Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4x4GB) 2666mhz Memory Review

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell September 17, 2012 Featured Tech Reviews, Memory

Today we are using an Intel Core i7 3770k processor with the ASUS Maximus V Formula motherboard.

We are testing the memory kit at 2,666mhz with the XMP profile timings of 10-12-12-12-31 @ 1.65 volts.

Test System:

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770k @ 4.8ghz
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Formula.
Cooler: Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler.
Graphics card: Sapphire HD7970 6GB Toxic Edition
Power supply: Corsair HX850
Boot drives: Intel 510 120GB
Storage drives: Patriot Wildfire 240GB & Samsung 2TB Storage drive.
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

ASUS Maximus V Formula comparison memory:

8GB Kingston HyperX Predator 2,666mhz
8GB Patriot Viper 3 Intel Masters Limited Edition 2,133mhz
8GB ‘generic’ 1600mhz CL9
8GB ‘generic’ 1333mhz CL9

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Z77 comparison system:

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770k.
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H motherboard.
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 13.
Power Supply: ADATA 1200W.
Optical Drive: Asus BluRay Drive.
Chassis: Cooler Master Cosmos 2.
Monitors: Dell U3011, 3x Ilyama ProLite E2472HDD.
Boot Drive: Kingston SSDNow V+200 90GB.
Storage Drive: Patriot 240GB Wildfire.

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Z77 system comparison memory:

Software:

SiSoft Sandra
PCMark 7
MaxxMem 2
Super Pi
Studio Max

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5 comments

Eran
September 17, 2012 at 8:52 am

wow that is expensive memory, cost more than my video card !

Good results, 2850mhz is a heck of a result.
Zotacextreme
September 17, 2012 at 8:53 am

whether you like corsair or not, they make beautiful products. a lot of attention to detail
Darth Digglers
September 17, 2012 at 8:55 am

The only thing I will say is that memory has very little impact on gaming. id much rather pump the money into a new CPU or GPU.

Ive 1866mhz memory in my system, i never even think about changing it to be honest. dont see the need. 8GB is more than enough also.
Davis
September 17, 2012 at 8:57 am

went straight to the Overclocking page. i find overclocking is very much in the hands of the board manufacturer. ASUS have great bioses.

my G,Skill 2,133mhz never went any higher on my MSI board, but on my new ASUS board I can get 2,450mhz with a couple of timings looser.

These are fantastic results, but @ Darth Digglers – remember this memory isn’t for the mainstream audience, the price reflects that. this is meant to be for the hard core guys who want to push all components in their system to the limit.