We test a new batch of PC3200 and PC4400 rated memory from known and lesser known manufacteres on our Intel P4 test setup. With the introduction of Samsung´s TCCD revision F memory chips we might get performance only seen in the days of Winbond BH-5!
These times are good times, at least for those in the market for some new memory sticks. When Winbond stopped the production of their BH-5/6 series we saw manufactures change to memory chips which featured more relaxed timings. Where Winbond could keep tightest timings at CL2 2-2-5 the next generation had to make do with CL2 2-3-6.
The performance difference between CL2 2-2-5 and CL2 2-3-6 is far from shocking, but hardware enthusiast tend to want to best what’s out there.
Lucky for us where Winbond dropped the ball, Samsung picked it up and recently introduced a new batch of memchips capable of those tight timings. Today we have a collection of 1Gb PC3200 kits from different brands which all use those shiny new Samsung chips.
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madshrimps
Nov 4, 2004, 08:49 PM
