Corsair 2GB PC2-6400 C3 DDR2 Memory Review

The Test Platform

Intel DDR2 Memory Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Pentium Processor 965	Click Here
Motherboard	Intel 975XBX (Bad Axe)	Click Here
Video Card	2 x ATI X1900 Crossfire	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250GB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	MushkineXtreme 650W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Testing Procedure:

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The 2:3 memory divider was used and the processor was left alone during system testing. All of the modules were run in dual channel for all of the testing and overclocking!

Memory Kits:

All of the memory kits used in the benchmarking were 2GB kits and were ran at their default timings.

• Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 Pro (5-5-5-12)
• Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 C3 (3-4-3-9)
• Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 (4-4-4-12)
• Super Talent PC2-6400 (4-4-3-8)
• Kingston HyperX PC2-6400 (4-4-4-12)

Let’s take a look at the numbers!