A closer look at DDR2 memory flagships - Retro Review
Category : DDR2
Published by Christian Ney on 04.05.11
With this article we give tribute to some of the best DDR2 memory modules which have been introduced to the market. Therefore we decided to remove the dust from all these modules and overclocked them to their limits in order to determine which modules do have the potential to become small treasures.
In this article we're going to test different DDR2 Modules. Therefore we're analysing the overclocking potential of all the different DIMMs and we'll also show which of these modules might become overclockers treasure within the next years. We can guarantee you that the results are astonishing!
Furthermore we will also update this article over time in order to provide an overview regarding as many memory modules as possible.
The nominees are:
OS
and Drivers |
|
Mainboard |
|
CPUs |
|
Memory |
- Corsair Dominator GT PC8500 DDR2-1066 5-5-5-15
- OCZ Reaper HTC PC8500 DDR2-1066 5-5-5-18
- Kingston HyperX PC8500 DDR2-1066 5-5-5-15
- G.Skill HZ PC8500 DDR2-1066 4-4-4-5
- Kingston ValueRam PC4300 DDR2-533 4-4-4-12
|
Graphic Cards |
|
HDD |
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1 TB
|
PSU
|
|
Testing methodology:
To validate a frequency at
corresponding timings we use Super Pi 1M. The benchmark has to complete a run
once that we write the result down.
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Corsair Dominator GT
Brand |
|
Series |
|
Part
Number |
|
Capacity
of one stick |
|
Specs |
- PC8500 DDR2-1066 5-5-5-15 2.1v
|
Chips |
|
To validate a frequency at
corresponding timings we use Super Pi 1M. The benchmark has to complete a run
once that we write the result down.
Test Results
Frequency Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5-5-5-15-Auto |
585.4 MHz |
588.6 MHz |
593.4 MHz |
595 MHz |
595.8 MHz |
597.4 MHz |
4-4-4-12-Auto |
473.1 MHz |
|
|
479 MHz |
|
483.3 MHz |
3-3-3-9-Auto |
345 MHz |
|
|
351.2 MHz |
|
355.2 MHz |
|
more is
better |
Timings Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
350 MHz |
4-2-2-7 |
4-2-2-7 |
4-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
400 MHz |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
450 MHz |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
500 MHz |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
550 MHz |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
600 MHz |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
less is
better |
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OCZ Reaper HTC
Brand |
|
Series |
|
Part Number |
|
Capacity of one stick |
|
Specs |
- PC8500 DDR2-1066 5-5-5-18 2.1v
|
Chips |
- Unknow / Waiting for OCZ's confirmation
|
To validate a frequency at
corresponding timings we use Super Pi 1M. The benchmark has to complete a run
once that we write the result down.
Test Results
Frequency Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5-5-5-15-Auto |
620 MHz |
|
|
624.4 MHz |
|
628.4 MHz |
4-4-4-12-Auto |
473.3 MHz |
|
|
479.1 MHz |
|
479.7 MHz |
3-3-3-9-Auto |
365 MHz |
|
|
377.4 MHz |
|
381.8 MHz |
|
more is
better |
Timings Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
350 MHz |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
400 MHz |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
450 MHz |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
500 MHz |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
550 MHz |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
600 MHz |
5-5-2-15 |
5-5-2-15 |
5-5-2-15 |
5-5-2-15 |
5-5-2-15 |
5-5-2-15 |
|
less is
better |
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Kingston HyperX
Brand |
|
Series |
|
Part Number |
|
Capacity of one stick |
|
Specs |
- PC8500 DDR2-1066 5-5-5-15 2.2v
|
Chips |
- Payton Technologies (Kingston's own chips)
|
To validate a frequency at
corresponding timings we use Super Pi 1M. The benchmark has to complete a run
once that we write the result down.
Test Results
Frequency Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5-5-5-15-Auto |
600.2 MHz |
|
|
610.9 MHz |
|
615.1 MHz |
4-4-4-12-Auto |
483.9 MHz |
|
|
490.5 MHz |
|
493.2 MHz |
3-3-3-9-Auto |
355.6 MHz |
|
|
361.9 MHz |
|
365.5 MHz |
|
more is
better |
Timings Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
350 MHz |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
3-2-2-7 |
400 MHz |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-8 |
4-4-2-8 |
450 MHz |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
500 MHz |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-4-2-11 |
550 MHz |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
600 MHz |
5-5-5-14 |
5-5-5-14 |
5-5-5-14 |
5-5-5-14 |
5-5-5-14 |
5-5-5-14 |
|
less is
better |
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Kingston ValueRam
Brand |
|
Series |
|
Part Number |
|
Capacity of one stick |
|
Specs |
- PC4200 DDR2-533 4-4-4-12 1.8v
|
Chips |
|
To validate a frequency at
corresponding timings we use Super Pi 1M. The benchmark has to complete a run
once that we write the result down.
Test Results
Frequency Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5-5-5-15-Auto |
529.2 MHz |
530 MHz |
|
532.8 MHz |
|
|
4-4-4-12-Auto |
529.2 MHz |
530.2 MHz |
|
533.7 MHz |
|
|
3-3-3-9-Auto |
355.6 MHz |
361.9 MHz |
|
421.6 MHz |
|
|
|
more is
better |
Timings Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
350 MHz |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
400 MHz |
4-4-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
450 MHz |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
3-4-2-1 |
500 MHz |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
550 MHz |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
600 MHz |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
less is
better |
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G.Skill HZ
Brand |
|
Series |
|
Part Number |
|
Capacity of one stick |
|
Specs |
- PC8500 DDR2-1066 4-4-4-5 2.4v
|
Chips |
|
To validate a frequency at
corresponding timings we use Super Pi 1M. The benchmark has to complete a run
once that we write the result down.
Test Results
Frequency Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5-5-5-15-Auto |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
4-4-4-12-Auto |
513.4 MHz |
531.9 MHz |
544.5 MHz |
577.5 MHz |
582.3 MHz |
601.3 MHz |
3-3-3-9-Auto |
424.2 MHz |
439.7 MHz |
453.4 MHz |
465.4 MHz |
472.6 MHz |
482.6 MHz |
|
more is
better |
Timings Results |
2.1v |
2.2v |
2.3v |
2.4v |
2.5v |
2.6v |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
350 MHz |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
400 MHz |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
450 MHz |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
500 MHz |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
550 MHz |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
600 MHz |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
4-4-2-1 |
|
less is
better |
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Overall
To validate a frequency at
corresponding timings we use Super Pi 1M. The benchmark has to complete a run
once that we write the result down.
Frequency Results |
5-5-5-15-Auto |
4-4-4-12-Auto |
3-3-3-9-Auto |
|
|
|
|
Corsair Dominator GT |
597.4 MHz |
483.3 MHz |
355.2 MHz |
OCZ Reaper HTC |
628.4 MHz |
479.7 MHz |
381.8 MHz |
Kingston HyperX |
615.1 MHz |
493.2 MHz |
365.5 MHz |
Kingston ValueRam |
532.8 MHz |
533.7 MHz |
438.3 MHz |
G.Skill HZ |
N/A |
601.3 MHz |
482.6 MHz |
|
more is
better |
Timings Results |
350 MHz |
400 MHz |
450 MHz |
500 MHz |
550 MHz |
600 MHz |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corsair Dominator GT |
3-2-2-7 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
OCZ Reaper HTC |
3-2-2-7 |
4-4-2-9 |
4-4-2-9 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-15 |
Kingston HyperX |
3-2-2-7 |
4-4-2-8 |
4-4-2-9 |
5-4-2-11 |
5-5-2-13 |
5-5-2-13 |
Kingston ValueRam |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
N/A |
N/A |
G.Skill HZ |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
3-2-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
4-4-2-1 |
|
less is
better |
Author: Christian Ney,
c.ney@ocaholic.ch Edition and translation: Christian Ney & Marc Büchel,
m.buechel@ocaholic.ch
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