Mushkin 2GB XP2-5300 3-3-3 Review

Name: Mushkin 2GB XP2-5300 3-3-3
Brand: Mushkin

Steven B

on Mar 13th, 2006,

in Memory.

Manufacturer: Mushkin

Value and Conclusion »

Test Setup

Test System
CPU:	P4 561 (3.6GHz) 1MB Prescott
Motherboard:	ASUS P5WD2-Premium
Memory:	2x 1024 MB Mushkin XP2-5300
Video Card:	ATI Radeon X1800XL AIW
Harddisk:	WD Raptor 74GB
Power Supply:	OCZ Powerstream 520W
Software:	Windows XP SP2, Catalyst

Performance

To test these modules I first set them to stock settings, and then ran the benchmarks/tests. Then for further overclocking, I set the voltage to the maximum recommended which was 2.3v then I tried to see how far I could overclock from stock. When I hit a limit I brought down the voltage and changed some timings. I gathered together some of the best results I was able to obtain, one of which was a sweet run at DDR2-1000, that's a 33% overclock. We also took the multiplier down to 14, so we didn’t encounter any CPU problems. These tests were run in a closed case environment where the CPU was at an average temperature of 45°C.

For further comparison, the test "JEDEC DDR2-400" shows a generic DDR module running at JEDEC standard timings.

Mushkin DDR2 XP2-5300
CPU Clock & Memory Ratio	Memory Speed	Memory Timings	Everest Read	Everest Write	Everest Latency	Quake 3 Timedemo	3DMark 2001SE	SuperPi Mod 1M
18 x 200 3:5	333 MHz	3-3-3-15 2.1v	5974 MB/s	2390 MB/s	79.9 ns	319.9 fps	23141	35.00s
14 x 225 3:5	375 MHz	3-3-3-15 2.3V	6594 MB/s	2644 MB/s	80.6 ns	283.7 fps	22172	40.00s
14 x 235 1:2	470 MHz	4-4-4-15 2.3V	7026 MB/s	2691 MB/s	76.7 ns	291.2 fps	22974	37.00s
14 x 250 1:2	500 MHz	5-5-5-15 2.3V	7590 MB/s	2990 MB/s	70.3 ns	318.3 fps	24981	42.95s
JEDEC DDR2-400	200 MHz	4-4-4-12 1.8V	5326 MB/s	1585 MB/s	102.0 ns	284.5 fps	20159	44.45s

These modules are great for overclocking, with a maximum overclock of DDR2-1000 it produces a 33% overclock out of stock. When you keep the timings at 3-3-3 you can reach a sweet DDR740. Increasing the memory speed to 1000 MHz increases performance a lot.