Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 16GB 2666MHz Memory Kit Review

The DDR4 Test System

Before we look at the numbers, let’s take a brief look at the test system that was used. The Intel X99 platform that we used to test the Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4 memory was running the ASUS X99-Deluxe motherboard with UEFI/BIOS 1203 that came out on 12/10/2014. An Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E processor was used to power the system and a Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB SSD with 19nm MLC NAND and firmware M311 kept the Windows 8.1 installation chugging along.

Intel X99 Test Platform:

Here is a quick look at the CPU-Z information for our main test system that we’ll be doing the testing on.

Intel LGA2011-v3 Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core i7-5960X	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUS X99 Deluxe	Click Here
Memory	–	Click Here
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980	Click Here
Hard Drive	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB SSD	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair H105	Click Here
Keyboard	Corsair K95	Click Here
Mouse	Corsair M95	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair AX860i	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 8.1 64-Bit	Click Here

Let’s get on to the testing!