OCZ 2x1GB DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum EB Review

Memory Benchmarks:

We first take a look at a couple different memory benchmarks that will provide a well rounded image of the type of bandwidth we can expect from this memory at the various overclocks.


According to SiSoft Sandra, the OCZ Platinum EBs are off to a good start showing superiority over the DDR2 setup at the same processor frequency. Everest seems to back Sandra up in all of its tests except the Read bandwidth giving a sizeable advantage to the OCZ Platinum DDR3 at default specifications.


Moving down to Science Mark, we can see the equality between the two setups continues with the DDR2 setup pulling slightly ahead but not enough to draw any conclusion other than that of a dead heat between the two. It is obvious that these two setups are running different chipsets. That can play a role in the comparison but from a general point of view, the OCZ DDR3 Platinum PC3-12800 modules at their rated frequencies appear to be about equal to DDR2 at 600MHz with 5-5-5 timings in bandwidth capabilities. The next piece to this puzzle will be whether or not the latency is as equal.


Unlike what we saw with bandwidth, the latency benchmarks show a small but definitive advantage to the DDR2 setup. Both Everest and Sandra infer the latency of the DDR3 setup at 800MHz 7-6-6-20 is slightly behind that of 600MHz @ 5-5-5-8 of DDR2 flavor. It is hard to say at this point whether or not the small latency difference will equate to any real world advantage.