New DDR Highs: Shikatronics, OCZ, and the Fastest Memory Yet

Test Results: OCZ PC4400EL Gold

To be considered stable for test purposes, Quake3 benchmark, UT2003 Demo, Super PI, Aquamark 3, and Comanche 4 had to complete without incident. Any of these, and in particular Super PI, will crash a less-than stable memory configuration. "Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory" is proving to be a sensitive benchmark for memory testing. We have included results for RCW-ET using the Radar benchmark.

OCZ PC4400EL Gold (DDR550) - 2 x 512Mb Double-Bank
Speed	Memory Timings & Voltage	Quake3 fps	Sandra UNBuffered	Sandra Standard Buffered	Super PI 2M places (time in sec)	Wolfenstein - Radar - Enemy Territory fps
400DDR 800FSB	2-3-3-5 2.5V	326.4	INT 2731 FLT 2750	INT 4450 FLT 4448	132	69.4
500DDR 1000FSB	2.5-3-4-6 2.65V	398.7	INT 3259 FLT 3265	INT 5544 FLT 5511	107	85.8
550DDR 1100FSB	3-4-4-7 2.75V	430.9	INT 3480 FLT 3444	INT 6036 FLT 6035	98	92.6
578DDR 1156FSB	3-4-4-7 2.85V	449.5	INT 3709 FLT 3738	INT 6406 FLT 6314	93	97.0

The latest Hynix B chips are certainly pushing the envelope for memory performance on OCZ PC4400EL. The FSB results are the highest that we have tested with DDR memory, and this is reflected in the other benchmark results as well. This new memory is knocking at the door of DDR600, and we suspect DDR memory manufacturers to reach that magic plateau in the near future.