|
Speed |
Timings |
Read |
Write |
Copy |
Latency |
|
1333Mhz/266MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
6664 MB/s |
4676 MB/s |
5360 MB/s |
77.6 ns |
|
1333Mhz/266MHz |
8-8-8-15 1T |
6878 MB/s |
4682 MB/s |
5401 MB/s |
73.4 ns |
|
1500MHz//400MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
8272 MB/s |
7069 MB/s |
7748 MB/s |
64.1 ns |
|
1600MHz/400MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
8292 MB/s |
7041 MB/s |
7773 MB/s |
65 ns |
|
1600MHz/400MHz |
7-7-7-12 2T |
8578 MB/s |
7091 MB/s |
7850 MB/s |
61.9 ns |
Everest tests the memory in a bunch of different ways making
it a favorite for memory testing here at the Club. I
was impressed with how well the memory performed overall.
The 1600MHz timings even bested the Crucial scores at the
same speeds helped in part by the faster chipset it seems.
Only the high latency scores
really remind us of how much further DDR3 has to go before
we really see DDR2 scores laid to rest. Next up is the PCmark05's memory test.
|
Speed |
Timings |
Score |
|
1333Mhz/266MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
5110 |
|
1333Mhz/266MHz |
8-8-8-15 1T |
5163 |
|
1500MHz//400MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
7196 |
|
1600MHz/400MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
7204 |
|
1600MHz/400MHz |
7-7-7-12 2T |
7299 |
As shown by the above chart, the
memory overclock along with the increased FSB
speed provided a dramatic improvement in overall performance
with the XTune modules. Lastly, lets test the memory
using the 1M test in SuperPi mod 1.5XS for easy comparison.
|
Speed |
Timings |
Score |
|
1333Mhz/266MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
22 s |
|
1333Mhz/266MHz |
8-8-8-15 1T |
21 s |
|
1500MHz//400MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
14 s |
|
1600MHz/400MHz |
8-8-8-15 2T |
14 s |
|
1600MHz/400MHz |
7-7-7-12 2T |
14 s |
Conclusion
The Aenon XTune modules
performed quite well overall. I was able to easily
improve the performance
by nearly 30% in
some of our tests without raising the voltage above the
warranty required 1.5v settings. The performance is
even more impressive given the base speed of the Xtune
modules is one of the slowest we have tested at Club
Overclocker. Given the suggested retail price of these
modules is $400 as this review goes to press, you will find
the price to performance very much in the middle of the
pack.
With
that in mind you may be wondering where these modules can be
found. Qimonda has partnered with
Amazon.com to make
their Aenon line available to the public. With a few
modules already up, the full DDR3 offerings are just around
the corner. With the way the DDR3 prices have been
dropping, you can expect to see these modules to keep
getting more attractive over time. Looking for a way to jump to
some solid DDR3 without
breaking the bank and still have performance memory?
Looks like Aeneon has you covered.
