“The memory controller of the dual-core Clarkdale processors is seriously inferior to the integrated memory controllers of other Intel processors in terms of pure performance. We decided to check if there is a way to fix this situation by using overclocker DDR3 SDRAM.”Here are some more Memory articles from around the web:
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- Best DDR3 SDRAM for AMD Phenom II X6 @ X-bit Labs
- Adata XPG DDR3-2200 4Gb Gaming Memory @ Funky Kit
- .Skill Flare F3- 16000CL7D-4GBFLS Memory Review @ OCC
- Patriot Viper II Sector 5 2400MHz 4GB Kit (PVV34G2400C9K) @ Bjorn3D
- Patriot Viper II Sector 7 PC3 14400 Cas 9 6GB Review @ OCC
Own a Clarkdale? Choose your RAM carefully.
X-bit Labs wanted to see what the integrated memory controller on Clarkdale chips is capable of and so tested it with RAM at speeds of 1333MHz, 1600MHz and 2000MHz with two different timings at each speed. As it turns out, the difference in performance between the three speeds was rather small, while the price of RAM kits rises noticeably. When they tried overclocking the Core i5-655K the results became more interesting and rather damning for the 1600MHz kit. Their findings should be of interest
for anyone looking at buying, or who already owns a Clarkdale based processor.
