System Spec's and Benchmarks
Memory Test Methodology
PCstats
tests DDR memory on two major CPU platforms - the AMD Athlon64 and the Intel
Pentium 4 - because RAM behaves differently with each processor architecture.
For instance, Intel users tend to run their memory at high speeds with high
latency settings, and in general that works quite well for Intel-based
computers. It would be detrimental to system performance if you were to run the
same DDR memory settings on an AMD Athlon64 system, since latency plays a much
larger role in system performance. Because much of our audience is made up of
enthusiasts, PCstats also runs overclocking tests so you can get an idea on how
far the memory will go.
On both Intel and AMD test PCs, we're only
interested in seeing how high we can go with the memory running 1:1, as running
with other dividers puts the overclocking bottleneck elsewhere, and not with the
system memory. On the Pentium 4 test system we sometimes use higher latencies in
our tests, as latency is not as important. With the AMD Athlon64 test system,
the DDR RAM latency must run at 2-2-2-5, or the memory's tightest possible
timings, as quick access is more important to the CPU design.
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| PCStats Test System Specs: |
|
system 1 |
system 2 |
| processor: |
amd athlon64 3200+ |
intel pentium 4 2.4c |
| clock
speed: |
12 x 200 mhz = 2.4 ghz
11.5 x 214 mhz = 2.46 ghz |
12 x 200 mhz = 2.4 ghz
12 x 261 mhz = 2.89 ghz |
| motherboards: |
asus k8v-dlx, k8t800 |
abit ic7-max3, i875p |
| videocard: |
asus radeon 9800xt |
ati radeon 9800xt |
| memory: |
2x 512mb corsair twinx 4200pt
2x 512mb ocz pc3200 plat ltd ed.*
2x 512mb corsair twinx 3200 xl*
2x 512mb buffalo firestix fsx5000v |
2x 512mb corsair twinx 4200pt
2x 512mb ocz pc3200 plat ltd ed.*
2x 512mb corsair twinx 3200 xl*
2x 512mb buffalo firestix fsx5000v |
| hard
drive: |
40gb wd special
ed |
20gb wd
hdd |
| cdrom: |
msi x48 cd-rw/dvd-rom |
nec 52x cd-rom |
| powersupply: |
vantec stealth 470w |
pc p&c turbocool
510w |
| software setup |
windowsxp build 2600
via 4in1 4.51
catalyst
4.6 |
windowsxp build 2600
intel inf 6.10.1000
catalyst 4.6 |
| benchmarks |
business winstone 2002
sisoft sandra 2004
pcmark2002
pcmark04
3dmark2001se
ut2003 | |
 Winstone 2002
|
Source: Zdnet |
|
Business
Winstone 2002 is a system-level, application-based benchmark that measures a
PC's overall performance when running today's top-selling Windows-based 32-bit
applications on Windows 98, Windows 2000 (SP6
or later), Windows Me, or Windows XP. Business Winstone doesn't mimic what these
packages do; it runs real applications through a series of scripted activities
and uses the time a PC takes to complete those activities to produce its
performance scores.
At stock
speeds the Buffalo Firestix FXS5000V RAM is slightly slower than the OCZ and
Corsair DIMM's that can run tight timings, but performs the same as the Corsair
TwinX4400PT. Overclocking on the P4 system boosts scores nicely.
| SiSoft Sandra
2004 |
Source: Sandra |
|
Sandra is
designed to test the theoretical power of a complete system and individual
components. The numbers taken though are again, purely theoretical and may not
represent real world performance. Higher numbers represent better performance.
| Sisoft Sandra 2004 Benchmark
Results |
| Memory |
Integer SSE2: |
Float SSE2: |
|
AMD Athlon64
System Results |
|
|
| 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-4000 (200/400)
|
3028 |
3024 |
| 2x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400) |
3015 |
3033 |
| 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL
(200/400) |
3025 |
3029 |
| 2x 512MB Buffalo Firestix FSX5000V (200/400) |
3025 |
3029 |
| 2x 512MB Buffalo Firestix FSX5000V (212/424) |
3096 |
3096 |
|
Intel
Pentium 4 System Results |
|
|
| 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-4000 (200/400)
|
4858 |
4859 |
| 2x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)
|
4836 |
4833 |
| 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL
(200/400) |
4863 |
4863 |
| 2x 512MB Buffalo Firestix FSX5000V (200/400) |
4847 |
4847 |
| 2x 512MB Buffalo Firestix FSX5000V (261/522) |
5958 |
5847 |
Memory
bandwidth is in line with what we'd expect, it shouldn't be any surprise that
the overclocked Pentium 4 has the most bandwidth available to it.
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