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Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1600C9

XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 26.7% (132nd of 132)

Based on 400 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 1x4GB
Poor: 19%Average: 26.7% Great: 34%

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Very poor average bench

The Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB averaged 73.2% 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 80.2ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 9.02GB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB is just 14.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 7.82GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 7.81GB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 400 samples)
Rank 13226.7%
Min Avg Max
6.61 MC Read 9.02 11.4
4.5 MC Write 8.38 11.2
5.91 MC Mixed 7.87 10.1
24.1% 8.42 GB/s
Min Avg Max
4.4 SC Read 7.82 10.5
4.1 SC Write 8.02 11.2
4.01 SC Mixed 7.81 10.7
22.5% 7.88 GB/s
Min Avg Max
59.5 Latency 80.2 129
49.9% 80.2 ns
User Benchmarks BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
30.7% Below average
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 9.3
28% 9.77 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 10
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
28.8% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.03 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 8.3
24% 8.43 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
28.5% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.63 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
28.4% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.73 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.6
25% 8.7 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM 667 MHz
22.4% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 7.7
21% 7.47 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6
15% 5.3 GB/s
Latency 97.6
41% 97.6 ns
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
18.6% Very poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 4.9
19% 6.57 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 3.6
12% 4.23 GB/s
Latency 168
24% 168 ns
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM 1333 MHz
17.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 4.9
15% 5.27 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 90.6
44% 90.6 ns
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
12.8% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 4.6
15% 5.17 GB/s
SC Read 0.6
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 1.2
4% 1.53 GB/s
Latency 747
5% 747 ns
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 68,198,724 RAM Kits tested

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Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $50

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples939x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples455x
Core i7-4790Intel  $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples407x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples388x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples306x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $90Bench 17%, 309,423 samples289x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples202x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples161x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples108x
RAM
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GBCorsairBench 27%, 400 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $328

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