Gaming And PCMark Vantage Results
Game Benchmarks
The game benchmarks all show small performance improvements if faster and quicker memory is used. However, DDR3-1600 does not provide the extra bang you would expect. In fact, DDR3-1333 and other settings with low latency settings prove to be the best for games.
PCMark Vantage Results
The PCMark Vantage memory test results are close to what we found with the synthetic benchmarks, and the overall result reflects everyday performance: there is very little difference between the fastest and the slowest memory configuration.
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DDR3 memory scaling on AMD's Phenom II X4, why don't cha do one for Intel as well? I'd love to see the performance on the Core i7 platform
DDR3 memory scaling on AMD's Phenom II X4, why don't cha do one for Intel as well? I'd love to see the performance on the Core i7 platform
It's coming!
It's coming!
sweet
Much thanks judeh, I appreciate your feedback!
Best,
Chris
The real trick to seeing a greater discrepancy between different clock speed memory(s) could be done by overclocking the CPU-NB. Using SiSoftware Sandra, I get 13.2 GB/s with DDR2 @ 1066 MHz (5-5-5-15) on a 3.4 GHz Phenom II 940 X4 with a 2.4 GHz CPU-NB.
Overclocking that Integrated Memory Controller is key!
...Just a suggestion
why always missing something..... where's the DDR2 RAM ?? should include in the chart!! very disappointed.
Yarr, good point. Overclocking the CPU/NB on these chips seems to have nearly (well that might be a bit of an exaggeration) as much of an effect as overclocking the CPU itself.
... it is getting better and better with TOM's... more information to compare... for the last month it's enjoyable to read...
Why you didn't have tried a 'synchronized' configuration with base clock, north-bridge, memory and cpu core running on integer or semi-integer divisors ? like 266MHz base clock, 1068 MHz memory clock, 2136 MHz north bridge & HT clock and 3199 core clock.
This configuration is possible even with DDR2, with lower latencies memories and is much closer to the DDR3/1333 configuration than you think.
Very nice bench for AMD people.
DDR3 memory scaling on AMD's Phenom II X4, why don't cha do one for Intel as well? I'd love to see the performance on the Core i7 platform
Why does everyone vote down a valid question?
and this is the same old picture - mainstream ram has always been the best price
erformance, no point in chancing extreme memory, and "high end" memory is only good for overclocking etc
and this is the same old picture - mainstream ram has always been the best priceerformance, no point in chancing extreme memory, and "high end" memory is only good for overclocking etc
I wouldn't call the two top performers mainstream... with those timings there at least a step above main stream. Now to your point they're definately not the top of the line, but anyone with a clue about electronics knows the best bang for your buck is never the cheapest and never the most expensive... the sweet spot is always in the middle.
Can't wait for Intel's review as well.
Soo... I guess Toms just decided not to do the SBM giveaway?
I have to kind of admit this was a little unfair because DDR3 2000 was not in this line up...why i'm not sure. Intel's processors can utilize DDR3 2000 very well with timings like 9-9-9. But even so, its important to show how DDR3 2000 can perform with AMD and the benefits it has for a stable high clock on your system. If you plan on overclocking 3.0GHz to about 3.6 or 3.8 DDR3 1333-1600 is key in my opintion. Anything higher than 4.0GHz will benefit stability with DDR3 2000. I hope Toms can get a review to show this...
I was disappointed that the memories weren't tested more with overclocking. You did a little bit with the 800 speed, but who is gonna run their ram at that speed?
Well, nice article. It makes me wonder why ddr3 memory is not more effective, does not offer much beyond ddr2. It seems to make a considerable difference in video cards, ddr2 vs ddr3. Will they skip ddr4 and go to ddr5 for mainboard memory, like the upper end ATI cards?
As it has been for a few years, latency is the most important factor with AMD processors.
Only testing in 2T command rate?
Quote "Why does everyone vote down a valid question?"
Because if that person would have read the first page of the article, they would have seen that a Intel article is coming.......