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A-Data Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR3 1600MHz 2x1GB review |
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Written by Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008 |
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Page 3 - Testing Methods
In order to accurately determine the A-Data Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR3 1600MHz performance, we choose tests of different nature and purpose. Some of the test you'll see (SiSoft Sandra and Everest Ultimate) show precisely what is the transfer speed of the memory as well as its latency. It's a fact though that not many people nowadays are interested in plain numbers. That's why synthetic tests were also includes as well as some real ones for fully comparing it to other DDR2 and DDR3 memory.
Test rig
- Motherboards: ASUS P5K3 Deluxe P35 (for DDR3 testing) and ASUS P5K-E WiFi P35 (for DDR2), motherboards are identical, save the memory controller
- Processor: Intel Core2Duo E8500
- Video card: Albatron GeForce 8800GT
- Sound card: Creative Audidgy Value
- Hard drive 1: Western Digital Raptor 10 000rpm 36GB
- Hard drive 2: Seagate Barracuda 9 7200rpm 300GB
- Optical drive: ASUS DVD+/-RW 24x Ligthscribe SATA
- ЗPSU: Raptoxx 1200W
- Monitor: Belinea o.display 4_24" LCD 1920x1200
Tests
- 3DMark Vantage 1.01
- SiSoft Sandra Lite XII.SP2c
- Everest Ultimate 4.60
- Crysis 1.21
- Far Cry 2
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 1.5
- World in Conflict 1.009
The next page will show you what were the maximum frequencies reached by A-Data Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR3-1600 and what comparisons participate in the tests.
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