BIOS Settings
According to ASRock’s BIOS page, the EVO X memory modules uses Micron memory chips, however AIDA64 tells us otherwise.
We will NOT be using the XMP 2.0 profiles in our tests, as we’ve discovered that it actually handicaps/limits the overall memory performance. Instead, we manually selected DDR4-3000 for the DRAM frequency, but set everything else to AUTO.
Rated to run at 15-17-17-35 @ 1.35v, the GEIL EVO X should give us some decent performance.
Test Bench
For our tests, we used a test bench containing an ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer 3.1 motherboard with supports both dual and quad channel memory. Along with and Intel Core i7 – 6800K (Broadwell-E) and a HIS Radeon RX 480 graphics card.
* ALL tests are conducted at specified default speeds and setting
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.4GHz |
| Cooling | ID-Cooling ICEKIMO AIO Liquid CPU cooler |
| Motherboard | ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer 3.1 |
| Ram | GEIL EVO X DDR4-3000 16GB Dual Channel Memory Kit |
| XMP 2.0 profiles | Memory timings : 15-17-17-35 @1.35v (2x8GB) |
| HDD | Crucial MX300 – 750GB |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower DSP G RGB 750W |
| VGA card | HIS Radeon RX 480 Roaring Turbo 8GB GDDR5 |
| Watercooling |
N/A |
Aida64 Memory Information
These GEIL EVO X DDR4-3000 modules are “enthusiast certified” and operates at 1.35v. Notice the memory chips are SK Hynix and not Micron as stated in the ASRock BIOS.
Aida64 DRAM Timings
Memory timings are running as advertised at 15-17-17-35 with XMP profiles 2.0. For our tests, we did NOT select XMP profile, but instead manually selected DDR4-3000 in the BIOS.
