Adata DDR450

Adata DDR450 is a very reasonably-priced memory, but somewhat difficult to find in the US market. It is readily available and widely used in many Asian markets. The Adata 450 we tested came as 2 separate Single-Bank dimms and was not supplied as a Dual-Channel kit. The dimms are packaged without heatspreaders and are assembled from blanks that are carrying an Adata ID.


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The Adata is conservatively programmed in SPD at 2.5-4-4-8 timings, but the memory performs at much better timings, particularly at lower speeds. The Adata does not operate at anything less than a Ras-to-Cas setting of 3 at any speed we tested. This is not an issue with just Adata. We are finding this to be typical of most high-speed modules these days, including those advertised as low latency. Even our Corsair 3200LL rev.1.2 now has an SPD program of 2-2-3-6, with Ras-to-Cas at 3. It appears one trade off with recent memory chips is poorer Ras-to-Cas performance.


Adata DDR450 — 2 x 256MB SS Dimms
Intel 875P Performance
Memory Speed, Voltage, Timings Quake3
fps
UT2003
Flyby fps
UT2003
Botmatch fps
Sandra UNBuffered Sandra Standard
Buffered
Super PI 2M places
(time in sec)
400@2.55V
2-2-3-7
311.00 192.6 68.00 INT 2590
FLT 2667
INT 4776
FLT 4744
132s
450@2.65V
2.5-3-4-7
334.57 205.94 74.10 INT 2587
FLT 2611
INT 5209
FLT 5203
121s
488@2.85V
2.5-4-4-8
356.90 216.42 79.55 INT 2679
FLT 2685
INT 5630
FLT 5584
113s

Since Adata is only available as SS modules and Adata only supplied 2 Single-Bank modules, performance cannot be fairly compared to 2 Double-Bank modules on the Intel 875 platform. In the larger DDR400 comparison that follows, Adata DDR450 can be compared to Kingston PC4000 2 x 256 SS, and then to 4 x 256 SS to get a rough idea of the performance improvement available with 4 SS dimms or 2 DS dimms. For best performance on an Intel 875/865 platform, we strongly suggest that you use FOUR Adata DDR450 modules.


Adata DDR450 — 2 x 256MB SS Dimms
AMD nForce2 Ultra 400 Performance
Memory Speed, Voltage, Timings Quake3
fps
UT2003
Flyby fps
UT2003
Botmatch fps
Sandra UNBuffered Sandra Standard
Buffered
Super PI 2M places
(time in sec)
333@2.55V
2-2-3-4
289.8 199.82 73.27 INT 1202
FLT 1294
INT 2566
FLT 2415
124s
400@2.55V
2-2-3-4
344.6 233.61 87.53 INT 1402
FLT 1503
INT 3060
FLT 2880
104s
450@2.7V
2.5-3-4-6
376.43 251.44 96.26 INT 1529
FLT 1617
INT 3411
FLT 3180
94s

Performance on the Athlon test platform was generally outstanding, especially considering the price of Adata PC450 memory. We were a little surprised that we could reach a stable DDR450 on our nForce2 Ultra 400 testbed, and the increased speed did provide improved performance across the board.

These test setups were designed to test memory performance and should not be used as a direct comparison of Athlon Barton vs. Pentium4 performance. Because of the differences in architecture, our fastest P4 speed in this test is 2.73Ghz (244x12) and our fastest Barton in this test is 2475Ghz or about 3700+ on a rating scale. If you wish to compare Barton vs. P4, please compare these best Barton scores to the best P4 scores running at about 3.6Ghz.

The Candidates Mushkin PC 3500 Level II
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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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