Mushkin Redline XP4000: Winbond with Voltage Be Damned
by Wesley Fink on May 16, 2005 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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Test Results: Mushkin Redline XP4000
The top row of Performance results at 2.6V is included as a performance baseline. Like OCZ VX, Mushkin Redline cannot achieve 2-2-2 timings at stock voltage at DDR400. However, it can easily reach 2-2-2 performance levels at DDR400 with more voltage.| Mushkin Redline XP4000 (DDR500) - 2x512Mb Double-Bank | |||||||
| CPU Ratio at 2.4GHz | Memory Speed |
Memory Timings & Voltage |
Quake3 fps |
Sandra UNBuffered | Sandra Standard Buffered |
Super PI 2M places (time in sec) |
Wolfenstein - Radar - Enemy Territory fps |
| 12x200 | 400 DDR (Stock Voltage) |
2-3-2-6 2.6V 1T (Stock Voltage) |
565.4 | INT 2719 FLT 2866 |
INT 6111 FLT 6056 |
81 | 119.9 |
| 12x200 | 400 DDR | 2-2-2-6 3.0V 1T |
572.5 | INT 2745 FLT 2899 |
INT 6127 FLT 6071 |
81 | 119.8 |
| 11x218 | 436 DDR | 2-2-2-6 3.1V 1T |
578.0 | INT 2912 FLT 3079 |
INT 6512 FLT 6435 |
80 | 120.2 |
| 10x240 | 480 DDR | 2-2-2-6 3.2V 1T |
591.7 | INT 3037 FLT 3293 |
INT 6775 FLT 6700 |
79 | 122.7 |
| 9x267 | 533 DDR | 2-2-2-6 3.4V 1T |
599.1 | INT 3308 FLT 3521 |
INT 7125 FLT 7032 |
78 | 124.0 |
| 9x272 (2.45GHz) |
Highest Mem Speed 538 DDR |
2-2-2-6 3.5V 1T |
612.3 | INT 3410 FLT 3592 |
INT 7260 FLT 7183 |
77 | 127.2 |
| 10x272 (2.72GHz) |
Highest CPU/Mem Performance | 2-2-2-6 3.5V 1T |
656.5 | INT 3493 FLT 3697 |
INT 7701 FLT 7605 |
71 | 139.0 |
We reached an extremely stable DDR400 2-2-2-6 at 3.0V with Mushkin Redline XP4000. We then maintained 2-2-2-6 timings all the way to DDR546, which required 3.5V for complete stability. The voltage requirements from 3.0 to 3.6 volts were very linear to Memory Speed. DDR544 is the highest speed that we have ever reached with 2-2-2 timings, but it is only slightly more than the DDR538 2-2-2 achieved in our tests of the OCZ VX. Since both memories use the same memory chips, it appears that Mushkin and OCZ are both doing a similarly excellent job in binning the Winbond chips for their DDR500 2-2-2 products.
The important results here are rows 1 to 6, where CPU speed is kept at 2.4GHZ and only the Memory Speed is varied. The performance differences that you see in that range are a result of Memory Speed only. Since the Mushkin Redline also maintained constant 2-2-2-6 timings across the performance tests, the performance improvements are completely a result of memory speed only. It is not a huge difference in real-world benchmarks, compared to the huge increase in synthetic benchmarks like Sandra, but the increase is real nonetheless.
When you compare results of Mushkin Redline or OCZ VX, you will also see that all 2-2-2 is not created equal. Winbond and the revived BH5 are just a bit faster than other 2-2-2 memory at the same memory speed. Again, the difference is not huge, but where a computer enthusiast is aiming for top competitive scores, every advantage carries weight.
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jermaink - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - link
I'm just wondering what cooling was used for this RAM at the high voltages. I'm thinking of getting some, and I'm wondering if using a Zalman FB123 in 'silent mode' would be sufficient.melgross - Monday, May 30, 2005 - link
Well, here's something interesting for the DDR2 is too expensive crowd:http://www.eet.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml;jse...
Spajky - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - link
@ fitten (#18): >there is no such thing as "super stable". It's either stable or it isn't< TRUE !I have a very special way of testing OC-ed hardware if is stable, check my site ...
@ Barkuti (#22): >A retest for the not that high clockspeed modules would be nice< I Agree, by maybe adding another test program for testing them, see my proposal downthere ...
Using Sandra mem.bench: the problem is that 95% of people do not understand properly, what are those results Sandra gives them & do not know how much impact have on real life PC performance. So for ordinary user, Sandra mem.benchmark tells a s**t!
My (research) article "about BENCH´ING MEMORY -real life"
with WinRAR´s built_in benchmark & hardware test" - on my site:
some tests/benchmarks & explanation HOW IT WORKS, is here directly:
http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/benchMem.htm
[especially the yellow column is interesting!]
/sorry, I didn´t make any graphs/
Spajky - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - link
@ fitten (#18): >there is no such thing as "super stable". It's either stable or it isn't< TRUE !I have a very special way of testing OC-ed hardware if is stable, check my site ...
@ Barkuti (#22): >A retest for the not that high clockspeed modules would be nice< I Agree, by maybe adding another test program for testing them, see my proposal downthere ...
Using Sandra mem.bench: the problem is that 95% of people do not understand properly, what are those results Sandra gives them & do not know how much impact have on real life PC performance. So for ordinary user, Sandra mem.benchmark tells a s**t!
My (research) article "about BENCH´ING MEMORY -real life"
with WinRAR´s built_in benchmark & hardware test" - on my site:
some tests/benchmarks & explanation HOW IT WORKS, is here directly:
http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/benchMem.htm
[especially the yellow column is interesting!]
/sorry, I didn´t make any graphs/
Spajky - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - link
@ fitten (#18): >there is no such thing as "super stable". It's either stable or it isn't< TRUE !I have a very special way of testing OC-ed hardware if is stable, check my site ...
@ Barkuti (#22): >A retest for the not that high clockspeed modules would be nice< I Agree, by maybe adding another test program for testing them, see my proposal downthere ...
Using Sandra mem.bench: the problem is that 95% of people do not understand properly, what are those results Sandra gives them & do not know how much impact have on real life PC performance. So for ordinary user, Sandra mem.benchmark tells a s**t!
My (research) article "about BENCH´ING MEMORY -real life"
with WinRAR´s built_in benchmark & hardware test" - on my site:
some tests/benchmarks & explanation HOW IT WORKS, is here directly:
http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/benchMem.htm
[especially the yellow column is interesting!]
/sorry, I didn´t make any graphs/
Spajky - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - link
@ fitten (#18): >there is no such thing as "super stable". It's either stable or it isn't< TRUE !I have a very special way of testing OC-ed hardware if is stable, check my site ...
@ Barkuti (#22): >A retest for the not that high clockspeed modules would be nice< I Agree, by maybe adding another test program for testing them, see my proposal downthere ...
Using Sandra mem.bench: the problem is that 95% of people do not understand properly, what are those results Sandra gives them & do not know how much impact have on real life PC performance. So for ordinary user, Sandra mem.benchmark tells a s**t!
My (research) article "about BENCH´ING MEMORY -real life"
with WinRAR´s built_in benchmark & hardware test" - on my site:
some tests/benchmarks & explanation HOW IT WORKS, is here directly:
http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/benchMem.htm
[especially the yellow column is interesting!]
/sorry, I didn´t make any graphs/
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Spajky - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - link
@ fitten (#18): >there is no such thing as "super stable". It's either stable or it isn't< TRUE !I have a very special way of testing OC-ed hardware if is stable, check my site ...
@ Barkuti (#22): >A retest for the not that high clockspeed modules would be nice< I Agree, by maybe adding another test program for testing them, see my proposal downthere ...
Using Sandra mem.bench: the problem is that 95% of people do not understand properly, what are those results Sandra gives them & do not know how much impact have on real life PC performance. So for ordinary user, Sandra mem.benchmark tells a s**t!
My (research) article "about BENCH´ING MEMORY -real life"
with WinRAR´s built_in benchmark & hardware test" - on my site:
some tests/benchmarks & explanation HOW IT WORKS, is here directly:
http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/benchMem.htm
[especially the yellow column is interesting!]
/sorry, I didn´t make any graphs/
Spajky - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - link
@ fitten (#18): >there is no such thing as "super stable". It's either stable or it isn't< TRUE !I have a very special way of testing OC-ed hardware if is stable, check my site ...
@ Barkuti (#22): >A retest for the not that high clockspeed modules would be nice< I Agree, by maybe adding another test program for testing them, see my proposal downthere ...
Using Sandra mem.bench: the problem is that 95% of people do not understand properly, what are those results Sandra gives them & do not know how much impact have on real life PC performance. So for ordinary user, Sandra mem.benchmark tells a s**t!
My (research) article "about BENCH´ING MEMORY -real life"
with WinRAR´s built_in benchmark & hardware test" - on my site:
some tests/benchmarks & explanation HOW IT WORKS, is here directly:
http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/benchMem.htm
[especially the yellow column is interesting!]
/sorry, I didn´t make any graphs/
Spajky - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - link
@ fitten (#18): >there is no such thing as "super stable". It's either stable or it isn't< TRUE !I have a very special way of testing OC-ed hardware if is stable, check my site ...
@ Barkuti (#22): >A retest for the not that high clockspeed modules would be nice< I Agree, by maybe adding another test program for testing them, see my proposal downthere ...
Using Sandra mem.bench: the problem is that 95% of people do not understand properly, what are those results Sandra gives them & do not know how much impact have on real life PC performance. So for ordinary user, Sandra mem.benchmark tells a s**t!
My (research) article "about BENCH´ING MEMORY -real life"
with WinRAR´s built_in benchmark & hardware test" - on my site:
some tests/benchmarks & explanation HOW IT WORKS, is here directly:
http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/benchMem.htm
[especially the yellow column is interesting!]
/sorry, I didn´t make any graphs/
Spajky - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - link
@ fitten (#18): >there is no such thing as "super stable". It's either stable or it isn't< TRUE !I have a very special way of testing OC-ed hardware if is stable, check my site ...
@ Barkuti (#22): >A retest for the not that high clockspeed modules would be nice< I Agree, by maybe adding another test program for testing them, see my proposal downthere ...
Using Sandra mem.bench: the problem is that 95% of people do not understand properly, what are those results Sandra gives them & do not know how much impact have on real life PC performance. So for ordinary user, Sandra mem.benchmark tells a s**t!
My (research) article "about BENCH´ING MEMORY -real life"
with WinRAR´s built_in benchmark & hardware test" - on my site:
some tests/benchmarks & explanation HOW IT WORKS, is here directly:
http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/benchMem.htm
[especially the yellow column is interesting!]
/sorry, I didn´t make any graphs/