memory speed differences

[vietkangta]

How much of a difference will i notice when running my ddr3 ram at 1600mhz vs 1333mhz on an i7 system.

I can;t seem to find benchmarks that compare different ram speeds.

I want to find out because i want to know if i should run my 920 at

3.0 ghz with ram at 1500mhz

or

3.2 ghz with ram at 1200mhz.

 

[thefreeaccount]

Here is a benchmark:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-scaling-i7,2325.html

I would say it could be close if whatever you are doing is heavily dependent on memory bandwidth. Best to try it both ways and see which is faster.

ps - have you considered running folding@home with that i7? You would get a crazy amount of points on a system that powerful and it would help save mankind from nasty diseases =)

 

[vietkangta]

Here is a benchmark:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-scaling-i7,2325.html

I would say it could be close if whatever you are doing is heavily dependent on memory bandwidth. Best to try it both ways and see which is faster.

ps - have you considered running folding@home with that i7? You would get a crazy amount of points on a system that powerful and it would help save mankind from nasty diseases =)

hmm.. i don't know anything about fold.