Overview
Taken from Patriot’s website …
Patriot Memory’s Viper 3 Series are designed with true performance in mind. Tested and compatible with Intel’s® and AMD’s DDR3 compatible processors and chipsets, The Viper 3 series provides the best performance and stability for the most demanding computer environments.
The Viper 3 series utilizes a custom designed high performance heat shield for superior heat dissipation to ensure rock solid performance even when using the most taxing applications. Built from the highest quality Build of Materials, Patriot Memory’s Viper 3 Series are hand tested and validated for system compatibility.
Available in single, dual and quad channel kits, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB kits and 4GB and 8GB single DIMMs, Patriot Memory’s Viper 3 Series will be offered at speeds from 1600MHz up to 2133 MHz at 1.5 volts and are XMP 1.3 ready. Hand tested for quality assurance, the Viper 3 series is backed by a lifetime warranty.
- Multiple speeds available (1600MHz, 1866MHz, 2133MHz)
- Compatible with Intel 6, 7 & 8 series/AMD 9 & FM1/FM2 series
- XMP 1.3 ready
- Available in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB kits and 4GB and 8GB single DIMMs
- Lifetime warranty
Specification
- Product Number: PV38G240C0K (2 x 4GB)
- Rated Speed: PC3-19200 (2400MHz)
- Density: 8GB (2 x 4GB) Kit
- SPD: PC3-12800 (1600MHz)
- XMP Profile: 1200MHz ( DDR3-2400 ) 10-12-12-30 1.65v
Here is a screenshot of the settings detected by the latest version of CPU-Z which is 1.66.
Interestingly enough it seems that CPU-Z is not reading the XMP profile correctly with regards to the programmed timings.
Test Setup
Now that we have the specifications and testing parameters, let us move on to the performance results.
