Performance
Performance has been tested on the Intel Comet Lake-S platform, which contains the i9-10900K, 10-core processor, ASRock Z490 PG Velocita motherboard, XFX5600 XT THICC III Ultra graphics card, and Patriot VPR100 1TB SSD. Used OS is Windows 10 x64 and the latest updates.
Our comparison includes overclocking results and settings at which the Viper 4 Blackout DDR4-3600 was stable. The maximum stable settings on our motherboard were DDR4-4000 CL18-22-22 at 1.4V. The maximum recommended for AMD Ryzen will be DDR4-3600 CL16-19-19 1.4V, but because we are testing on the Intel platform, then in the comparison is DDR4-3600 CL17-19-19 at the default, 1.35V.
As usual, we will start with AIDA64 Cache and Memory benchmark, which is probably the best software for synthetic memory speed tests.
Since higher capacity causes memory to run at a bit more relaxed timings, then also overclocking is significantly harder. We could still set DDR4-4000 what an exceptional result for a 128GB memory kit is. Our results are about as high as that on the previously reviewed Patriot Steel 64GB DDR4-3600 with the one exception that we couldn’t overclock the memory past DDR4-4000 mark without stability issues while the 64GB kit could reach DDR4-4100 mark.
PCMark 10 is showing us high performance in mixed load tests. As we can see, on the new platforms, DDR4-3600 is already optimal speed, and even though the difference is not so significant during daily work, then our tests are showing quite an improvement between DDR4-3200 and DDR4-3600.
In Cinebench series benchmarks, results are similar. These tests are not using much data, so results are based more on the CPU speed. We can still see the difference in results.
It’s time on some 3D benchmarks from UL(previously Futuremark).
3DMark and VRMark series benchmarks are showing similar results at all settings. These benchmarks are showing higher differences in CPU and physics tests, but it’s a low percentage of the total score.
We are used to seeing higher performance gain at higher memory clock, but it just proves that all our settings provide optimal performance.
More demanding 3D tests at the display resolution up to 8K are not much different. In Final Fantasy XV and Superposition benchmarks, results are slightly better at higher memory frequency but nothing that would profoundly affect our gaming experience. The XMP profile seems fast enough, so we won’t have to play with additional settings and waste time on memory tuning.
Results in new games like Assassin’s Creed or Metro Exodus are about where they should be on a high-end PC. The results were made in a medium quality setting because it shows better a difference in CPU and memory speed.
Even though the XMP settings don’t look really fast, they provide optimal performance and are not much slower than overclocked settings. At the same time, the XMP provides us with a stable profile and saves our time as we don’t really have to overclock and test the stability of our memory kit. It seems like a perfect option if we are searching for a fast and reliable memory kit at a high capacity.
There are, of course, those who always want some more, so on the next page, we will tell you a couple of words about overclocking the Viper 4 Blackout.
