[section_title title=”Test Setup”]Test Setup
CPU:Â Intel Core i7-4770K @4.5GHz
Motherboard:Â ASUS Maximus VI Gene
RAM:Â Patriot Viper 3 (2x4GB) 2133MHz CL11
PSU:Â Antec 620w NEO ECO
OS:Â Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Methodology:
When we test our RAM samples, we first do all of the benchmarks at stock speeds and timings and we then swiftly move on to seeing how far they can be pushed. We also see how much the RAM can tighten its timings with the stock voltage and speeds to see if there is any additional performance to be gained via that method.
All DDR3 RAM we test has a slightly increased voltage limit from the 1.65v limit to 1.7v to see how much extra performance there can be gained from the modules. By no means should you run on your daily system, it was done purely for benchmarking reasons.
Benchmarks:
AIDA64 – All memory tests
MaxxMEM
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 – Memory Bandwidth
