Samsung Green DDR3 8GB 1600mhz 30nm Memory review

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell May 25, 2012 Featured Announcement, Memory

Today we are using an Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition processor with the Asus Rampage IV Extreme motherboard. This is a quad channel board, but it can also run in dual channel. We used it specifically today because it has proven to be one of the best motherboards for overclocking memory. We have achieved almost 3,000mhz via the Rampage IV with some Mushkin memory in our labs.

We will be showing results at 1,600mhz @ 11-11-11 and our highest performing overclocked speed of 2,400 mhz @ 11-11-11.

Our results clearly indicate dual, triple or quad channel in our reviews, so it is easier to ascertain an overview of performance levels between various Intel platforms.

Processor: Intel i7 3960X EE @ 4.4ghz.
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme.
Cooler: Antec H20 920.
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX590.
Power Supply: Enermax Platimax 1200W.
Optical Drive: Asus BluRay Drive.
Chassis: Lian Li PC-A77FR Aluminium Red Full Tower Case.
Monitors: Dell U3011, 3x Ilyama ProLite E2472HDD.
Boot Drive: Patriot WildFire 120GB.
Secondary Drives: 1TB Samsung & 2TB Samsung.

Comparison memory:
Kingston HyperX 2400mhz
8GB Kingston HyperX 2,400mhz
16GB G.Skill 2400mhz
8GB Corsair Dominator GT 2400mhz
16GB GSkill Ripjaws Z 2133mhz
32GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz

Software:
SiSoft Sandra
PcMark 7
MaxxMem

Comparison systems:

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770k
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H motherboard
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 13
Memory: Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 2 2133mhz
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.

Comparison memory:
G.Skill TridentX 8GB 2400mhz
4GB ‘generic’ 1333mhz memory @ 9-9-9-24.
Kingston HyperX Genesis 2666mhz @ 11-13-13-30

We also wanted to include some results with Topower Black Edition memory, running at 1,600mhz @ 9-9-9 timings, on the following system:

CPU: Intel Core i7 2700k
Cooler: Thermaltake Frio OCK
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
PSU: ADATA 1200W
Graphics: Sapphire HD6950 Flex Edition
Chassis: Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit Enterprise
Monitor: Dell U2410

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