Mushkin XP2-9200 DDR2 1150 Mhz (2 x 1GB) Ram

Testing:

    Cachemem is another tool for checking memory Read-Write capabilities.

Higher is Better

Higher is Better

Next in our testing is Far Cry. For this game test, we will use the following settings and run the Hardware OC 1.7 benchmark utility.

• Maximum quality option, Direct3D renderer
• Level: Volcano, demo: Volcano.tmd
• Pixel shader: model 2.0b
• Antialising: 4×
• Anisotrophic filtering: 8×
• HDR: disabled
• Geometry Instancing: disabled
• Normal-maps compression: disabled

Higher is Better

Higher is Better

Higher is Better

After the completion of stock speed benchmarking session, the results are a mixed bag. Neither set wanted to step ahead and crush the performance of the other. The EPP profiles set the timings a little loose to be competitive at 5-6-5-13.