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G.Skill Sniper DDR3 8GB 1600mhz 1.25v (SR2) Memory review

This version of the script has been thoroughly tested on Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS4 and is compatible with Photoshop 7. It is important to document however that different versions of Photoshop give different end results. Adobe have been fine tuning the program over the years and enhancing specific filters and algorithms for better performance (some filters were rewritten during the CS2 time period). This means ultimately that comparing times with users running other versions of Photoshop is not going to give consistent results.

All results were gained from Adobe Photoshop CS5 64bit exe on Windows 7 64 bit ultimate and are marked in seconds. Lower times are better.

KitGuru PS Bench 1(4)
Standard
1333mhz 9-9-9-24
G.Skill
1600mhz 9-9-9-24
1. Texturiser (1) 1.8
1.7
2. CMYK 1.9
1.9
3. RGB
1.8
1.8
4. Ink outlines
27.1
27.0
5. Dust & Stratches
2.9
2.7
6. Watercolor
25.6
25.4
7. Texturiser (2)
1.8
1.7
8. Stained Glass
18.9
18.8
9. Mosiac Tiles
12.3
12.1
10. Extrude
154.2
153.8
11. Rough Pastels
10.8
10.7
12. Smart Blur
88.2
88.1
13. Underpainting
31.4
31.3
14. Mosiac Tiles
11.8
11.7
15. Spherize
2.2
2.2
16. Palette Knife
18.7
18.6
17. Sponge
36.5
36.4
18. Smudge Stick
11.3
11.2
Total:
459.2
457.1

We didn't include the 1700mhz results in this test as the CPU overclock will have a huge effect on the results, negating the memory changes. What we can ascertain however is that the memory speed has a small effect on the final result, reducing the script time by a couple of seconds overall.

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5 comments

  1. I really value the fact that they are dropping voltages on memory, its long overdue and I applaud them for doing it

  2. I really dig the heatspreader design, im not a fan of the giant kingston ones, its too restrictive now, no need for it.

    lets hope they all get performance memory down to these voltages, will help reduce heatspreaders design also.

  3. I really think this is a great kit and better than the kingston stuff you reviewed last week. lower voltage, better OC, smaller heatsinks. Id like to see a review of a 3 way 4GB kit (12GB) for X58.

  4. Garry, only thing is with three sticks in the mix, the OC can be worse. would be interesting to read though, even though I dont have X58

  5. Good kit, the prices lately are brilliant, 80 quid for 8GB of DDR3. Its bound to go up soon with Japan though.