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9:00 AM - 10/17/2007 by
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Let’s now answer the more important question: is dual channel memory really worth it?
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3DMark06 only cares about high graphics and CPU performance. It doesn’t seem to mind us switching the 2 GB total main memory from dual channel to single channel operation.
Call of Duty 2 runs approximately 4.2% slower on the same hardware when dual channel mode is not used.
The performance difference in Prey is very small: 1.6%.
There is even less of a difference under Quake IV.
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This is a great article!
(Firt of all: Excuse my poor English... )
mmm yours memory tests don't convince me. You should run, for example, Winrar AND Lame IN PARALLEL/SIMULTANEOUS (i.e multitasking), otherwise, caches don't are flushed (and it's when dual channel really is important). Note that it's not a superflous situation; under normal use a system commonly have several huge memory applications run concurrently (word, browser whith a lot of tabs open, anti-virus, etc. )
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I doubt anyone from Tom's will see this comment on such an old article, but it would have been interesting to see Single-vs.-Dual channel memory using an AMD processor. Since Tom's like Intel, the new Core i7's would also be beneficial. The point is, the article acknowledges the Core 2's have a tremendous amount of L2 cache to combat FSB (and consequently Memory) latencies. How is the comparison with an AMD or nwe Core i7 where there is NO FSB and the L2 Cache is significantly reduce? I would imagine this is where dual/tripple-channel shows is mustard. I hope we see a single vs. dual vs. triple channel comparison soon.
Won't it be different when using a AMD processor with Memory Controller inside CPU.