Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 1866 MHz 4x4GB Review

Final Thoughts

All in all, the Crucial Sport XT’s performed beautifully when paired with the 6800k. We can clearly see that these APUs benefit hugely from increased memory speeds, often giving boosts of around 20% in real-life applications from 1333 MHz to 1866 MHz. But you must realize, the results obtained here, while relevant for the AMD APUs, are not going to directly translate over to a different system. Other systems may not see as much of a gain from increasing memory speeds.

Having said that, the Sport XT’s are a worthwhile investment for someone looking to upgrade their memory. At 1866 MHz there is plenty of speed to get things done quickly, and being a 16 GB kit, running out of memory should be a thing of the past. The only issue I have with this kit is that at 10-10-10-30, the timing is a little looser than comparable kits. But at around $150, it is also one of the most inexpensive 1866 MHz 4×4 GB kits you can buy. If you are looking for fairly powerful RAM that won’t break the bank, the Sport XT’s would be a good choice.