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imported_MuDDoG

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i have Ultra 1 gig pc3200
i would like to check if its any good
i did the error test for 12 hrs and i got no errors
i would like to get something to compare to other ram
 
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this is what i got .. is this good??

SiSoftware Sandra

TEST
Benchmark Results
RAM Bandwidth Int Buff'd iSSE2 : 2863 MB/s
RAM Bandwidth Float Buff'd iSSE2 : 2882 MB/s

Int Buff'd iSSE2 (Integer STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 2872MB/s
Scaling : 2870MB/s
Addition : 2853MB/s
Triad : 2859MB/s
Data Item Size : 16 byte(s)
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 89% (estimated)

Float Buff'd iSSE2 (Float STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 2885MB/s
Scaling : 2890MB/s
Addition : 2874MB/s
Triad : 2879MB/s
Data Item Size : 16 byte(s)
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 90% (estimated)

Performance Test Status
Run ID : MUDDOG-CWJJQ5YO on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 11:59:26 PM
Memory Used by Test : 512MB
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 1
SMT Test : Yes
Number of Test SMT (per CPU) : 2
Dynamic MP/MT Load Balance : No
Processor Affinity : P0
Page Size : 4kB
Use Large Memory Pages : No

Chipset 1
Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc 82875P,E7210 Memory Controller Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate)
Width : 64-bit
Maximum Bus Bandwidth : 6400MB/s (estimated)

Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-4-4-8CL 1CMD
Bank 1 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-4-4-8CL 1CMD
Bank 2 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-4-4-8CL 1CMD
Bank 3 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-4-4-8CL 1CMD
Channels : 1
Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate)
Width : 64-bit
Performance Acceleration Technology : No
Maximum Memory Bus Bandwidth : 3200MB/s (estimated)

Features
(W)MMX Technology : Yes
SSE Technology : Yes
SSE2 Technology : Yes
SSE3 Technology : No
HTT - Hyper-Threading Technology : Yes

Performance Tips
Notice 5406 : System bandwidth appears memory limited. Attempt to use higher-performance memory.
Notice 5008 : To change benchmarks, click Options.
Notice 5004 : Synthetic benchmark. May not tally with 'real-life' performance.
Notice 5006 : Only compare the results with ones obtained using the same version!
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

INFO

SiSoftware Sandra

System Memory Summary
Total Physical Memory : 1023MB
Free Physical Memory : 678MB, 66%
Maximum Page File : 2.4GB
Free Page File : 2.1GB, 89%
Page File : C:\pagefile.sys 1536 3072
PSE36 - 36-bit Page Size Extension : No
Maximum System Pages : 4294967295

Kernel Statistics
Total Processes : 41
Total Threads : 460
Total Open Handles : 8121

Kernel Memory Information
Total Memory : 50MB
Paged Memory : 31MB
Non-Paged Memory : 19MB

Page Commit Charge Statistics
Total Committed : 66824
Peak Commits : 191073
Maximum Commits : 630155

Extended Memory Information
Allocated Memory Load : 33%
 
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While Sandra's not a terribly accurate measurement of performance, there are a few things I can gather from that.

You appear to be using an 800FSB P4 with 4 sticks of RAM in single channel. Pentium 4s like memory bandwidth a lot, and there are a couple things killing it here. Firstly, using four memory modules bumps your speed down to DDR333 by default, which isn't in sync with the FSB (your RAM is running at 166MHz while the FSB is at 200MHz). You can try to increase the speed and run out of spec, however. You'll also want to run your RAM in dual channel with a P4, because it can really take advantage of all that bandwidth (that's where you get the theoretical 6.4GB/s bandwidth).
 
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Originally posted by: ts3433
While Sandra's not a terribly accurate measurement of performance, there are a few things I can gather from that.

You appear to be using an 800FSB P4 with 4 sticks of RAM in single channel. Pentium 4s like memory bandwidth a lot, and there are a couple things killing it here. Firstly, using four memory modules bumps your speed down to DDR333 by default, which isn't in sync with the FSB (your RAM is running at 166MHz while the FSB is at 200MHz). You can try to increase the speed and run out of spec, however. You'll also want to run your RAM in dual channel with a P4, because it can really take advantage of all that bandwidth (that's where you get the theoretical 6.4GB/s bandwidth).
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Stated well! Muddog can you enable dual channel? I'm thinking 3-4-4-8 could be lowered as well. What are your spd timings on those modules?
 
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You should be able to run the dual channel, since your memory controller also shows you have the 875P chipset.
 
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well i only have 2 sticks of 512mb pc3200
and my mobo does support dual but dont you have to buy dual ram to use it???

i have 2 of these
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my specs

WINDOWS XP PRO
CPU Type- Intel Pentium 4HT, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name- Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Motherboard Chipset- Intel Canterwood i875P
System Memory- 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM) ULTRA pc3200
Video Adapter- RADEON 9700 PRO (Omega 2.5.97) (128 MB)
Audio Adapter- sound blaster 24bit
Disk Driver- Maxtor 6Y060L0 (60 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133) 2MB C
 
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Originally posted by: MuDDoG
and my mobo does support dual but dont you have to buy dual ram to use it???
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This is probably one of the most common n00bie misconceptions about dual channel, so I'll clear it up for you. There are no such things as dual channel memory modules. Dual channel is a property of the memory controller, not of the DIMMs. 99.9% of the time, you will be able to successfully run dual channel as long as you have two identical sticks of RAM, and often you can do it with two modules of different brands or latencies but the same capacities.
 
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Originally posted by: MuDDoG
well i only have 2 sticks of 512mb pc3200
and my mobo does support dual but dont you have to buy dual ram to use it???

i have 2 of these
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my specs

WINDOWS XP PRO
CPU Type- Intel Pentium 4HT, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name- Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Motherboard Chipset- Intel Canterwood i875P
System Memory- 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM) ULTRA pc3200
Video Adapter- RADEON 9700 PRO (Omega 2.5.97) (128 MB)
Audio Adapter- sound blaster 24bit
Disk Driver- Maxtor 6Y060L0 (60 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133) 2MB C
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Sandra reports that all 4 banks are filled with 256mb modules. Odd. That is definitely "value RAM." Should still run in dualie though. SPD timings??
 
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ts3433

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See if you can enable it in your BIOS. With a P4, the performance increase from enabling dual channel will be quite significant.
 
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SrGuapo

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Maybe they are two double side modules. I don't know if that confuses sandra or anything...
 
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ts3433

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Originally posted by: Trashman
2 sticks for dual channel, try putting both sticks in blue slots, 1st and 3rd.
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I checked the manual--that's it. Slot colors just need to match for dual channel operation.
 
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ts3433

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It should still show you a total of 1024MB. To check whether it's working in dual channel, you can go into the BIOS or run Sandra again to see if it gives you something closer to 6.4GB/s than what you had before.
 
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when booting up doesn't it show dual channel mode @ boot screen? but yeah run Sandra as suggested.
 
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god damn!!!! it went from
RAM Bandwidth Int Buff'd iSSE2 : 2863 MB/s
RAM Bandwidth Float Buff'd iSSE2 : 2882 MB/s

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SiSoftware Sandra

Benchmark Results
RAM Bandwidth Int Buff'd iSSE2 : 4250 MB/s
RAM Bandwidth Float Buff'd iSSE2 : 4256 MB/s

Int Buff'd iSSE2 (Integer STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 4191MB/s
Scaling : 4184MB/s
Addition : 4307MB/s
Triad : 4318MB/s
Data Item Size : 16 byte(s)
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 66% (estimated)

Float Buff'd iSSE2 (Float STREAM) Results Breakdown
Assignment : 4178MB/s
Scaling : 4191MB/s
Addition : 4333MB/s
Triad : 4323MB/s
Data Item Size : 16 byte(s)
Buffering Used : Yes
Offset Displacement Used : Yes
Bandwidth Efficiency : 67% (estimated)

Performance Test Status
Run ID : MUDDOG-CWJJQ5YO on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at 1:24:25 AM
Memory Used by Test : 512MB
NUMA Support : No
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 1
SMT Test : Yes
Number of Test SMT (per CPU) : 2
Dynamic MP/MT Load Balance : No
Processor Affinity : P0
Page Size : 4kB
Use Large Memory Pages : No

Chipset 1
Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc 82875P,E7210 Memory Controller Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate)
Width : 64-bit
Maximum Bus Bandwidth : 6400MB/s (estimated)

Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-4-4-8CL 1CMD
Bank 1 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-4-4-8CL 1CMD
Channels : 2
Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate)
Width : 64-bit
Performance Acceleration Technology : No
Maximum Memory Bus Bandwidth : 6400MB/s (estimated)

Features
(W)MMX Technology : Yes
SSE Technology : Yes
SSE2 Technology : Yes
SSE3 Technology : No
HTT - Hyper-Threading Technology : Yes

Performance Tips
Notice 5008 : To change benchmarks, click Options.
Notice 5004 : Synthetic benchmark. May not tally with 'real-life' performance.
Notice 5006 : Only compare the results with ones obtained using the same version!
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.



INFO



SiSoftware Sandra

System Memory Summary
Total Physical Memory : 1023MB
Free Physical Memory : 688MB, 67%
Maximum Page File : 2.4GB
Free Page File : 2.1GB, 89%
Page File : C:\pagefile.sys 1536 3072
PSE36 - 36-bit Page Size Extension : No
Maximum System Pages : 4294967295

Kernel Statistics
Total Processes : 40
Total Threads : 482
Total Open Handles : 8002

Kernel Memory Information
Total Memory : 43MB
Paged Memory : 23MB
Non-Paged Memory : 19MB

Page Commit Charge Statistics
Total Committed : 66684
Peak Commits : 198928
Maximum Commits : 630155

Extended Memory Information
Allocated Memory Load : 32%

 
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imported_MuDDoG

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is that around 6.4 gigs or no???????
"Maximum Memory Bus Bandwidth : 6400MB/s (estimated) "
how do i make it 6400????


is my result good now?
 
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ts3433

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It's not 6.4GB/s, but closer, and remember that 6.4GB/s is only theoretical. You're not going to actually see that kind of bandwidth. The RAM is now running in dual channel, though, so you're getting all the performance you paid for.
 
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