A8N-SLI, SANDRA stating 2T CMD

[Aquila76]

I couldn't find an answer for this in some other similar looking threads. Which should I believe, CBI or SANDRA?

I'm running my 2 512MB OCZ PC3200 Platinum EL Rev 2. @ 2-2-2-7 1T according to BIOS.

When I run the SANDRA Mem B/w test (Result: Int=5813MB/s; Float=5755MB/s) or Cache & Mem B/w test (Result: 6172MB/s; Speed Factor 6.1), it reports my timings as '2.0-2-2-2CL 2CMD'. 2 CMD means 2T timing, right?

When I run CBI, however, it says 'Enable 2T Timing' is set to 'No' which means 1T timing right? I notice the 'DIMM refresh rate' is 200MHz / 7.8us and can be changed to 3.9us. What is the correct rate for 1T?

Needless to say, I'm quite confused, and don't which to believe.

 

[ajmiles]

I wouldn't worry about it, I've never seen Sandra say 1CMD and I've got the same memory as you. The best way to double check is run the memory benchmark with the BIOS set to 2T, and it should be 700MB/sec lower.

From the look of your score, that appears to be about right, but perhaps a little low for 1T.

 

[tcsenter]

Sandra misreports or misidentifies things all the time. I use Sandra for the synthetic performance tests or burn-in utility, not much else.

Try Lavalys EVEREST Home Edition, though it isn't perfect, either.

 

[Aquila76]

Thanks ajmiles and tcsenter. Everest is reporting 1T. I was doubting SANDRA, but I'm glad I asked to confirm.