memory performance

by Rafael Hernandez on August 11, 2010 · 0 comments

Patriot Viper II Sector 5 DDR3 memory RAM photo

Getting the most out of your system usually means quite a bit of overclocking so that a processor’s cores can chew through as much data as possible and has been the case for quite a while now but a resurgence of some fine tuning could eek out a bit more performance. AMD’s Phenom II X6 […]

Read more AMD Phenom II X6 memory performance confuses and astounds

by Rafael Hernandez on February 19, 2010 · 0 comments

The make or break point on a new system build often times comes down to skimping on that fancy new memory kit. While it may not seem like such a big deal you could be leaving large chunks of performance on the table. iXBT Labs continues their series on testing CPU performance with a look […]

Read more CPU Feature Performance Testing dives into memory channels

by Rafael Hernandez on January 27, 2010 · 0 comments

Intel’s P55 and X58 Express chipsets occupy two separate price categories but it isn’t always clear cut on which offers the best possible performance given that each handles a different processor socket. TweakTown has a look at how well each platform performs, given a bit of an overclock, when running the same memory: In wondering […]

Read more Intel P55 versus X58 memory performance