Performance - Memory READ WRITE and Index

At all times and measurements the system baseclock and multiplier will remain the same, meaning each and every difference you spot on performance is a direct results of changed memory frequency and timings.

Memory Read test

Okay so for the first round of tests, synthetic testing. Above you can see read memory performance of the dual-channel memory configurations at 1333 MHz on two AMD platform, and the rest P67/Z68 platforms with a Core i7 2600K processor.

Now you need to continuously compare MSI Z68A-GD80 as that is the setup where we tested the Mushkin memory at both JEDEC 1333 MHz and the activated XMP profile at 1866  MHz CL9 (command rate 1T).

Intel's entire Nehalem architecture and specifically here the memory controller harbored inside these processors just hauls ass, even with a dual-channel memory setup.

Memory Write test

Write performance then -- A Phenom II series processor will perform roughly in-between 6500 and 7000 MB/sec -- with sharp timings you'd take it to roughly 8000 MB/sec. Mushkin in dual-channel mode reaches a astonishing 19600 MB/sec at 1866 MHz. But even 1333 MHz chunks out silly numbers here. And that's the trivial aspect of today's tested memory on an Intel series s6 chipset/ SB processor platform.

Sandra Memory Index

One more synthetic memory test, here we make use of the Sandra Memory performance test, it gives us an index score of overall memory performance. Here again the numbers show amazing performance differences.