Memory Bandwidth
This is the memory’s main commodity. It’s the most important feature that produces the data that the processor needs to get tasks completed. The Dual Core AMD’s integrated memory controller makes great use of the memory in this respect.
MPEG-4 Encoding
This benchmark is excellent for showing the system’s processing power and how the amount of memory available impacts performance. As you can see, when multitasking, the system has to work harder caching data while putting all its resources towards the encoding task.
The Patriot 8GB Quad Kit simply offers more room to stretch and is quit happy to oblige when running the same test a second time. Now, imagine your own system on 8GBs while using some very large files and your favourite 3D rendering software. Another thing that benefits from extra memory are virtualization where the more memory you can assign the virtual machine, the faster it can run.
Final Thoughts and Conclusion
You would never know that the package has so much to offer just by simply looking at it. It’s not uncommon for users to misunderstand the purpose behind a healthy 8GB memory kit. While DDR3 memory is the latest and greatest memory standard in the PC industry, DDR2 still continues to thrive due to its level of performance and value. Plus, it’s built on some of the best IC designs that can literally last for years under heavy use.
This 8GB kit may seem like a lot till you consider two things: Performance and Price.
The performance benefits of this particular Quad kit are productivity and stability. It really allows you to run really large programs much more quickly than your typical 4GB memory kits. This avoids the frustrating resource “bottlenecks” like hitting the hard drive and can mean better overall responsiveness in general. Have more memory can also lead to far fewer programs crashes due to insufficient memory.
On the price side…well…have you seen what DDR2 memory kits costs these days? It’s so cheap, there’s no reason for a power user or professional not to consider a Quad-2GB memory kit. This stuff is your best option for smoothly running multiple office applications, rendering software, virtual machines…all at the same time. Though not many games can use this much memory, you’ll just get more time to play them because your work is getting done faster.
Even if you don’t need 8GBs or RAM, one could easily separate this kit between two machines. Just go buy some!
Pros
- Low 4-4-4-12 Timings
- Super cost effective
- Large program friendly
- Stable performance
- Include Bladed Heat Shields
Cons
- Faster ICs are not offered in DDR2 for this kit
Overall Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
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