G Skill F2-6400CL5d-2GBNQ - Sandra

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Our next test is in the suite of applications that are in Sandra. These benchmarks will show us the memory bandwidth in float point and integer.

We find about 400 MB/s more in both tests for the tighter timings. We finally break the 5000 MB/s barrier when we overclock this RAM.

Here is a quick comparison between the OCZ Gold ram and this G.Skill ram. The chart below has the benchmarks of all the results I have collected.

	Everest			Sandra
OCZ
Memory	Memory Read	Memory Write	Memory Latency	Memory Bandwidth (Float)	Memory Bandwidth (Int)
Stock	5269	1660	90.5	4094	4093
Tighter	5347	1680	87.4	4213	4178
Overclocked	5983	1954	79.1	4958	4794
G Skill
Stock	5176	1692	90.2	4331	4310
Tighter	5780	1841	78	4738	4738
Overclocked	6024	1945	77.8	5210	5198

 

I guess the little extra in speed allowed the G.Skill RAM to engulf the OCZ and really take it to them. I’m really surprised by the results. I’ve always been a huge fan of OCZ, but I got to keep these G.Skill sticks in my computer, so I can’t argue with results.

I know the RAM is only rated up to 2.0 volts, but I felt that increasing the voltage would benefit the RAM, and I was right. Since I don’t want to advertise excess RAM voltage here in this review, I’ll leave that open for discussion in the forums. I can confirm that they do benefit from voltage, but it isn’t safe to run at this level.

Conclusion

The G. Skill RAM performed at the level I thought it would perform. It is your typical run of the time PC6400 RAM at a budget price. Don’t expect great timings or great overclocks with this RAM. It did out perform the OCZ memory we just tested, but not by very much.

I would note that the difference in performance was due to random picking of chips to be used in the memory. If you had to choose between the OCZ RAM and this G.Skill Ram, it’s up in the air. The G.Skill did really benefit from more voltage and also ran cooler, so those are some good bonuses if you chose to select this Ram over the OCZ.

I plan on keeping this RAM in my current computer rather than the OCZ RAM. If you have not bought this RAM by the time you get done reading this, it’s okay. It’s an “average” set of RAM. Hopefully, you have learned that there is a new contender in performance RAM: G.Skill.

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