Best benchmarking program to test memory?

[coiler]

What would be the best benchmarking software to establish if 6gb is going to be of benefit in a system?


The current setup

2gb memory Dual channel

The new setup

4gb memory Dual channel


But could possbily keep the orginal 2gb in and have

6gb memory Single channel

[Monkey]

http://www.passmark.com/products/pt_advmem.htm

Give that a go

EDIT: You may want to take a look at some of the tools on this page too http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_memory.html

[mac124]

Any benefit of 6gb over 4gb will be wiped out by using it in single channel i would have thought

[tystar]

is it really single channel though if your running 2 x 2gb in 1 bank and 2 x 1gb in the other bank. surely dual channel is per bank so this would be dual channel anyway wouldnt it?

when i previously did something like this the mobo would show dual channel mode when the bios posted....

will run all this tonight and see anyway.

[Aaron]

Yeah, on my old AthlonXP system, I had 2x256mb and 2x512mb and it showed as Dual Channel at post and in CPU-z iif they were installed in the right order! :)

[Lynx]

That cant be right, it was only 939 boards where dual channel came in, because 754 boards didnt have it. Surely?

[mac124]

socket a had dual channel memory controllers where as 754 didn't, shame really as the 754 chips were pretty good other than that.

[Lynx]

I had one, was faster than my brothers p4 3ghz. at 2ghz.

[tystar]

Well 6gb installed and mobo shows as dual channel. mmmm

Had to up volts but runs mighty quick now.

[coiler]

Well 6gb installed and mobo shows as dual channel. mmmm

Had to up volts but runs mighty quick now.

It ain't shi* without before and after benchies! :lol:

[wonderlust]

mine shows the same with 2 x 1Gb and 2x2gb :D

[tystar]

It ain't shi* without before and after benchies! :lol:

Sorry mate, the link previously posted for benchmarking is a 32bit software so doesnt recognise the extra memory.

the only benchies i got are those of me clicking something and it being open b4 i finish clicking :lol::lol::lol:

[Aaron]

That cant be right, it was only 939 boards where dual channel came in, because 754 boards didnt have it. Surely?
Socket A definitely had dual channel memory with the nForce2 chipset, which is what my NF7-S had... You had to use good ram, and it only had 3 slots.. 1&2 used one memory channel and slot 3 used another one, so it was actually possible to run 256mb in slots 1&2 and a 512mb stick in slot 3, and still get Dual Channel operation.. :)

[coiler]

I'm on windows 7 as we speak with 2gb patriot 800 @ 1066.

About to run some memory benchies, then with 6gb (2gb patriot, 4gb ocz) then with 4gb 1066 @1066 just the OCZ.

Place your bets on the winner now!...

[Shedlife]

I think it'll be the 6GB @1066MHz obviously :D but that 4GB OCZ shiz I think will be only a tiny bit behind {^_^}

[coiler]

when it came down to it I couldn't find a decent benchmarking program, so have just stuck my 4gb 1066 ocz in, OC'd it to 1200 and removed my patriot kit.

:D

[Shedlife]

What is there to loose going from 4GB --> 6GB or can't you OC your patriots upto 1200MHz?