OCZ Blade DDR3 PC3-16000 6GB Kit
Synthetic Benchmarks
Published: 25th May 2009 | Source: OCZ | Price: £344.99 |
SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility capable of benchmarking the performance of individual components inside a PC. Each of the benchmarks below were run a total of five times with the highest and lowest scores being discarded and an average being calculated from the remaining three.
Focusing mainly on software and hardware information reporting, Everest also comes with a benchmark utility suitable for testing the read, write and latency performance of the memory subsystem. Each of these benchmarks were performed a total of 5 times with the highest and lowest scores being discarded and an average calculated from the remaining 3.
SuperPI is the benchmark of choice for many overclockers. It's lightweight to download and can give a quick indication on how good a system is at number crunching. Once again, testing was performed a total of 5 times, with an average being calculated from the middle three results.
Results Observations
From the results above, it's plain to see which is the superior kit. In almost every test run, the OCZ Blade easily beat all of the other kits on test. A whopping 33GB/s bandwidth should be enough for even the hungriest of applications and when coupled to some very good latency timings, should prove this kit to be the no1 choice for memory performance.
Let's move on to the 3D benchmarks...
Most Recent Comments
A very impressive kit there with some incredible bandwith figures, granted, at the price of a high end graphics card! 
Excellent review w3bbo.
Excellent review w3bbo.
This is the thing that bothers me about the cpu vS memory benching and testing.
A linked-to website, which has been a companion listing of all cpus in conditions, listing many hardcore intensive processing examples of how cpus compare to others ------- this qualifier out of the way.
On this listing, the comparisons of said cpus show no-difference in running memory kits in single/dual/tri arrangements when running the benches used - but appears to show 1 cpu triumphing over others and is accepted as "well that shows that these cpus are better than others".
Surely this is complete crap. Just as a starter, every1 will know that dual channel memory works more efficiently than single - that's a straight forward 64 bit vS 128 bit logical answer. Same as 2 disks in raid0 vS a single disk, as a loose example.
Now, if the cpu benches in the list are proving "it doesn't matter" - which is bollox imo, I'm sure the majority will agree, then surely the intensive hardcore professional benches they're using, the likes of video conversion, archive packing, are failing the test and the results are worthless.
These memory strips are obviously extremely good. The said site would have u believe that using 2 of these strips instead of 3 will have no-difference to professional apps being used on ur pc (which we have established is a load of crap).
Argument may be that the tests used are done in seconds where the differences in running various memory arrangements aren't appreciated - well that's crap too cos let's realize for a second that it's the 21st century, and although computers and software are moving at a snails-pace compared to the huge strides we would get in the past, these processes are actually done in seconds!
No account either of 12m cache vS 6m over periods - which makes a difference.
Awesome review, great set of memory, and two fingers to stoopid bench listing sites that people rely on to make points about "new tech".
A linked-to website, which has been a companion listing of all cpus in conditions, listing many hardcore intensive processing examples of how cpus compare to others ------- this qualifier out of the way.
On this listing, the comparisons of said cpus show no-difference in running memory kits in single/dual/tri arrangements when running the benches used - but appears to show 1 cpu triumphing over others and is accepted as "well that shows that these cpus are better than others".
Surely this is complete crap. Just as a starter, every1 will know that dual channel memory works more efficiently than single - that's a straight forward 64 bit vS 128 bit logical answer. Same as 2 disks in raid0 vS a single disk, as a loose example.
Now, if the cpu benches in the list are proving "it doesn't matter" - which is bollox imo, I'm sure the majority will agree, then surely the intensive hardcore professional benches they're using, the likes of video conversion, archive packing, are failing the test and the results are worthless.
These memory strips are obviously extremely good. The said site would have u believe that using 2 of these strips instead of 3 will have no-difference to professional apps being used on ur pc (which we have established is a load of crap).
Argument may be that the tests used are done in seconds where the differences in running various memory arrangements aren't appreciated - well that's crap too cos let's realize for a second that it's the 21st century, and although computers and software are moving at a snails-pace compared to the huge strides we would get in the past, these processes are actually done in seconds!
No account either of 12m cache vS 6m over periods - which makes a difference.
Awesome review, great set of memory, and two fingers to stoopid bench listing sites that people rely on to make points about "new tech".
Looks some great RAM, bit pricey, but you get what you pay for I guess. 12GB might be a little pricey tho 
Could you rerun that last far cry test because that overclock will obviosuly massively affect the results?
Could you rerun that last far cry test because that overclock will obviosuly massively affect the results?
Re run it in what way? You can't have DDR3 running at 2000MHz with the CPU at stock speed I'm afraid. It's either 2180 or 1866.
.Fantastic review mate and a scrummy looking piece of kit. Luff OCZ RAM (8GB myself 
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Re run it in what way? You can't have DDR3 running at 2000MHz with the CPU at stock speed I'm afraid. It's either 2180 or 1866
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lol, no worries m8. Tbh it's a pita reviewing kits that need the CPU overclocking to attain the speed required as you are correct, it does skew the results slightly hence I put the disclaimer in there.
Still, the bandwidth results speak for themselves
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Still, the bandwidth results speak for themselves
.sweet looking and performing set of sticks 
pitty they don't add some kind of 'dominator fan'-like thing
pitty they don't add some kind of 'dominator fan'-like thing
Yeah that is a shame as the Dominator coolers are sweet pieces of kit. I would maybe like to have seen one of OCZ's XTC coolers included with a nice black paint job.
Hate to seem ungrateful (which I am not, since I loved this review), but I would be very interested to know if you could drop the latency at all while retaining the stock MHz, or see how much you would have to drop the MHz to get some lower timings. Just for the sake of completeness.
Shame we can't find out what chips it is running. Anyone happen to know by any chance?
Shame we can't find out what chips it is running. Anyone happen to know by any chance?
IC's used are reportedly Elpida MNH-E Hyper which are the best around at present.
I did try lowering the timings further but not by lowering bandwidth (which defeats the object of high speed ram imo). Sadly they wouldn't run at anything lower than the stock CAS7 @2000MHz.
I did try lowering the timings further but not by lowering bandwidth (which defeats the object of high speed ram imo). Sadly they wouldn't run at anything lower than the stock CAS7 @2000MHz.
http://www.elpida.com/en/index.html
Not as well known as other memory companies.
I can verify that their "el-cheapo" memory rocks http://forum.overclock3d.net/picture...463581&thumb=1
Not as well known as other memory companies.
I can verify that their "el-cheapo" memory rocks http://forum.overclock3d.net/picture...463581&thumb=1
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IC's used are reportedly Elpida MNH-E Hyper which are the best around at present.
I did try lowering the timings further but not by lowering bandwidth (which defeats the object of high speed ram imo). Sadly they wouldn't run at anything lower than the stock CAS7 @2000MHz. |
I am so very tempted to save up and fork out for some near Christmas. I finally plan on watercooling my NB and Mosfets as well as my (current) CPU and 4870X2. I think these sticks would do me wonders in reaching the highest overclocks possible. Only the best will do :P
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OCZ Blade DDR3 PC3-16000 6GB Kit