Testing:

The test system listed on the previous page was used for the execution of all benchmarks, which include tests from these packages:

» Performance Test 7.0 64-Bit
» SiSoft Sandra Engineer 2011.SP1
» AIDA64 Extreme Edition 1.60.1300
» Windows 7 Experience
» Thermal Testing

For comparison purposes, the Kingston HyperX T1 8GB (4 x 2GB) 2133MHz DDR3 memory kit was tested head-to-head with memory taken from two other DDR3 kits. While these were initially 6GB triple channel kits, two modules were taken form each to make 4GB dual channel kits. The competitors will include:

» 4GB (2x2GB) Patriot Memory Viper II Sector 7 1800MHz DDR3
» 4GB (2x2GB) Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1600MHz DDR3

Performance Test 7.0 64-Bit:

PassMark's Performance Test v7.0 is the first benchmark to consider. In this suite, a composite score (with no units of measure assigned to it) is developed from five individual memory tests (all of which have units of measure in MB/s). Higher scores are better for each test.

Memory Mark is what they call the composite score, and right off the bat we see that 8GB of memory at 2133MHz scores well above 4GB of memory at either 1600MHz or 1800MHz. As we dig through the individual tests we'll see just where that margin of victory came from.



Looking at the "Memory Read - Uncached" results we see that all three kits score about the same, with the Kingston HyperX T1 kit barely beating out the other two.



Moving on to the "Memory Read - Cached" results we see a similar cluster of performance, but this time the HyperX T1 kit falls in the middle of the pack. Just a fraction of a MB/s separates the best and the worst, though.