Testing will be done on the Patriot Division 2 Viper Xtreme DDR3 1600MHz 2x4GB memory kit by running synthetic benchmarks, as well as real world game play, with the following programs that are regularly available to everyone to benchmark their own hardware. We start with SiSoft Sandra memory benchmark (bandwidth, latency, cache and memory) followed by AIDA64 (memory and latency), PCMark 7, 3DMark 11.
Testing Setup(s)
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Tested Memory Speeds and Latencies
Philosophy
To test memory performance, the CPU Reference clocks are adjusted or Memory Divider is increased and multipliers are decreased to keep the processor at the same speeds. This is an attempt to test the memory's performance with as little CPU involvement as possible. At Hi Tech Legion, we feel that to measure memory's true performance and obtain a true value on how much performance can be obtained, memory should be tested at its recommended voltages and timings. With this philosophy, we feel you will get the true results on how much a module can be pushed before it begins to fail.
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Memory Speeds |
Timings |
Voltages |
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1333 MHz |
CL 7-7-7-20-1T |
Memory Multi 1333/1.5V (auto) |
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1600 MHz |
CL 8-9-8-24-1T |
X.M.P. Profile (1.65V DIMM) |
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1866 MHz |
CL 9-10-9-27-2T |
Memory Multi 1866MHz/1.65V |
