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.

Windows Task Manager - The Task Manager allows you to view real time performance of your memory and system information. For memory, it will let you know how much is being used, and what you have left.