Steven B
11-08-2005, 03:16 AM
[page=Introduction & Packaging]
Introduction
I would like to thank Lee of Mushkin (http://www.mushkin.com) for providing us with the review sample.
From the Manufacturer:
Package : 2048 MB kit (2x1024MB) dual channel pack
IC Spec : Infineon HYB25D512800CE-6 (https://www.infineon.pl/upload/Document/Memory%20Products/DS/DDR/DS_512M_D90_rev1.2/HYB25D512xxxCx_rev120.pdf)
CAS Latency : 3-3-2-8 (PC4000)
Test Voltage : 2.6~2.9 V
PCB Board : 6 Layers PCB B6U808 rev 1.1 (Brainpower)
Speed : DDR 500 MHz (PC4000)
Type : 184-pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking : Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered : Unbuffered
Package type: TSOP
Quality Control : Every module is hand tested on DFI nForce4 motherboards beyond their rated spec with the RST Pro2 test cards (known as being the best in the industry)
Warranty : Lifetime
Are you ready for 2 GB?
Do you want to play the latest and greatest games without lag? How about using Photoshop without problems? Do you use memory intensive applications like video editing? Or do you need total system boost and the security of not having to upgrade? Or do you need 4 GB of ram? If so then you are a perfect candidate! The 2 gig alternative is great for everyone because we all have to admit 1 GB has become standard. For new games and to run at the highest settings we need to have free resources and many applications won't run smoothly without tons of free resources. The 2 GB kit is also a great choice for overclockers, because two sticks of memory are much easier on the memory controller than four sticks. However, if you are an overclocker and can live with only 1 GB, 2 x 512 MB will usually overclock better than 2 x 1024 MB.
Packaging
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/front_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/front.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/back_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/back.jpg)
The Blister Pack from Mushkin can be easily opened without a knife, so there is no risk of injuries. The plastic needs to be pulled with strength to open because the pack has been sealed with heat marks.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/booklet_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/booklet.jpg)
The "background" paper in the blister pack is used as proof of purchase and is needed along with the blister pack, if an RMA is needed.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/sticker_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/sticker.jpg)
Each module has a sticker on it, which gives the rated speed.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/paired_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/paired.jpg)http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/backofpair_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/backofpair.jpg)
The heatspreaders are red and seem to be made from aluminum. The heatspreaders used are Mushkin's brand new innovation.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/thermaladhesive_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/thermaladhesive.jpg)http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/thermaladhesive2_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/thermaladhesive2.jpg)http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/apart_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/apart.jpg)
They feature a new thermal tape that is more of a thermal conductor than an adhesive. When I opened the heatspreaders, the tape was not dry at all. Also it performs very well and touches about 4/5 of the memory ICs.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/ce6_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/ce6.jpg)
These sticks use a specially coated black PCB that is no other than Brainpower paired up with Infineon high yield CE-6.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/mushkinenhanced_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/mushkinenhanced.jpg)http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/mushkincom_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/mushkincom.jpg)
The black PCB has been stamped with the Mushkin name as well as their website.
[page=Performance & Overclocking]
Test Setup
<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="systable">
<tr><th colspan="2" style="font-size:larger;text-align:center">Test System</th></tr>
<tr>
<th width="100">CPU:</th>
<td>Intel P4 561 (3.6 GHz)</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Motherboard:</th>
<td>Abit AS8 (i865 PE)</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Memory:</th>
<td>2x 1024 MB Mushkin Redline XP4000 2GB</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Video Card:</th>
<td>NVIDIA 6600GT</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Harddisk:</th>
<td>Western Digital 74 GB Raptor</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Power Supply:</th>
<td>OCZ Powerstream 520 Watt</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Software:</th>
<td>Windows XP SP1, ForceWare 77.72</td>
</tr>
</table>
We will be testing this memory at lowest timings at the highest FSB, because that's what enthusiasts are using to get maximum performance out of their memory.
Performance
The first test we did, was test how the memory performs at a stock frequency of 200 FSB. We tested both 2-3-2-5 and 2.5-4-4-8 timings. The modules' SPD at 200 FSB is 3-3-2-8. Here you won't see a very fair comparison because the processor is running at 3.6 GHz opposed to the 2.8 Ghz it is running at 2-3-2-5. But you are able to see how much the processor speed affects the results of the benchmarks.
During testing I used 2.8V just to keep the voltage at a constant. I found that slight voltage increase to 3.14 gave me head room to hit 280 FSB at 3-3-2-8 but it was very unstable and thus I conclude that more voltage doesn't make a huge difference.
I also do not feel safe running any RAM in my computer above 2.8 V for 24/7 use because in most cases memory is only meant to run higher voltages for benchmarking. The last test "JEDEC DDR-400A" is for comparison with a generic DDR module running at JEDEC standard timings, but once again my processor was using a 18x multiplier.
<table width="640" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="ramtable">
<tr>
<th colspan="9" style="font-size:larger">Mushkin Redline 2GB XP4000</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th nowrap="nowrap">CPU Clock &<br />
Memory Ratio</th>
<th>Memory<br />
Speed</th>
<th>Memory<br />
Timings</th>
<th>Everest<br />
Read</th>
<th>Everest<br />
Write</th>
<th>Everest<br />
Latency</th>
<th>Quake 3<br />
Timedemo</th>
<th>3DMark<br />
2001SE</th>
<th>SuperPi<br />
Mod 1M</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 200 1:1</th>
<td>200 MHz</td>
<td>2-3-2-5 2.8V</td>
<td>5655 MB/s </td>
<td>1966 MB/s </td>
<td>83.1 ns </td>
<td>396.6 fps </td>
<td>16416</td>
<td>46.36 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 230 1:1 </th>
<td>230 MHz</td>
<td>2-3-2-5 2.8V</td>
<td>6574 MB/s </td>
<td>2145 MB/s </td>
<td>91.6 ns </td>
<td>421.7 fps </td>
<td>17317</td>
<td>40.95 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 250 1:1 </th>
<td>250 MHz</td>
<td>3-3-2-8 2.8V</td>
<td>6528 MB/s </td>
<td>2272 MB/s </td>
<td>82.9 ns </td>
<td>470.5 fps </td>
<td>18367</td>
<td>37.40 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 265 1:1 </th>
<td>265 MHz</td>
<td>2.5-3-2-5 2.8V</td>
<td>7564 MB/s </td>
<td>2598 MB/s </td>
<td>78.8 ns </td>
<td>481.4 fps </td>
<td>18976</td>
<td>35.51 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 275 1:1 </th>
<td>275 MHz</td>
<td>3-3-2-8 2.8V</td>
<td>7547 MB/s </td>
<td>2619 MB/s </td>
<td>76.0 ns </td>
<td>498.3 fps </td>
<td>19236</td>
<td>34.19 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 280 1:1</th>
<td>280 MHz</td>
<td>3-3-3-8 2.8V</td>
<td>7568 MB/s </td>
<td>2653 MB/s </td>
<td>75.6 ns </td>
<td>501.5 fps </td>
<td>19396</td>
<td>33.80 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 286 1:1</th>
<td>286 MHz</td>
<td>3-4-4-8 2.8V</td>
<td>8114 MB/s </td>
<td>2380 MB/s </td>
<td>75.1 ns </td>
<td>33.1 s </td>
<td colspan="2">not stable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>JEDEC DDR-400A</th>
<td>200 MHz</td>
<td>2.5-3-3-8 2.8V</td>
<td>5730 MB/s </td>
<td>1932 MB/s </td>
<td>95.1 ns </td>
<td>451.0 fps </td>
<td>17942</td>
<td>37.75 s </td>
</tr>
</table>
Now this memory is very versatile, its got some really great bandwidth and timings for a 2 GB kit. At 230 MHz it was running timings tighter than most TCCD and TCC5. At 265 is was running with timings tighter than some BH-5 and all TCCD and TCC5 chips. I found the RAM to be max. Video Bench stable at 280 and SuperPi and Bandwith benchmark stable at 286. My results were done on a i865 platform which doesn't have a strong memory controller like the Athlon64, FX, and X2 series of AMD processors. But just these results prove that this memory is great on all platforms.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/everestread.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/everestwrite.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/everestlatency.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/quake3.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/3dmark01.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/superpi.gif
For easier comparison with other modules, we set a maximum voltage of 2.8V and tested until we found the highest clock frequency and fastest timings for this memory. The benchmarks Everest Read, Everest Write and Quake 3 were run. We then calculated the performance increase in percent compared to some standard DDR-400 memory running at JEDEC standard timings (2.5-3-3-8). The average percentage of the three benchmarks is listed in following table:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/vsjedec.gif
[page=Value and Conclusion]
Value and Conclusion
<table width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="result">
<tr><th>http://www.techpowerup.com/images/dollar.gif</th>
<td>
You can find two 1 GB modules for $331 on Mushkin.com (http://mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?ID=273). But this price should fall once the memory hits retailers on November 18, 2005</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>http://www.techpowerup.com/images/thumbup.gif</th>
<td>
Awesome overclocking
Great timings
Overclocks well, without any extra voltage
Great heatspreaders that do not pickup fingerprints
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>http://www.techpowerup.com/images/thumbdown.gif</th>
<td>
Kind of expensive compared to competitors
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>9.6</th>
<td>When i first pulled this RAM out of the Box I was very surprised. First off its was called Redline, which most of us know as the CH-5 bearing 1 GB kit. Second it had the brand new heatspreaders I had heard so much about. Never the less I was totally surprised by its performance on i865, it beat my BH-5 in bandwidth and timings at 265 MHz and my TCCD in timings at 275 MHz. As you can probably tell, I really love this memory at 265 MHz, and there is a good reason for that. It is a combination of tight timings and great bandwidth and it is rock stable at 2.8V, plus it is a 2GB kit which no one expected to turn out so good with DDR333 rated CE-6 chips. Apparently the CE-6 chips were made at a very high yield and perform above par. This memory is definitely a keeper, and holds its own against other 2GB kits.</td></tr>
<tr><th></th><td>http://www.techpowerup.com/images/editorschoice.gif</td></tr>
</table>
Introduction
I would like to thank Lee of Mushkin (http://www.mushkin.com) for providing us with the review sample.
From the Manufacturer:
Package : 2048 MB kit (2x1024MB) dual channel pack
IC Spec : Infineon HYB25D512800CE-6 (https://www.infineon.pl/upload/Document/Memory%20Products/DS/DDR/DS_512M_D90_rev1.2/HYB25D512xxxCx_rev120.pdf)
CAS Latency : 3-3-2-8 (PC4000)
Test Voltage : 2.6~2.9 V
PCB Board : 6 Layers PCB B6U808 rev 1.1 (Brainpower)
Speed : DDR 500 MHz (PC4000)
Type : 184-pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking : Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered : Unbuffered
Package type: TSOP
Quality Control : Every module is hand tested on DFI nForce4 motherboards beyond their rated spec with the RST Pro2 test cards (known as being the best in the industry)
Warranty : Lifetime
Are you ready for 2 GB?
Do you want to play the latest and greatest games without lag? How about using Photoshop without problems? Do you use memory intensive applications like video editing? Or do you need total system boost and the security of not having to upgrade? Or do you need 4 GB of ram? If so then you are a perfect candidate! The 2 gig alternative is great for everyone because we all have to admit 1 GB has become standard. For new games and to run at the highest settings we need to have free resources and many applications won't run smoothly without tons of free resources. The 2 GB kit is also a great choice for overclockers, because two sticks of memory are much easier on the memory controller than four sticks. However, if you are an overclocker and can live with only 1 GB, 2 x 512 MB will usually overclock better than 2 x 1024 MB.
Packaging
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/front_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/front.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/back_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/back.jpg)
The Blister Pack from Mushkin can be easily opened without a knife, so there is no risk of injuries. The plastic needs to be pulled with strength to open because the pack has been sealed with heat marks.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/booklet_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/booklet.jpg)
The "background" paper in the blister pack is used as proof of purchase and is needed along with the blister pack, if an RMA is needed.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/sticker_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/sticker.jpg)
Each module has a sticker on it, which gives the rated speed.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/paired_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/paired.jpg)http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/backofpair_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/backofpair.jpg)
The heatspreaders are red and seem to be made from aluminum. The heatspreaders used are Mushkin's brand new innovation.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/thermaladhesive_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/thermaladhesive.jpg)http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/thermaladhesive2_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/thermaladhesive2.jpg)http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/apart_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/apart.jpg)
They feature a new thermal tape that is more of a thermal conductor than an adhesive. When I opened the heatspreaders, the tape was not dry at all. Also it performs very well and touches about 4/5 of the memory ICs.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/ce6_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/ce6.jpg)
These sticks use a specially coated black PCB that is no other than Brainpower paired up with Infineon high yield CE-6.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/mushkinenhanced_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/mushkinenhanced.jpg)http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/mushkincom_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/mushkincom.jpg)
The black PCB has been stamped with the Mushkin name as well as their website.
[page=Performance & Overclocking]
Test Setup
<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="systable">
<tr><th colspan="2" style="font-size:larger;text-align:center">Test System</th></tr>
<tr>
<th width="100">CPU:</th>
<td>Intel P4 561 (3.6 GHz)</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Motherboard:</th>
<td>Abit AS8 (i865 PE)</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Memory:</th>
<td>2x 1024 MB Mushkin Redline XP4000 2GB</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Video Card:</th>
<td>NVIDIA 6600GT</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Harddisk:</th>
<td>Western Digital 74 GB Raptor</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Power Supply:</th>
<td>OCZ Powerstream 520 Watt</td>
</tr><tr>
<th>Software:</th>
<td>Windows XP SP1, ForceWare 77.72</td>
</tr>
</table>
We will be testing this memory at lowest timings at the highest FSB, because that's what enthusiasts are using to get maximum performance out of their memory.
Performance
The first test we did, was test how the memory performs at a stock frequency of 200 FSB. We tested both 2-3-2-5 and 2.5-4-4-8 timings. The modules' SPD at 200 FSB is 3-3-2-8. Here you won't see a very fair comparison because the processor is running at 3.6 GHz opposed to the 2.8 Ghz it is running at 2-3-2-5. But you are able to see how much the processor speed affects the results of the benchmarks.
During testing I used 2.8V just to keep the voltage at a constant. I found that slight voltage increase to 3.14 gave me head room to hit 280 FSB at 3-3-2-8 but it was very unstable and thus I conclude that more voltage doesn't make a huge difference.
I also do not feel safe running any RAM in my computer above 2.8 V for 24/7 use because in most cases memory is only meant to run higher voltages for benchmarking. The last test "JEDEC DDR-400A" is for comparison with a generic DDR module running at JEDEC standard timings, but once again my processor was using a 18x multiplier.
<table width="640" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="ramtable">
<tr>
<th colspan="9" style="font-size:larger">Mushkin Redline 2GB XP4000</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th nowrap="nowrap">CPU Clock &<br />
Memory Ratio</th>
<th>Memory<br />
Speed</th>
<th>Memory<br />
Timings</th>
<th>Everest<br />
Read</th>
<th>Everest<br />
Write</th>
<th>Everest<br />
Latency</th>
<th>Quake 3<br />
Timedemo</th>
<th>3DMark<br />
2001SE</th>
<th>SuperPi<br />
Mod 1M</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 200 1:1</th>
<td>200 MHz</td>
<td>2-3-2-5 2.8V</td>
<td>5655 MB/s </td>
<td>1966 MB/s </td>
<td>83.1 ns </td>
<td>396.6 fps </td>
<td>16416</td>
<td>46.36 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 230 1:1 </th>
<td>230 MHz</td>
<td>2-3-2-5 2.8V</td>
<td>6574 MB/s </td>
<td>2145 MB/s </td>
<td>91.6 ns </td>
<td>421.7 fps </td>
<td>17317</td>
<td>40.95 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 250 1:1 </th>
<td>250 MHz</td>
<td>3-3-2-8 2.8V</td>
<td>6528 MB/s </td>
<td>2272 MB/s </td>
<td>82.9 ns </td>
<td>470.5 fps </td>
<td>18367</td>
<td>37.40 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 265 1:1 </th>
<td>265 MHz</td>
<td>2.5-3-2-5 2.8V</td>
<td>7564 MB/s </td>
<td>2598 MB/s </td>
<td>78.8 ns </td>
<td>481.4 fps </td>
<td>18976</td>
<td>35.51 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 275 1:1 </th>
<td>275 MHz</td>
<td>3-3-2-8 2.8V</td>
<td>7547 MB/s </td>
<td>2619 MB/s </td>
<td>76.0 ns </td>
<td>498.3 fps </td>
<td>19236</td>
<td>34.19 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 280 1:1</th>
<td>280 MHz</td>
<td>3-3-3-8 2.8V</td>
<td>7568 MB/s </td>
<td>2653 MB/s </td>
<td>75.6 ns </td>
<td>501.5 fps </td>
<td>19396</td>
<td>33.80 s </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>14 x 286 1:1</th>
<td>286 MHz</td>
<td>3-4-4-8 2.8V</td>
<td>8114 MB/s </td>
<td>2380 MB/s </td>
<td>75.1 ns </td>
<td>33.1 s </td>
<td colspan="2">not stable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>JEDEC DDR-400A</th>
<td>200 MHz</td>
<td>2.5-3-3-8 2.8V</td>
<td>5730 MB/s </td>
<td>1932 MB/s </td>
<td>95.1 ns </td>
<td>451.0 fps </td>
<td>17942</td>
<td>37.75 s </td>
</tr>
</table>
Now this memory is very versatile, its got some really great bandwidth and timings for a 2 GB kit. At 230 MHz it was running timings tighter than most TCCD and TCC5. At 265 is was running with timings tighter than some BH-5 and all TCCD and TCC5 chips. I found the RAM to be max. Video Bench stable at 280 and SuperPi and Bandwith benchmark stable at 286. My results were done on a i865 platform which doesn't have a strong memory controller like the Athlon64, FX, and X2 series of AMD processors. But just these results prove that this memory is great on all platforms.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/everestread.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/everestwrite.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/everestlatency.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/quake3.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/3dmark01.gif http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/superpi.gif
For easier comparison with other modules, we set a maximum voltage of 2.8V and tested until we found the highest clock frequency and fastest timings for this memory. The benchmarks Everest Read, Everest Write and Quake 3 were run. We then calculated the performance increase in percent compared to some standard DDR-400 memory running at JEDEC standard timings (2.5-3-3-8). The average percentage of the three benchmarks is listed in following table:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Mushkin/XP4000-2GB/images/vsjedec.gif
[page=Value and Conclusion]
Value and Conclusion
<table width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="result">
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You can find two 1 GB modules for $331 on Mushkin.com (http://mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?ID=273). But this price should fall once the memory hits retailers on November 18, 2005</td>
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Awesome overclocking
Great timings
Overclocks well, without any extra voltage
Great heatspreaders that do not pickup fingerprints
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Kind of expensive compared to competitors
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<td>When i first pulled this RAM out of the Box I was very surprised. First off its was called Redline, which most of us know as the CH-5 bearing 1 GB kit. Second it had the brand new heatspreaders I had heard so much about. Never the less I was totally surprised by its performance on i865, it beat my BH-5 in bandwidth and timings at 265 MHz and my TCCD in timings at 275 MHz. As you can probably tell, I really love this memory at 265 MHz, and there is a good reason for that. It is a combination of tight timings and great bandwidth and it is rock stable at 2.8V, plus it is a 2GB kit which no one expected to turn out so good with DDR333 rated CE-6 chips. Apparently the CE-6 chips were made at a very high yield and perform above par. This memory is definitely a keeper, and holds its own against other 2GB kits.</td></tr>
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