Performance
As usual , performance comparison is based on the set of benchmarks that are showing biggest differences in memory bandwidth.
Testing platform for all memory kits is based on Intel Core i7 4770K CPU overclocked to 4.2GHz and Gigabyte Z87X-OC motherboard. These settings should provide results that can be easy to compare also for all readers.
AIDA64
AIDA64 now in 4.0 version, includes set of multithreaded memory tests. We will focus on read, write and memory copy bandwidth.
As we see on the above graph, Patriot Viper III DDR3-2133 is not performing best in this comparison. All transfers are lowest in this comparison what is caused of single sided module build. Similar modules were used in Team Xtreem 2666 memory which even at 1333MHz ( DDR3-2666 ) clock can’t offer much higher memory read and copy bandwidth.
This situation isn’t Patriot’s fault as most available memory kits on the market are based on similar Hynix memory chips.
MaxxMem Preview v1.99
MaxxMem Preview is single threaded benchmark which is also good for memory speed comparison.
Also in MaxxMem , single sided memory modules are showing their weak side in memory read and copy transfers. Memory write bandwidth is pretty good reaching bandwidth of all higher clocked memory kits in the comparison.
HyperPi 32M
HyperPi so benchmark which loves high memory performance and also runs in multithreaded environment.
HyperPi 32M shows a huge gap between single and dual sided memory kits. Hynix MFR is actually really good IC if used in double sided configuration ( as we could see in previous 16GB Patriot Viper III review ), but single sided modules are way to slow for all who are looking for highest performance ( like overclockers ). It doesn’t change fact that in games this difference is barely noticable.
Cinebench 11.5
Cinebench is graphics rendering benchmark which is showing some of the real-world performance.
Results in this benchmark are showing that even though average bandwidth results are low, actual overall performance isn’t so bad. It’s caused by high memory controller speed combined with high speed, large processor cache.
Overall performance isn’t as good as expected but it shouldn’t be a bigger issue to all who are looking for memory for gaming PC or general home usage.
