Additional Testing:
SiSoft:
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The cache and memory benchmarks are easy to interpret, with the cache portion the more cache a memory device has, the better performance you will receive, the ram in conjunction with the processor placed third against the compared systems . however in the latency comparison it was the clear winner.
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The latency benchmark, was a narrow victory for the patriot ram however it pulled ahead strongly in the speed factor.
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Here we see the two categories that SiSoft measures memory bandwidth in, the float memory bandwidth, and the Integer memory bandwidth. Simply put, the more bandwidth you have the better. The two systems that greatly outperformed the patriot kit were both triple channel kits. Obviously, if you have two interfaces of communication you will have less bandwidth capabilities than you would with three channels of communication. That being said the patriot kit performed quite well against its over qualified competitors.
Passmark:
Passmark has a simple to run utility that gives a straightforward output reinforcing what we have gathered from the other benchmarks. Here you can see the read and write speeds displayed with clear scale graphs.
Conclusion:
Patriot has set out to design a ram kit that will meet the demanding. ever-changing needs of the enthusiast market. Their intention was to make a ram kit that would perform with both capacity and stability at high speeds. The benchmarks unequivocally prove that they succeeded. This 8Gb ram kit performed right out of the box with the XMP profile, at 2000 MHz with the manufactures specified CAS latency of 9-10-9. It is with great pleasure I award the Patriot Viper Xtreme DDR3 8Gb kit the TechwareLabs Awesome Hardware Award.
I welcome constructive criticism in whatever forms it may come. Rather than blatantly disregard this comment, lets give the individual a chance to defend their standpoint. Firstly, Clarify what you mean by DOC, this may be a proprietary term for your BIOS as I am not familiar it specifically. Secondly, how would you recommend I test the functionality of this ram kit without overclocking, Using XMP is as close to manufacturer approved overclocking as you will ever get as it accounts for safe voltages and safe operating frequencies for a specific set of hardware. Thirdly, I reached all of Patriot’s specifications, I could understand your reservation if I had experienced ANY system instability, but I have not, I am in fact writing this response on the very system mentioned in this review. I look forward to your Response t1n0m3n
You left DOC turned on. Not a good idea to overclock while evaluating RAM.
How would you go about evaluating 2000mHz RAM without overclocking? He tested the RAM at whatever speeds it is intended to run. If they had stated that it was 1333mHz RAM, he would have left it at stock speeds to test. How else should he have done this?
It is an Xtreme Ram kit intended for overclockers and performance enthusiasts. As such OF COURSE we are going to overclock it. If you ask the question why we overclocked it then perhaps you should stick to the generic ram available at best buy or online.
Someone forgot to change their tampon this morning.,..haha!!
I welcome constructive criticism in whatever forms it may come. Rather than blatantly disregard this comment, lets give the individual a chance to defend their standpoint. Firstly, Clarify what you mean by DOC, this may be a proprietary term for your BIOS as I am not familiar it specifically. Secondly, how would you recommend I test the functionality of this ram kit without overclocking, Using XMP is as close to manufacturer approved overclocking as you will ever get as it accounts for safe voltages and safe operating frequencies for a specific set of hardware. Thirdly, I reached all of Patriot’s specifications, I could understand your reservation if I had experienced ANY system instability, but I have not, I am in fact writing this response on the very system mentioned in this review. I look forward to your Response t1n0m3n