F freshbuilder Distinguished Dec 19, 2011 182 0 18,680 Feb 21, 2012 #1 Like if I had a 8gb 1333mhz cl7 as opposed to a 8gb 1600 cl9, which will perform better? And btw why do similar units have different voltages? does lower voltage mean better performance since it requires less power to operate?
Like if I had a 8gb 1333mhz cl7 as opposed to a 8gb 1600 cl9, which will perform better? And btw why do similar units have different voltages? does lower voltage mean better performance since it requires less power to operate?
rvilkman Distinguished Jun 12, 2009 2,307 0 20,960 Feb 21, 2012 #2 You should get memory that is no higher than 1.5V these days. The difference between the two is small, but generally the 1600mhz is better and has a better bang for buck. Sandy bridge memory scaling article at Anandtech For intel's sandy bridge they did a test as seen from the link above. Upvote 0 Downvote
You should get memory that is no higher than 1.5V these days. The difference between the two is small, but generally the 1600mhz is better and has a better bang for buck. Sandy bridge memory scaling article at Anandtech For intel's sandy bridge they did a test as seen from the link above.