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1gig@ T1 vs 2gig@ T2: bench-off

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Joe Camel

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EDIT: i made a mistake while tweaking the mem: i enabled ECC not DICC...
but the chart below is still @ the same settings except T1/T2 and 1gig/2gig



ive been playing around with my H2O rig + 1 or 2 gig of mem
(1gig old OCZ VX 3500 and 1gig new VX 4000)

AMD64 Water cooled Rig:

3500 Venice @ 3000MHz (300x10)
DFI LP Ultra-D (BIOS: 3/10)
Storm G5, D4 pump @ 16V, BIXII, 4x100+ CFM fans
OCZ VX @ 3.6V , 300 5:6 = 250 @ 2,2,2,6
x850 XT @ 600/630 - - socket A HSF & 80mm Tornado , copper mem sinks OCZ 600W PSU


im happy to say that the ONLY thing i needed to change was CPC off (T-2)!!
(A64 Tweaker settings in a few shots down there.)

here are the stats
i have screen shots of ALL of these, but ill only post a few...
(if you want one posted that i dont have up, let me know, ill post it)


Bench ** .......1 Gig @ T1 ............. 2 Gig @ T2.......who won/how much
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Pi 1M:..............28.328 ...................29.297..............1 gig / .969 sec

01 * :..............31,801....................31,095...............1 gig / 706 pts

05 * :................6436.....................6427................1 gig / 9 pts

sandra mem:.......7471.......................6077................1 gig / 1394 mb/s

sandra CPU:......13,763....................13,857................2 gig / 94 pts

sandra 2D:........28,462....................28,573...............2 gig / 111 pts

* = stock clocked card
** = only 1 bench run (NOT an average of many runs)

T-1 Pi:
1gigpi4kv.jpg

T-2 Pi:
2gigpi4rr.jpg


T-1 sandra:
1gigsandra3jr.jpg

T-2 sandra:
2gigsandra5pn.jpg

T-2 05:
2gig057hd.jpg


8 Hours P95 (blend) 2 gig @ T-2
8hourp952gig5op.jpg





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Wow...interesting results. But still, benchmarks don't always represent real world performance. That second gig would come in real handy in BF2 or photoshop.
 
Eric1285 said:
Wow...interesting results. But still, benchmarks don't always represent real world performance. That second gig would come in real handy in BF2 or photoshop.
i dont want to come out on either side of this .... i just thought id put some #'s down...

PS i bet your right ;)
 
2 GIG, T-2

Bench ........ECC off / DICC on ....... ECC on / DICC off *.......ECC off / DICC off
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Pi 1M:....................29.094 ................29.297...................29.407

01 :....................29,775.................31,095... .................31,317

05 :.......................6438 ...................6437 .....................6431 ?!!

sandra mem:............6104....................6077........ ...........6121

sandra CPU:...........13,916.................13,857........ ...........13,919

sandra 2D:.............28,695.................28,573....... ...........28,700

* = same settings as chart in 1st post

?!! = look into this more tomorrow...running on/off just to make sure it can...again :rolleyes:
NOPE DNF @ settings that worked B4...im going to bed! :bang head

EDIT:
reinstalled 05 and re did


yep something weird going on here ...

EDIT:
seems Pi is about the only thing these 2 settings really effect in a good way...

sandra mem and 01 dont seem to like them...

and 7 points in 05 could be the difference between two runs @ the same settings :rolleyes:

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Does BF2 have a benchmark? That would be interesting since newer games may end up just like it.

Thanks for the info Joe...... :thup:
 
ill be redoing this tonight after work...probly just an "off / off" un-tweaked set of runs.

need to come up with why 05 is locking/restarting... maybe 2gig need more V to be 3D stable....but 01 runs fine... :shrug:

HousERaT, sorry dont have BF2, but i will try to add 03 and Aqua M to the list of tests

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RedDragonXXX said:
Yes and you can get it here!

Thanks bro, I'll be adding that to my list of benchmarks. I'm sure this will show how much the extra ram means in the end.

Joe Camel said:
HousERaT, sorry dont have BF2, but i will try to add 03 and Aqua M to the list of tests.

Thanks bro.... every little bit helps.
 
OK think im done editing the above post(s)

the whole ECC/DICC setting thing is really a side note / test in itself.

since the first post was all at the same settings: ECC on / DICC off (as seen in the a64 tweaker shots)
the true test was accomplished: 1 gig @ T-1 vs. 2 gig @ T-2


your going to loose *a lot* of bench mark bandwidth and *some* 3D bench mark points, but the *gains* from having 2 gigs-o-ram *might* pay off for you. :p


moral to the story:

make freaking sure you pay attention to what setting you change B4 you go and make a BIG thread!! :rolleyes:
 
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