=<em>F-A-S-T</em>= DDR Memory: 2-2-2 Roars on the Scene
by Wesley Fink on August 5, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Memory
Mushkin PC3200 Level II V2
Mushkin has used the Level II label to identify the lowest latency memory in their product line. This was the same label used for earlier BH5 modules marketed by Mushkin. It is fitting, then, that Mushkin calls their latest low-latency memory level II V2. Both single-sided 256MB modules and double-sided 512MB DIMMs are offered, but the Mushkin website does not currently show matched pairs available of PC3200 LII V2.Test DIMMs were a pair of PC3200 LII V2 512MB modules.
Mushkin also provided a pair of 256MB DIMMs, which they indicated were even better performers at overclocking, but they were not included in this roundup. Two single-sided DIMMs do not perform as well as two double-sided DIMMs at the same speed and settings on the Intel platform, so the comparison to 512MB DIMM performance would have revealed little in the way of comparative performance.
Mushkin was one of the first memory manufacturers to announce the release of DDR400 2-2-2 memory. Both Mushkin and OCZ announced DDR400 2-2-2 memory at the time of Corsair's announcement.
Samsung TCCD memory chips are used in Mushkin's LII V2 memory. These are the same Samsung DDR500 memory chips used in all the memory in this roundup with the exception of Crucial Ballistix.
Mushkin PC3200 LII V2 Specifications
| Mushkin PC3200 LII V2 Memory Specifications | |
| Number of DIMMs & Banks | 2 DS |
| DIMM Size Total Memory |
512 MB 1 GB |
| Rated Timings | 2-2-2 at DDR400 |
| SPD (Auto) Timings | 2.5-2-2-6 |
| Rated Voltage | 2.5V-2.8V |
All of the modules in this roundup are rated at 2-2-2 at DDR400, but Mushkin is the only manufacturer showing a variable voltage range for the PC3200 DIMMs. The Mushkin specification matched our findings very well, since we had no problem at DDR400 at 2.5V, but did need more voltage for higher memory speeds.
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Wesley Fink - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
#26 - DDR460 2-2-2 at 2.75V according to my review notesbabyelf - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
HiIt's said that the crucial did 2-2-2 up till DDR460. At what voltage is that?
DreamInBlue - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
crucial has always been highly overclockable. my regular cas3 ddr400 crucial does cas 2.5 at 250fsb.bigtoe33 - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
vie2233hilYou quoting performance series and not Platinum rev2
Platinum rev2 uses TCCD and was used for this roundup.
vie2233hil - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
OCZ would like to to announce a revision change in our PC-3200 Performance Series line of memory. PC-3200 Revision 2 has been discontinued and replaced by OCZ PC-3200 Revision 3 DDR.OCZ PC-3200 Revision 3 DDR is specified for CL2-3-3-6 timings on Intel-based systems and CL2.5-3-3-6 timings on AMD based systems. The lifetime warranty of existing PC-3200 Revision 2 modules will not be invalidated by this change.
Pumpkinierre - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
Nice article, nice charts and nice memory. With all the extra work from the new components let's hope you're still having fun, Wesley. Keep the i875 going. I'm not sure about the nf3 if the tRAS has to be set to >10. Any chance OCZ might be releasing a CAS2 DDR500 in the near future with that new batch of Samsung chips?Potem - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
#19 - From page 9: "We have seen reports of some variability in the performance of the Ballistix memory, and overclocking results are never guaranteed. However, our results with another pair of Ballistix DIMMs were very similar."JustAnAverageGuy - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
#18As long as it is a reputable vender, quantity is often better than quality. :)
i.e. 256MB of 3500 level 2 mushkin extreme blah blah is probably going to perform worse than 1GB of corsair value ram.
Lazzydog - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
Wesley you have still yet to comment on the question of whether or not the crucial sticks were cherry picked or not. I know in a lot of reviews you try and get your products as anonymously as possible is this true with the crucial ram or not? If not these could hardly be indicative of ram that the rest of us could get and should be known for people who plan on purchasing ballistix ram.GabeyD - Thursday, August 5, 2004 - link
Is there a comparison anywhare of "Value" memory against this high end, high $ stuff. For example, I cag get 1G of Coorsair Value for $180 and the lest expensive high end memory is about $280, a $100 difference. How much real performance is this $100 getting me?