AIDA32: Low memory writing speed!

jonis · Feb 12, 2004, 09:14 PM

I've got two Samsung PC2700 512MB on an ASUS P4S8X mobo. I just ran a memory test in latest AIDA32 and I got around 2300MB/s read speed but only 420MB/s write speed!!! Thats friggin half what I get on another machine w/ a very similar mobo using two Noname PC3200 512MB. There I get 950MB/s writing.

Wth could cause this low writing speed??? Is this normal? What settings in BIOS or elsewhere should I check?

Having a similar system writing more than twice as fast using PC3200 doesn't feel like all right.

REALLY appreciate any feedback you can give me!

~~HawK~~ · Feb 12, 2004, 09:21 PM

Have the same samsung, but having (still) a KT266a, im doing 642mb/s in the mem write test..
so something is not right, could be some program hogging your system,
you could check this with taskmanager/processes if there is something tasking your cpu abnormaly.

jonis · Feb 12, 2004, 09:31 PM

Nope, I thought the same when I first saw those numbers... Like something MUST be raping my cpu. But usage was/is only 0-3% atm. :/

jonis · Feb 12, 2004, 09:33 PM

And btw... I remember feeling like my system even went slower when I installed the second 512MB acouple of months ago... Is there some setting in BIOS for dual usage or something like that? I really suck at configuring memory settings and anything related so this might be something easy...

~~HawK~~ · Feb 12, 2004, 10:32 PM

Well you could test it with one mem strip at at the time & and in diff. slots
cant think of any setting that would slow it down so horrible...
did you read the bios guide Here on RojakPot ?
might be worth a try..

jonis · Feb 12, 2004, 11:07 PM

Just tested that link but I didnt seem to be readable w/o paying?

Feb 12, 2004, 09:14 PM	#1
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	AIDA32: Low memory writing speed! I've got two Samsung PC2700 512MB on an ASUS P4S8X mobo. I just ran a memory test in latest AIDA32 and I got around 2300MB/s read speed but only 420MB/s write speed!!! Thats friggin half what I get on another machine w/ a very similar mobo using two Noname PC3200 512MB. There I get 950MB/s writing. Wth could cause this low writing speed??? Is this normal? What settings in BIOS or elsewhere should I check? Having a similar system writing more than twice as fast using PC3200 doesn't feel like all right. REALLY appreciate any feedback you can give me! __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Feb 12, 2004, 09:31 PM	Thread Starter #3
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	Nope, I thought the same when I first saw those numbers... Like something MUST be raping my cpu. But usage was/is only 0-3% atm. :/ __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Feb 12, 2004, 09:33 PM	Thread Starter #4
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	And btw... I remember feeling like my system even went slower when I installed the second 512MB acouple of months ago... Is there some setting in BIOS for dual usage or something like that? I really suck at configuring memory settings and anything related so this might be something easy... __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Feb 12, 2004, 11:07 PM	Thread Starter #6
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	Just tested that link but I didnt seem to be readable w/o paying? __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Feb 12, 2004, 09:21 PM	#2
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Have the same samsung, but having (still) a KT266a, im doing 642mb/s in the mem write test.. so something is not right, could be some program hogging your system, you could check this with taskmanager/processes if there is something tasking your cpu abnormaly.

Feb 12, 2004, 10:32 PM	#5
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Well you could test it with one mem strip at at the time & and in diff. slots cant think of any setting that would slow it down so horrible... did you read the bios guide Here on RojakPot ? might be worth a try..