Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR3-1600 BL2KIT51264BA160A
Jul 11th, 2011 | By JaredDetailed below are the specifications of the system used during testing:
- Control
- CPU: Intel i5 760
- MB: MSI P55-GD65
- GPU: HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo 1GB
- HD: WD 250GB SATA
- Case: NZXT H2 Classic
- PSU: Ultra X3 1000W
- OS: Microsoft Windows 7
All benchmarks and tests were executed five times and an average was taken to derive the most accurate results. The tests will be conducted at stock frequency (935 due to multipliers), highest stable frequency at CAS 9 and stock frequency with the tightest possible stable timing.
- Memory & Frequency
- Crucial BL2KIT51264BA160A – 10-10-10-28 @ 800 MHz / DDR3 1600
- Crucial BL2KIT51264BA160A – 9-9-9-27 @ 800 MHz / DDR3 1600
- Crucial BL2KIT51264BA160A – 10-10-10-28 @ 905 MHz / DDR3 1810
Now that we have that out of the way, let’s take a look at the first set of benchmark results. Everest consistently delivers good information about memory performance.
Not too surprisingly we see modest gains here from lower timings but the greater improvements come with overclocking.
Next up, FutureMark takes the stage for testing with 3DMark11 and PCMark Vantage.
In 3DMark11 we see similar results to what we had with Everest but PCMark Vantage produced mixed results that didn’t seem to jive with any of the other testing.
Last up is HyperPi. This modified version of SuperPi allows us to run multiple threads at the same time. It still calculates the value of pi to a ridiculous decimal place. Keep in mind a lower time is better.
HyperPi returns back to what we expect with small gains through tighter timings and larger gains from overclocking.
While the gains may look small, this is all at no additional cost to you. While the Ballistix Sport kits might not be aimed at the tweakers they show they obviously still have some room for it.