Review: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16GB DDR4-3600 (CMT16GX4M2C3600C18W)

by Tarinder Sandhu on 4 June 2020, 14:00

Tags: Corsair

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Test Setup

Memory Comparison Configurations

Model
Model number
CMT16GX4M2C3600C18W
CMK16GX4M2K4800C18
F4-3200C14D-32GTZ
Capacity/Models
16GB (2x8GB)
16GB (2x8GB)
32GB (2x16GB)
Frequency
3,600MHz
4,800MHz
3,200
Timings
18-19-19-39-2T
18-24-24-46-2T
14-14-14-34-2T
Voltage
1.35V
1.50V
1.35V
CPU
Intel Core i9-10900K
Motherboard
Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero WiFi (0509 BIOS)
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition (445.87)
Primary Storage Device
Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe 4.0
CPU cooling
Noctua NH-D15S single fan
Power Supply
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 (1,000W)
Operating System
Windows 10 v1909 (64-bit)

Memory Benchmark Suite

CPU Benchmarks
HEXUS PiFast Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places
Cinebench Release 20 Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores
Blender 2.82 Running the Classroom benchmark
Synthetic Analysis Benchmarks
AIDA64 Benchmark that accurately depicts memory bandwidth and latency
System Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy DX12 graphics benchmark run using the Time Spy test
PCMark 10 System test using the standard preset
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm AI benchmark
Gaming Benchmarks
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm 1,920x1,080 ultra settings
Far Cry New Dawn 1,920x1,080 ultra settings
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1,920x1,080 highest settings

Notes

We're testing three kits on the brand-new Core i9/Z490 platform. There's our standard G.Skill set that runs at 3,200MHz at tight 14-14-14-34-2T timings. We also have our high-frequency pack used for testing the limits of motherboards, which runs at a lofty 4,800MHz at looser 18-24-24-46-2T settings. Between those two is the Dominator Platinum RGB White.

Overclocking with 1.5V was suitably impressive, with the test kit able to achieve the same DDR4-4800 CL18 speeds as the high-speed comparison. On the other end of the scale, it managed the tight 14-14-14-34-2T timings at 3,200MHz, making it able to replicate the performance of both comparison kits. There's certainly good range in the underlying ICs.