Performance Tests

Mushkin PC3500 Level II, Adata 450, and all of the Memory in our Part 2 roundup was compared at DDR400. Results are compared for Quake 3, Sandra UNBufferred Memory Test, Sandra Buffered Memory Test, and Super PI. The Sandra Memory Test reports 2 results for each memory test — an Integer value and a Float value. We considered adding the results together for our tests, but felt it might be difficult to compare to other Sandra UNBuffered test results.

Intel 875P DDR400 — 800FSB Memory Performance
Memory Memory Timings
& Voltage
Quake3
fps
Sandra UNBuffered Sandra Standard
Buffered
Super PI 2M places
(time in sec)
Mushkin PC3500 Level II 2-2-2
— 2 x 512MB DS
2-2-2-6
2.55v
328.30 INT 3091
FLT 3145
INT 4942
FLT 4901
126
OCZ 3700 Gold
— 2 x 256MB DS
2-2-3-6
2.55v
328.07 INT 2840
FLT 2852
INT 4821
FLT 4789
130
Kingston HyperX 4000
— 4 x 256MB SS
2.5-3-3-6
2.55v
324.30 INT 2514
FLT 2500
INT 4735
FLT 4757
131
Corsair XMS4000
— 2 x 512MB DS
2.5-3-4-5
2.55v
319.63 INT 2636
FLT 2647
INT 4702
FLT 4740
132
Kingston HyperX 4000
— 2 x 256MB SS
2.5-3-3-6
2.55v
320.13 INT 2589
FLT 2671
INT 4808
FLT 4745
132
OCZ 4000 Copper
— 2 x 512MB DS
2.5-3-4-5
2.55v
319.67 INT 2620
FLT 2657
INT 4701
FLT 4742
132
Adata DDR450
2 x 256MB SS
2-2-3-7
2.65v
311.0 INT 2590
FLT 2667
INT 4776
FLT 4744
132
Adata PC4000
— 2 x 512MB DS
2.5-3-3-6
2.55v
326.47 INT 2655
FLT 2624
INT 4704
FLT 4745
133
Geil Platinum 4000
— 2 x 512MB DS
2.5-3-4-5
2.55v
321.53 INT 2612
FLT 2646
INT 4701
FLT 4710
133

Results reported in our charts are the result of averaging the INT and FLOAT scores, which are normally close in value. INT and FLOAT scores were added and divided by 2 for our reported score. Since this is basically a continuation of our “Searching for the Memory Holy Grail” series, which examines the best performing configuration and memory for the 875/865 chipset, we have only included Intel 875 Performance Data in our charts.

Since current AMD systems really can’t use memory with DDR500 performance, and don’t require DDR500 for best performance, they were not included in earlier parts of this survey. However, DDR400 performance is very important on AMD boards, so we have included AMD memory performance for Mushkin and Adata.

AMD nForce2 Ultra 400 DDR400 — 400FSB Memory Performance
Memory Memory Timings
& Voltage
Quake3
fps
Sandra UNBuffered Sandra Standard
Buffered
Super PI 2M places
(time in sec)
Mushkin PC3500 Level II 2-2-2
2 x 512MB DS
2-2-2-4
2.55v
353.03 INT 1475
FLT 1589
INT 3073
FLT 2905
101
Adata DDR450
2 x 256MB SS
2-2-3-4
2.65v
344.6 INT 1402
FLT 1503
INT 3060
FLT 2880
104

Intel and AMD Performance numbers from these tests should not be compared. These tests were designed to benchmark memory performance. Due to differences in architecture, the AMD Barton testbed is running at 3200+ in these tests while the Pentium 4 2.4C is running at 2.4Ghz.

Mushkin PC 3500 Level II DDR400 Test Results
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  • Anonymous User - Monday, September 8, 2003 - link

    Wes, thanks for the great review!! It answered all of my questions and now I can make my purchase of the Mushkin 3500 Level II with confidence.

    Cheers,
    Wiley
  • Anonymous User - Sunday, September 7, 2003 - link

    Hrmm sorry for interrupting but i am running 2 pieces of pc3200 2-2-2 before i swtich to 3500 level 2.

    those are good rams.
    there is nothing like it in the market.
  • Anonymous User - Sunday, September 7, 2003 - link

    Hey Wes, what do you think of the Mushkin PC3200 Level 2 Black? I'm seriously contemplating buying 2x512mb of that stuff.
  • Anonymous User - Saturday, September 6, 2003 - link

    Wow! I clicked Post Comment only once folks! Honest!
  • Anonymous User - Saturday, September 6, 2003 - link

    Great article! I don't OC much at all and I love the Mushkin PC3500 Lvl II Black. As you can see from the system information below I run 4x512mb modules of it and love it!

    My benchmark numbers are:
    6136 3Dmark03s
    3129 Sandra Unbuffered Int
    3184 Sandra Unbuffered Float
    5002 Sandra Buffered Int
    5006 Sandra Buffered Float

    System:
    P4 3Ghz/800Mhz FSB (OC'd to 3.12Ghz/832Mhz), Gigabyte 8KNXP Motherboard w/DPS2 REMOVED (F6 Bios), 4x512mb Mushkin PC3500 Level II Black RAM (2-2-2-5@DDR416), ATI 9800 Pro 256mb (OC'd to 414/356), SB Audigy 2 Platinum, 2x WD Raptor 10kRPM SATA150 Game Drives in RAID0 off of ICH5R, IBM Deskstar GXP180 System Drive, 2x Samsung DVD/CDRW, Mitsumi Floppy, Lian-Li PC65 Window Case w/Alien Head & Blue Cold Cathode Light, Enermax 550W v1.2 PSU, Thermalright SLK-900U HSF w/AS3 and Antec 92mm Fan, 4x Sunon 39cfm 80mm Fans (2 Front Intake, 1 Rear & 1 TopExhaust), 1 PCI Slot Exhaust Fan, Vantec Fan Controller, Sony F520 21" CRT & Samsung 191T LCD Monitors, WinXP Pro SP1 w/No Paging File, DirectX 9.0b, ATI Catalyst 3.7 & Stock SB2 Drivers
  • Anonymous User - Saturday, September 6, 2003 - link

    Great article! I don't OC much at all and I love the Mushkin PC3500 Lvl II Black. As you can see from the system information below I run 4x512mb modules of it and love it!

    My benchmark numbers are:
    6136 3Dmark03s
    3129 Sandra Unbuffered Int
    3184 Sandra Unbuffered Float
    5002 Sandra Buffered Int
    5006 Sandra Buffered Float

    System:
    P4 3Ghz/800Mhz FSB (OC'd to 3.12Ghz/832Mhz), Gigabyte 8KNXP Motherboard w/DPS2 REMOVED (F6 Bios), 4x512mb Mushkin PC3500 Level II Black RAM (2-2-2-5@DDR416), ATI 9800 Pro 256mb (OC'd to 414/356), SB Audigy 2 Platinum, 2x WD Raptor 10kRPM SATA150 Game Drives in RAID0 off of ICH5R, IBM Deskstar GXP180 System Drive, 2x Samsung DVD/CDRW, Mitsumi Floppy, Lian-Li PC65 Window Case w/Alien Head & Blue Cold Cathode Light, Enermax 550W v1.2 PSU, Thermalright SLK-900U HSF w/AS3 and Antec 92mm Fan, 4x Sunon 39cfm 80mm Fans (2 Front Intake, 1 Rear & 1 TopExhaust), 1 PCI Slot Exhaust Fan, Vantec Fan Controller, Sony F520 21" CRT & Samsung 191T LCD Monitors, WinXP Pro SP1 w/No Paging File, DirectX 9.0b, ATI Catalyst 3.7 & Stock SB2 Drivers
  • Anonymous User - Saturday, September 6, 2003 - link

    Great article! I don't OC much at all and I love the Mushkin PC3500 Lvl II Black. As you can see from the system information below I run 4x512mb modules of it and love it!

    My benchmark numbers are:
    6136 3Dmark03s
    3129 Sandra Unbuffered Int
    3184 Sandra Unbuffered Float
    5002 Sandra Buffered Int
    5006 Sandra Buffered Float

    System:
    P4 3Ghz/800Mhz FSB (OC'd to 3.12Ghz/832Mhz), Gigabyte 8KNXP Motherboard w/DPS2 REMOVED (F6 Bios), 4x512mb Mushkin PC3500 Level II Black RAM (2-2-2-5@DDR416), ATI 9800 Pro 256mb (OC'd to 414/356), SB Audigy 2 Platinum, 2x WD Raptor 10kRPM SATA150 Game Drives in RAID0 off of ICH5R, IBM Deskstar GXP180 System Drive, 2x Samsung DVD/CDRW, Mitsumi Floppy, Lian-Li PC65 Window Case w/Alien Head & Blue Cold Cathode Light, Enermax 550W v1.2 PSU, Thermalright SLK-900U HSF w/AS3 and Antec 92mm Fan, 4x Sunon 39cfm 80mm Fans (2 Front Intake, 1 Rear & 1 TopExhaust), 1 PCI Slot Exhaust Fan, Vantec Fan Controller, Sony F520 21" CRT & Samsung 191T LCD Monitors, WinXP Pro SP1 w/No Paging File, DirectX 9.0b, ATI Catalyst 3.7 & Stock SB2 Drivers
  • Anonymous User - Saturday, September 6, 2003 - link

    Great article! I don't OC much at all and I love the Mushkin PC3500 Lvl II Black. As you can see from the system information below I run 4x512mb modules of it and love it!

    My benchmark numbers are:
    6136 3Dmark03s
    3129 Sandra Unbuffered Int
    3184 Sandra Unbuffered Float
    5002 Sandra Buffered Int
    5006 Sandra Buffered Float

    System:
    P4 3Ghz/800Mhz FSB (OC'd to 3.12Ghz/832Mhz), Gigabyte 8KNXP Motherboard w/DPS2 REMOVED (F6 Bios), 4x512mb Mushkin PC3500 Level II Black RAM (2-2-2-5@DDR416), ATI 9800 Pro 256mb (OC'd to 414/356), SB Audigy 2 Platinum, 2x WD Raptor 10kRPM SATA150 Game Drives in RAID0 off of ICH5R, IBM Deskstar GXP180 System Drive, 2x Samsung DVD/CDRW, Mitsumi Floppy, Lian-Li PC65 Window Case w/Alien Head & Blue Cold Cathode Light, Enermax 550W v1.2 PSU, Thermalright SLK-900U HSF w/AS3 and Antec 92mm Fan, 4x Sunon 39cfm 80mm Fans (2 Front Intake, 1 Rear & 1 TopExhaust), 1 PCI Slot Exhaust Fan, Vantec Fan Controller, Sony F520 21" CRT & Samsung 191T LCD Monitors, WinXP Pro SP1 w/No Paging File, DirectX 9.0b, ATI Catalyst 3.7 & Stock SB2 Drivers
  • Anonymous User - Saturday, September 6, 2003 - link

    Great article! I don't OC much at all and I love the Mushkin PC3500 Lvl II Black. As you can see from the system information below I run 4x512mb modules of it and love it!

    My benchmark numbers are:
    6136 3Dmark03s
    3129 Sandra Unbuffered Int
    3184 Sandra Unbuffered Float
    5002 Sandra Buffered Int
    5006 Sandra Buffered Float

    System:
    P4 3Ghz/800Mhz FSB (OC'd to 3.12Ghz/832Mhz), Gigabyte 8KNXP Motherboard w/DPS2 REMOVED (F6 Bios), 4x512mb Mushkin PC3500 Level II Black RAM (2-2-2-5@DDR416), ATI 9800 Pro 256mb (OC'd to 414/356), SB Audigy 2 Platinum, 2x WD Raptor 10kRPM SATA150 Game Drives in RAID0 off of ICH5R, IBM Deskstar GXP180 System Drive, 2x Samsung DVD/CDRW, Mitsumi Floppy, Lian-Li PC65 Window Case w/Alien Head & Blue Cold Cathode Light, Enermax 550W v1.2 PSU, Thermalright SLK-900U HSF w/AS3 and Antec 92mm Fan, 4x Sunon 39cfm 80mm Fans (2 Front Intake, 1 Rear & 1 TopExhaust), 1 PCI Slot Exhaust Fan, Vantec Fan Controller, Sony F520 21" CRT & Samsung 191T LCD Monitors, WinXP Pro SP1 w/No Paging File, DirectX 9.0b, ATI Catalyst 3.7 & Stock SB2 Drivers
  • retrospooty - Tuesday, September 2, 2003 - link

    Cool, Thanks. I take back what I took back , and give it up to you ! :D

    Retrospooty

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