Bandwidth Comparison Of SDRAM, DDR-SDRAM And RDRAM
by
Frank Völkel
| Type | Effective Clock Speed | Data Bus | Bandwidth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDRAM66 | PC66 | 66 MHz | 64 Bit | 0.5 GB/s |
| SDRAM100 | PC100 | 100 MHz | 64 Bit | 0.8 GB/s |
| SDRAM133 | PC133 | 133 MHz | 64 Bit | 1.06 GB/s |
| DDR266 | PC2100 | 133 MHz | 64 Bit | 2.1 GB/s |
| DDR266-Dual | PC2100 | 133 MHz | 64 Bit | 4.2 GB/s |
| DDR333 | PC2700 | 166 MHz | 64 Bit | 2.7 GB/s |
| DDR333-Dual | PC2700 | 166 MHz | 64 Bit | 5.4 GB/s |
| DDR400 | PC3200 | 200 MHz | 64 Bit | 3.2 GB/s |
| DDR400-Dual | PC3200 | 200 MHz | 64 Bit | 6.4 GB/s |
| RDRAM 400 | PC800 | 400 MHz | 16 Bit | 1.6 GB/s |
| RDRAM 400-Dual | PC800 | 400 MHz | 16 Bit | 3.2 GB/s |
| RDRAM 533 | PC1066 | 533 MHz | 16 Bit | 2.1 GB/s |
| RDRAM 533-Dual | PC1066 | 533 MHz | 16 Bit | 4.2 GB/s |
| RDRAM 600 | PC1200 | 600 MHz | 16 Bit | 2.4 GB/s |
| RDRAM 600-Dual | PC1200 | 600 MHz | 16 Bit | 4.8 GB/s |
Details Of Test Setup
WCPUID of P4 without Hyper-Threading. The 3.60 GHz are achieved without overclocking the FSB. Our CPU is an unlocked version.
| Intel Hardware (Socket 478) | |
|---|---|
| Processors
133 MHz FSB 533 MHz Memory Clock |
Pentium 4 3.60 GHz (unlocked eng. sample)
Pentium 4/HT 3.06 GHz (3066 MHz) Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (2800 MHz) Pentium 4 2.66 GHz (2666 MHz) Pentium 4 2.53 GHz (2533 MHz) Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (2400 MHz) Pentium 4 2.26 GHz (2266 MHz) |
| Processors
100 MHz FSB 400 MHz Memory Clock |
Pentium 4 2.6 GHz (2600 MHz)
Pentium 4 2.5 GHz (2500 MHz) Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (2400 MHz) Pentium 4 2.2 GHz (2200 MHz) Pentium 4 2.0 GHz (2000 MHz) |
| Motherboard and Memory | Asus P4T533-C (Intel 850E chipset) Revision : 1.01
Bios : 1007 (08-27-2002) 2x 256 MB RDRAM, PC800, 533 MHz, 40ns, Infineon 2x 256 MB RDRAM, PC1066, 533 MHz, 32ns, Kingstone |
| Driver | Intel 850E Driver
V 4.00.1013 (06-07-2002) Intel IAA Driver V 2.2.2.2150 |
| AMD Hardware (Socket 462) | |
| Processors
166 MHz FSB 166 MHz Memory Clock |
Athlon XP 2800+ (2250 MHz)
Athlon XP 2700+ (2166 MHz) |
| Processors
133 MHz FSB 166 MHz Memory Clock |
Athlon XP 2600+ (2133 MHz)
Athlon XP 2400+ (2000 MHz) Athlon XP 2200+ (1800 MHz) Athlon XP 2100+ (1733 MHz) Athlon XP 2000+ (1666 MHz) Athlon XP 1900+ (1600 MHz) Athlon XP 1800+ (1533 MHz) |
| Motherboard and Memory | Asus A7N8X (NVIDIA NForce 2) Revision : 1.02
Bios : 1.08 (09-04-2002) 2 x 256 MB DDR 400, Corsair, CL 2.0, PC 3200 |
| Drivers | nForce2 Driver
Version : 2.77 Package |
| Common Hardware | |
| Graphics Card | ATI Readion 9700 Pro
Memory : 128 MB DDR-SDRAM Memory Clock : 620 MHz (256 Bit) Chip Clock : 325 MHz |
| Hard Drive | 40 GB, 6L040J2, Maxtor
UDMA100, 7200 rpm, 2 MB Cache |
| Network | D-Link DFE-530TX (10/100 Mbit) |
| CDROM | Asus 52x |
| Drivers and Software | |
| Graphics Driver | CATALYST 02.3 (build 6.13.10.6166)
ATI Control Panel build 6.13.10.3027 |
| DirectX | Version : 8.1 |
| OS | Windows XP, Build 2600 SP1 |
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Bapco Sysmark 2002 | Version 1.0 |
| Quake III Arena, Patch V1.16 | 640x480 - 16 bit / 1024 x 768 - 32 bit
Timedemo1 / demo demo001 / nv15demo command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0 Graphics detail = Normal |
| 3DMark 2000 Pro | Version 1.1 - Build 340
1024 x 786 - 16 bit Default Benchmark |
| 3DMark 2001 SE | Version 1.1 - Build 340 - Patch Build 330
1024 x 786 - 32 bit Default Benchmark |
| PCMark 2002 Pro Pack - Build 100 | CPU and Memory Tests |
| SiSoftware Sandra
Standard 2002 SP1 |
Version 2002.6.8.97
CPU MultiMedia CPU Arithmetic Memory Bandwidth Benchmark |
| Newtek Lightwave
Version 7.5 Build 572 |
Render First Frame = 1
Render Last Frame = 60 Render Frame Step = 1 Rendering Bench "SKULL_HEAD_NEWEST.LWS" Show Rendering in Progress = 320x240 Ray Trace Shadows, Reflection, Refraction, Transparency = on Multithreading = 8 Threads |
| VirtualDub Version 1.4.10
(build 13870) |
DV to mpeg 4 (DivX 5.0.2 Pro)
DV Video (1.17 GB) / Audio = no Encoding bitrate = 1000 kbps Resize = 720 x 576 |
| Pinnacle Studio 8
Version 8.1.1 |
Rendering - DVD Compatible
no Audio |
| Lame
Version 3.92 |
32 bit Dos Promt, 178 MB Wave File, 44100 Hz
32 - 320 kbit sampling |
| e-merge
Winace Version 2.2 |
178 MB Wave file, Compression = Best, Dictionary = 4096 kB |
| Maxon Computer
Cinema 4D XL 7 Version 7.303 |
Rendering in 1024 x 786, "Radiosity-Stairs.c4d" |
| magix
mp3 maker platinum Version 3.04 D |
178 MB Wave file, 44100 Hz, VBR = on and Quality |
| SPEC Viewperf
Version 7.0 |
1280 x 1024 / 32 bit / 85 Hz, Vsync = off |
| Comanche 4 | 1024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = off |
| Discreet
3D Studio Max 5 |
Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"
Rendering Single, 1024x768 |
| Unreal Tournament 2003
Patch 1 1080 |
1024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = off
benchmark.exe Texture Detail = Normal, Character Detail = Normal World Detail = Highest, Physics Detail = High all = on, Decal Stay = High |
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