Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB PC2-9200 DDR2-1150MHz Review

Testing:

I don't know about you, but I am ready to see if this RAM has what it takes to be "Extreme".  I am going to test this RAM against the OCZ Reaper HPC Edition PC2-9200, and the Mushkin XP2-9200 memory sets. The tests will be run at JEDEC speeds of 400MHz (DDR2 800) and then bumped up to the memory's native speed of 575MHz (DDR2 1150)

Benchmarks:

• CPU-Z  Version 1.39
• Windows Task Manager
• PcMark05 Professional
• SiSoft Sandra XI
• CacheMem
• Far Cry

Testing Setup:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66GHz
• Motherboard: XFX NForce 680i SLi
• Video Card: Sapphire X1950Pro 256MB
• Hard Drive: 1x Western Digital 80GB SATA
• Hard Drive 2: 1x Seagate 750GB SATA 3.0
• Optical Drive: Lite-On 8x DVD+/-RW Drive
• Power Supply: Sigma Shark 635W
• Operating System: Windows XP Professional w/SP2

 Memory Tested:

• Patriot 2x1GB PC2-9600 DDR2 1200MHZ
• OCZ Reaper HPC Edition PC2-9200
• Mushkin XP2-9200

CPU-Z - This is an application that will precisely display system information without having to go into the BIOS. Here is the information on the modules at the standard DDR2-800 JEDEC speeds and at DDR2-1150.