SiSoft Sandra 2005	Source:Sandra

Sandra is designed to test the theoretical power of a complete system as well as the individual components. The results are also purely theoretical and may not represent real world performance.

Sisoft Sandra 2005 Benchmark Results
Memory	Integer SSE2:	Float SSE2:
2x 1024MB Super Talent T800UX2GC4 (200/800)	7314	7262
2x 1024MB Patriot PDC22G800+XBLK (200/800)	7318	7236
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 (200/800)	7334	7251
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (200/800)	7212	7148
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (276/1104)	7561	7518

The memory bandwidth numbers are very surprising. The results for the Corsair Twin2X2048-8500C5 are only slightly higher when everything is heavily overclocked... The memory controller clock speed has a lot to do with memory bandwidth.

Futuremark PCMark05	Source: FutureMark

PCMark05 is a premium tool for measuring both normal home use and simple 3D performance of the latest PC hardware. There are 11 system tests - each one is designed to represent a certain type of PC usage. By running these tests, PCMark05 stresses the components in a similar manner as they are stressed in normal home usage.

PCMark05:
Overall	Points	Ranking
2x 1024MB Super Talent T800UX2GC4 (200/800)	6623
2x 1024MB Patriot PDC22G800+XBLK (200/800)	6612
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 (200/800)	6619
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 (200/800)	6622
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (200/800)	6830
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (276/1104)	6974
Memory	Points	Ranking
2x 1024MB Super Talent T800UX2GC4 (200/800)	5194
2x 1024MB Patriot PDC22G800+XBLK (200/800)	5207
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 (200/800)	5214
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 (200/800)	5391
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (200/800)	5194
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (276/1104)	5318

PCMark05 numbers are flat between platforms. The overclocked Corsair Twin2X2048-8500C5 system does score slightly higher than the rest of the memory, indicating a lead which is pretty consistent among much of today's benchmarks.

Futuremark 3DMark05	Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

3DMark05
Overall	Points	Ranking
2x 1024MB Super Talent T800UX2GC4 (200/800)	7980
2x 1024MB Patriot PDC22G800+XBLK (200/800)	7995
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 (200/800)	7993
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 (200/800)	7935
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (200/800)	7997
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (276/1104)	8103
CPU	Points	Ranking
2x 1024MB Super Talent T800UX2GC4 (200/800)	7843
2x 1024MB Patriot PDC22G800+XBLK (200/800)	7856
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 (200/800)	7879
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 (200/800)	7994
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (200/800)	7593
2x 1024MB Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 (276/1104)	8921

The overall score stays about the same for the Corsair Twin2X2048-8500C5 memory but when it's overclocked the CPU numbers are nice and high. The extra bandwidth certainly helps here!