DDR3 1333 CL9 vs. DDR3 1600 CL7: How much faster?
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DHFF
September 13, 2014 5:34:40 AM
I am putting together a new build and I have a questions regarding the speed of the memory.
I have the option of installing a 16GB kit of 1333 CL9 low profile or a 16GB kit of 1600 CL7.
Now Obviously the CL7 kit will be faster but I am trying to get a measure of how much faster. The 1333 kit is considerably cheaper and the low profile will allow me to use the cooling layout configuration I want. So that is preferable. However if the CL7 kit is considerably faster then I will consider it but if the difference will amount to only 5-10% then I will probably save my money and get the slower kit.
Assuming Identical builds, does anyone know how much of a performance difference these two kits represent?
EDIT: I expect the workload of this workstation to be general in nature, lots of multi tasking between applications, Photoshop, audio/video editing, hosting webinars ect...
I have the option of installing a 16GB kit of 1333 CL9 low profile or a 16GB kit of 1600 CL7.
Now Obviously the CL7 kit will be faster but I am trying to get a measure of how much faster. The 1333 kit is considerably cheaper and the low profile will allow me to use the cooling layout configuration I want. So that is preferable. However if the CL7 kit is considerably faster then I will consider it but if the difference will amount to only 5-10% then I will probably save my money and get the slower kit.
Assuming Identical builds, does anyone know how much of a performance difference these two kits represent?
EDIT: I expect the workload of this workstation to be general in nature, lots of multi tasking between applications, Photoshop, audio/video editing, hosting webinars ect...
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zeyuanfu
September 13, 2014 5:41:10 AM
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DHFF
September 13, 2014 5:51:30 AM
@Zeyuanfu: I am indeed using the 212EVO and I can make either kit fit but my preferred layout is to have the cooler in updraft configuration with a pair of top mounted exhausts right above it. however this configuration places the tip of the heat sink right over slot #4. If I configure the cooler for crosflow and exhaust out the back then the profile of the RAM wont matter but I really prefer updraft. If there was going to be a significant performance increase in using the high profile CL7 then I would have gone with it but for a boost that can only be noticed in benchmarks, I will probably stick with the 1333.
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DHFF
September 13, 2014 5:53:15 AM
zeyuanfu
September 13, 2014 6:26:03 AM
DHFF
September 13, 2014 6:41:00 AM
zeyuanfu
September 13, 2014 7:02:02 AM
zeyuanfu
September 13, 2014 7:17:22 AM
Here ya go:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
1600/7, the best of both worlds.
1600/7, the best of both worlds.
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DHFF
September 13, 2014 7:20:53 AM
I can swing around $170 for the kit which will get me some nice CL7 G.Skill trident X but since I am building this for a client, every penny I spend is a penny I dont make. At the same time I want to give her the best system possible so that is why I was concerned with how much of a boost it represents. If the difference between the 1600 CL7 and 1333 CL9 is not noticeable then there is no point shelling out the extra cash if she is never going to see the benefits.
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zeyuanfu
September 13, 2014 7:24:53 AM
DHFF
September 14, 2014 7:44:33 PM
DHFF
September 14, 2014 8:17:36 PM
DHFF
September 15, 2014 5:38:17 AM
RAM speeds really don't matter.To be honest,1333 MHz RAM isn't different than 2400 MHz RAM.CL or CAS Latency is the key to having fast RAM.The lower the CL,the faster the RAM will be.So try and find 1600/7 RAM,that would be the best.
These ones are great if you can find them:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c7d16g...
These ones are great if you can find them:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c7d16g...
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DHFF
September 15, 2014 11:29:17 AM
zeyuanfu
September 15, 2014 2:28:21 PM
DHFF
September 15, 2014 4:44:17 PM
yeah thanks for that man
I actually just spoke to her today and she changed her order, now she wants 32GB. I told her she wouldn't really need more then 16 but she wants to future proof. Early on I had cautioned her about mixing and matching RAM sticks so she doesn't like the idea only only having 16 if the board holds 32. She wants to max it out so that she can be sure its all compatible.
That being said I found a 32GB kit of 1333 CL9 low profile for $299 (pretty much the same sticks I was looking at for 16, just a 4 stick kit)
And I saw a 32Gb kit of 1600 CL7 for $329 but like the other ones, its not low profile so I wont be able to fit the cooler the way I want.
I actually just spoke to her today and she changed her order, now she wants 32GB. I told her she wouldn't really need more then 16 but she wants to future proof. Early on I had cautioned her about mixing and matching RAM sticks so she doesn't like the idea only only having 16 if the board holds 32. She wants to max it out so that she can be sure its all compatible.
That being said I found a 32GB kit of 1333 CL9 low profile for $299 (pretty much the same sticks I was looking at for 16, just a 4 stick kit)
And I saw a 32Gb kit of 1600 CL7 for $329 but like the other ones, its not low profile so I wont be able to fit the cooler the way I want.
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zeyuanfu
September 17, 2014 3:25:19 PM
DHFF
September 17, 2014 6:53:35 PM
zeyuanfu
September 18, 2014 2:48:39 PM
zeyuanfu
September 18, 2014 2:57:19 PM
zeyuanfu
September 19, 2014 5:07:05 PM
zeyuanfu
September 19, 2014 5:23:27 PM
zeyuanfu
September 19, 2014 5:32:36 PM
DHFF
September 19, 2014 6:05:15 PM
Hynix are generally a little more expensive, the thing on the Trident X is they were were designed with Haswell in mindand GSkill knew it would want to have high end sticks so chips were bought in advance and they did some serious binning, they actually started releasing the bigger sets about May of 2012 up through 2400 (that's when I picked up my 32GB set of 2400/10 (had been running 32 of 2133/9 Ripjaws X. in the meantime production continued and the higher end sticks were sort of stockpiled until the release of Haswell. For quite awhile GSkill was about the only company out there that had the 2666/2800/2933 and 3000 sticks, the other companies, in playing catchup pretty much followed the basic timings to freq 'standards' that GSkill had set as there were no official JEDEC standards, (JEDEC released standards (finally) for 1866 and 2133) after GSkill already had 2400 and 2666 sticks on the market
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zeyuanfu
September 20, 2014 4:33:32 AM
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