Testing:
The test system listed in the "Configuration" section was used for the execution of all benchmarks, which include tests from these packages:
» Lavalys Everest Ultimate Edition
» SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2008 SP2c
» Super PI
» Performance Test v6.1
The HyperX 2GB DDR3-1800 dual channel memory kit was tested along with the following memory kits:
» Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1600
» Aeneon XTune 2GB DDR3-1333
» OCZ Technology ReaperX HPC 2GB DDR3-1333
Comparing a DDR3-1800 kit against DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1600 isn't very fair, so to have some better results the 1333MHz kits were overclocked to 1600MHz. The list below details the settings that each kit was tested at for all benchmarks.
» Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1800 @ 1920MHZ 8-8-8-24, 1.9V
» Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1800 @ 1800MHZ 8-8-8-24, 1.9V
» Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1800 @ 1600MHZ 8-8-8-24, 1.9V
» Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHZ 9-9-9-27, 1.9V
» Aeneon XTune 2GB DDR3-1333 @ 1600MHz 9-10-10-29, 1.85V
» OCZ Technology ReaperX HPC 2GB DDR3-1333 @ 1600MHz 8-8-8-30, 1.85V
Lavalys Everest Ultimate Edition:
Everest Ultimate Edition was used to provide four sets of results: memory read speed (in MB/s), memory write speed (in MB/s), memory copy speed (in MB/s), and memory latency (in ns). Higher values are better for memory read, write, and copy speeds, while lower values are desirable for latency.
The Everest test proves that the tighter timings of the Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1800 dual channel memory kit provide slightly better scores at the 1600MHz configuration. With the speed increased to 1800MHz and 1920MHz, the scores are a little better.
