Testing:
The test system listed in the "Configuration" section was used for the execution of all benchmarks. For this review, an
Aeneon XTUNE 2GB PC3-10600 DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit will be tested head-to-head with the
OCZ Technology 2GB PC3-10666 ReaperX HPC DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit.
Testing will consist of two memory benchmarks and one gaming benchmark used to gauge the performance of five different memory configurations. The benchmarks executed include tests from these three applications:
» Everest Ultimate Edition 2006
» Sisoftware Sandra Lite 2008.1.12.34
» 3DMark06
In addition, some basic thermal testing will be conducted to see how cool these modules can run.
The five memory configurations include the following:
» OCZ DDR3 @ 1333MHz [6-5-5-18] @ 1.8V
» OCZ DDR3 @ 1333MHz [8-8-8-15] @ 1.8V
» Aeneon DDR3 @ 1333MHz [8-8-8-15] @ 1.8V
» OCZ DDR3 @ 1500MHz [8-7-7-27] @ 1.9V
» Aeneon DDR3 @ 1500MHz [8-8-8-15] @ 1.8V
Everest Ultimate Edition 2006:
Everest Ultimate Edition was used to provide four sets of results: memory read speed (in MB/s), memory write speed (in MB/s), memory copy speed (in MB/s), and memory latency (in ns). Higher values are better for memory read, write, and copy speeds, while lower values are desirable for latency.
The first memory benchmark has some interesting results. First off you can see the tighter timings helps improve the read, copy, and latency values, while the values from the write benchmark stay about the same from kit to kit at the same speeds. At 1500MHz both kits are almost identical, but the OCZ kit has a little edge at reading while the Aeneon has the edge at copying.
