Dual-Channel DDR2-800 on AMD Athlon 64 X2 AM2 benchmarked

Posted on Tuesday, May 23 2006 @ 0:48 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
DDR2 memory has been known for rather long already — from the first models of DDR2-400 and DDR2-533 that appeared approximately two years ago and possessed quite high latencies (both dynamic, which have to do with properties of memory chips, and system ones, which have to do with initially slow timings — 3-3-3 and 4-4-4 correspondingly) and up to its modern modifications offering high performance (DDR2-667, DDR2-800, and unofficial DDR2-1000/1066) as well as relatively low latencies (up to 4-4-4 for DDR2-800). Nevertheless, the real potential of this memory type in dual channel mode is still unrevealed...

Read on over at DigitLife.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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