Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB DDR4 3000MHz Memory Kit Review

Performance Benchmarks

Cinebench

When using the default XMP profile, the memory kit managed a respectable Cinebench score although it would have been better to see a result closer to the 1390 mark.

Once overclocked, the Cinebench score improved by a large degree and easily surpassed 1400.

AIDA64

Here we can see the memory’s bandwidth is exceptional for a dual-channel kit and it’s even able to outperform a competing product which has a 200MHz advantage.

As expected, the overclocked performance is commendable with consistent read, write and copy speeds. Additionally, the memory kit achieved better read and write speeds than the highly-acclaimed G.Skill TridentZ which is a very impressive accolade.

The Crucial Ballistix Elite manages a pretty solid latency figure and isn’t too far away from rising up the table.

After the overclock was applied, the memory latency reduced slightly but it’s not enough to make a substantial difference.

SiSoft Sandra

During the SiSoft Sandra benchmark, the modules attained marvellous numbers and once again defeated the Patriot Viper 4.

The overclocked 3339MHz frequency had a noticeable impact and resulted in the best bandwidth figures I’ve encountered from a dual-channel kit.

WPrime

When running the WPrime Pi benchmark, the memory kit performed extremely well and finished in a mid-table position.

Once overclocked, the time taken decreased by a small margin and almost broke the 4-second mark.

3DMark Fire Strike

In 3DMark Fire Strike, the Crucial Ballistix Elite did brilliantly and recorded a laudable physics score.

The overclock contributed towards a minor improvement but it’s not enough to make the memory kit compete with the top 4 results.