Testing Methodology
Comparison Memory |
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G.Skill
Flare X
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Corsair Vengeance LPX
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Crucial Ballistix LT
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| Model |
F4-3200C14D-16GFX
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CMK16GX4M2B3000C15
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BLS2C8G4D26BFSE
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| Capacity |
16GB (2x8GB)
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16GB (2x8GB)
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16GB (2x8GB)
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| Speed |
3,200MHz
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3,000MHz
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2,666MHz
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| Timings |
14-14-14-34-2T
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15-17-17-35-2T
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16-18-18-39-2T
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| Voltage |
1.35V
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1.35V
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1.20V
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| Price |
£170
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£160
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£135
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Test Platform |
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| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | |||
| Motherboard | Asus Crosshair VI Hero (1002 BIOS) | |||
| Primary Storage Device | SK hynix Canvas SC300 512GB | |||
| Graphics Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW 8GB (381.65) | |||
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider Titanium 800W | |||
| Operating System | Windows 10 64-bit | |||
Benchmarks |
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| HEXUS.PiFast | Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places | |||
| CINEBENCH R15 | Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores | |||
| AIDA64 v5.80.4200 | Memory analysis tool supporting the latest CPUs | |||
| 3DMark Fire Strike | DX11, Default Test | |||
| VR Mark | Default Orange Room Test | |||
| Hitman | DX12, 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 Ultra | |||
| Total War: Warhammer | DX12, 1,920x1,080 and 2,560x1,440 Ultra | |||
Notes
We have chosen to compare the G.Skill pack against the same capacity offerings from Corsair and Crucial, respectively. The key changes are the memory frequency and timings. Common sense informs us that the G.Skill pack will be the fastest when tied to the Ryzen 7 1800X processor sat on top of an Asus X370 board flashed to the latest BIOS. We enjoyed rock-solid stability throughout the tests, which is more than can be said for the Ryzen platform at launch time.
Overclocking
We've chosen three arbitrary speeds and timings in order to evaluate the overclocking potential of the modules. Voltage was increased to 1.45V.
| 3,333MHz (14-14-14-34-2T) |
3,400MHz
(16-16-16-36-2T) |
3,600MHz
(17-17-17-38-2T) |
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| G.Skill Flare X @ 1.45V |
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