellent

3 years ago.

Decent ram for the price, I would recommend to anyone looking for cheaper and reliable DDR3 ram!

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