A64 memory overclocking Test Results

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Here's a great review of OCZ Rev 2 Platinum on the AnandTech site.

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Big props to AnandTech for the above chart^

The only time that we have really seen DDR600 performance in the past has been with a single DIMM on the Socket 754 Single-Channel DFI LANParty UT nF3-20Gb. The new Socket 939 Athlon 64 test bed will force a rethinking of what constitutes high memory speed performance. Two of the six memories, the Geil Ultra X and OCZ 3200 Platinum Rev. 2, reached DDR600 in our tests, and most others came very close to that memory milestone with highest speeds in the DDR590 to DDR600 range.

The latest memory based on Samsung TCCD chips and Micron chips is clearly performing much better on the Dual-Channel Socket 939 Athlon 64 that we expected. Both memories are faster on Athlon 64 when combined with a robust power supply. The latest Hynix DT-D5 is also performing very well on A64, with performance comparable to Intel test bed results. Since the Hynix-based 3700 Gold Rev. 3 reaches the same overclock at either 2T or 1T Command Rate, it competes very well when we look only at benchmarks run at the highest memory speed that we could achieve with each

It seems that A64 memory performs very well at 1T timings, but not so well at 2T....but we all know that, right?

It seems that TCCD chips are great performers. If you want a big read-up of A64 branded memory, then take a look at the article, its a great read!!

The memories tested here were a cross-section of the best current memory that you can buy. They used Samsung TCCD, Micron G die, and Hynix DT-D5 memory chips. All of the memories based on these current chips performed incredibly well on the Athlon 64 Socket 939. The Samsung TCCD, in particular, seems to be much better on Athlon 64 with recent chips than what was seen in early testing of TCCD. With Athlon 64 performance this good, we can only wonder how long it will be until AMD makes DDR500 or DDR533 a standard DDR memory speed on the Athlon 64 on-chip memory controller.

Article: AnandTech[/QUOTE]

 

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Interesting. That's quite a good overclock lol.