OCZ 4200EL: Tops in Memory Performance
by Wesley Fink on October 13, 2003 9:33 PM EST- Posted in
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Test Results
To test overclocked stability, we used the very demanding Gun Metal 2 - Benchmark 2, which pushes systems with its DX9 routines. To be considered stable for test purposes, Gun Metal, our Quake3 benchmark, UT2003 Demo, and Super PI had to complete without incident. Any of these 4, and in particular Super PI and Gun Metal, will crash a less-than stable memory configuration.| OCZ 4200EL - 2 x 512Mb Double-Bank | |||||
| Speed | Memory Timings & Voltage |
Quake3 fps |
Sandra UNBuffered | Sandra Standard Buffered |
Super PI 2M places (time in sec) |
| 400DDR 800FSB |
2-3-3-5 2.55V |
325.3 | INT 2815 FLT 2857 |
INT 4805 FLT 4764 |
129 |
| 500DDR 1000FSB |
2.5-3-4-6 2.65V |
401.3 | INT 3376 FLT 3366 |
INT 5876 FLT5964 |
106 |
| 533DDR 1066FSB |
2.5-3-4-6 2.75V |
422.3 | INT 3610 FLT 3562 |
INT 6380 FLT 6345 |
98 |
| 560DDR 1160FSB |
3-3-4-7 2.85V |
437.4 | INT 3716 FLT 3741 |
INT 6655 FLT 6681 |
93 |
The latest revision of OCZ 4200EL performed better than its rated 2.5-4-4-7 specification. In fact, at DDR400, like Corsair XMS4000PRO and Mushkin, it allowed some of the fastest timings that we have seen with any high-speed memory. The top speed of DDR560 is also the highest stable overclock that we have yet seen on any DDR memory.
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Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
awesome review wes...thanks for the good work...i was less then an hour away from ordering the corsair xms4000pro and you changed my mind to ocz (i have ocz el 3200 now).....Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
#13 -OCZ says it will be available beginning 10/14, which is today's date.
Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
I might have missed something, but when will it be available? Screw all the crap said above. I want to try some out, thats what it is all about.Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
#11 - This memory performed at 2-3-3-5 at DDR400 as shown in the review. If you choose not to buy anything but official Jedec DDR400 memory then that is your business, but I would appreciate it if you read enough of the article to get your facts correct.#4 and #7 - We can also show you that in REAL APPLICATIONS in Content Creation that the Intel integrated Graphics are just as fast as a 9800 PRO XT. To state from those REAL APPLICATION tests that the 9800 PRO XT is just as fast as Intel on-chip graphics would be a lie - just as your supposition is only a portion of the true picture. Memory is only one part of the performance puzzle, but it does make a difference. It is not serving our readers to overhype it's importance, but it is also not serving readers to pretend it makes no difference at all. You are correct that it makes no difference at all if you only run Microsoft Word and surf the web with dial-up.
Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
I agree above. How can this be better then using DDR 400 with timings a hell of a lot better? Cas 2.5 with a 4-4-7 timing? That's sad. I rather be at 400 with a Cas 2 with 2-2-5 any day....Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
Got to love OCZ ripping off quotes from other companies. "Powered By" ? Oh please................ Once again stealing quotes from other companies seems to be in their deck of cards. What a shame. Plus guys there really isn't such thing as DDR533. It's just overclocked memory! You're a fool if you buy this stuff.Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
Thanks for the awesome review Wes.Tony
Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
You crackface, there ARE performance benefits, that's the point. These modules are for extreme users, not some dope on a budget that can't afford an extra $100. No idiot in their right mind should go for DDR533 if they can't spare $100 for a system. Come on now...Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
#5, results? Here's results using ACTUAL APPLICATIONS instead of pointless synthetic benchmarks. If you can give me a reason to pay double the price or more for such minuscule benefits, I'm listening.http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/co...
Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
awesome memory now we can only wait for the "GOLD" version. I bet it will be faster.