Dear community,
after I read this article ( http://www.corsair.com/en/blog/bf4-loves-high-speed-memory) , I was sure, because Battlefield 4 will be my main game for the next years: I need to test this out.
Marketing-Gag or truth?
Components
Intel Core i5-2500K S1155 Box
Powercolor HD 7950 V2 mit AMD_Catalyst_13.11_BetaV1
ASUS P8P67 LE (Rev 3.0)
2x1TB Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD103Sj 7200 U/min
3TB FANTEC DB-ALU3e 7200 U/min
128GB Crucial M4 MLC SSD
LG BH10LS30
Corsair TX650 V2 80+
Sharkoon Tauron Green Edition
Mugen 2 Cooler
Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit
(BenQ Xl 2411T 144hz)
overclocks:
i5 2500k @ 4,8ghz
Powercolor HD 7950 V2 @1150 Coreclock with 1,17v , @1400 Memoryclock with 1.58v
RAM:
Kingston ValueRAM DIMM 2x4GB, DDR3-1333, CL9-9-9-24 1.5v(KVR1333D3N9/4G)
G.Skill RipJawsX DIMM Kit 2x4GB, DDR3-2133, CL9-11-10-28-2N 1.65v(F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM)
Testscenario:
Domination Siege of Shanghai, on the roof (see video)
Private Server 1/32 Players, "Scooby Snacks BF4 PCW/CW" http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/en/servers/show/pc/d9788992-49d3-403a-9c9d-b3f1dbce62e1/Scooby-Snacks-BF4-PCW-CW/
Video of the test scenario (short cut of the benchmark, benchmark is 180s long, video is lagging because my hard drive is not fast enough for fraps):
http://youtu.be/GGUlkTA-JII
For every RAM 2 runs.
Ingame settings:
Results:
1333mhz:
2133mhz:
1333mhz vs 2133mhz:
Conclusion
(only one run)
G.Skill 2133mhz vs 1333mhz
Settings:
Results:
(only one run)
G.Skill RipJawsX DIMM Kit 2x4GB, DDR3-2133, CL9-11-10-28-2N 1.65v
vs.
G.Skill RipJawsX DIMM Kit 2x4GB, DDR3-2133, CL9-10-10-27-1N 1.65v
Downloads:
Excel sheet for low settings:
Vergleich 1333mhz vs 2133mhz.xlsx 23k .xlsx file
Excel sheet for ultra settings.:
Ultra Vergleich GSkill 2133mhz vs GSkill 1333mhz.xlsx 19k .xlsx file
Excel sheet for 2133mhz vs 2133mhz OC (Ultra Settings):
Ultra Gskill 2133mhz vs 2133mhz OC.xlsx 19k .xlsx file
I hope this was helpful for some of you guys. For me the upgrade was totally worth it.
Sincerely,
GamingWiidesire
after I read this article ( http://www.corsair.com/en/blog/bf4-loves-high-speed-memory) , I was sure, because Battlefield 4 will be my main game for the next years: I need to test this out.
Marketing-Gag or truth?
Components
Intel Core i5-2500K S1155 Box
Powercolor HD 7950 V2 mit AMD_Catalyst_13.11_BetaV1
ASUS P8P67 LE (Rev 3.0)
2x1TB Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD103Sj 7200 U/min
3TB FANTEC DB-ALU3e 7200 U/min
128GB Crucial M4 MLC SSD
LG BH10LS30
Corsair TX650 V2 80+
Sharkoon Tauron Green Edition
Mugen 2 Cooler
Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit
(BenQ Xl 2411T 144hz)
overclocks:
i5 2500k @ 4,8ghz
Powercolor HD 7950 V2 @1150 Coreclock with 1,17v , @1400 Memoryclock with 1.58v
RAM:
Kingston ValueRAM DIMM 2x4GB, DDR3-1333, CL9-9-9-24 1.5v(KVR1333D3N9/4G)
G.Skill RipJawsX DIMM Kit 2x4GB, DDR3-2133, CL9-11-10-28-2N 1.65v(F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM)
Testscenario:
Domination Siege of Shanghai, on the roof (see video)
Private Server 1/32 Players, "Scooby Snacks BF4 PCW/CW" http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/en/servers/show/pc/d9788992-49d3-403a-9c9d-b3f1dbce62e1/Scooby-Snacks-BF4-PCW-CW/
Video of the test scenario (short cut of the benchmark, benchmark is 180s long, video is lagging because my hard drive is not fast enough for fraps):
http://youtu.be/GGUlkTA-JII
For every RAM 2 runs.
Ingame settings:
Results:
1333mhz:
2133mhz:
1333mhz vs 2133mhz:
Conclusion
- less framedrops or less incursions
- FPS increase 58%, RAM mhz increase 60%
- -> in cpu-limited situation the fps increase is nearly the same as the ram mhz increase
(only one run)
G.Skill 2133mhz vs 1333mhz
Settings:
Results:
- 13% fps increase overall, 9 more minimum fps, 28 more maximum fps
- ->even in GPU-limtied situations there is still a good overall increase
(only one run)
G.Skill RipJawsX DIMM Kit 2x4GB, DDR3-2133, CL9-11-10-28-2N 1.65v
vs.
G.Skill RipJawsX DIMM Kit 2x4GB, DDR3-2133, CL9-10-10-27-1N 1.65v
Downloads:
Excel sheet for low settings:
Vergleich 1333mhz vs 2133mhz.xlsx 23k .xlsx file
Excel sheet for ultra settings.:
Ultra Vergleich GSkill 2133mhz vs GSkill 1333mhz.xlsx 19k .xlsx file
Excel sheet for 2133mhz vs 2133mhz OC (Ultra Settings):
Ultra Gskill 2133mhz vs 2133mhz OC.xlsx 19k .xlsx file
I hope this was helpful for some of you guys. For me the upgrade was totally worth it.
Sincerely,
GamingWiidesire