Frametime Analysis

We present a more in-depth analysis than just average FPS to show how the framerate changes over time, which helps highlight FPS drops. Minimum FPS at both the 95th and 99th percentile are reported in these charts, too. A second chart, a histogram, shows shape and spread for the frametime data—how tightly grouped the measurements are. The "IQR" result is called "Interquartile Range," which is an outlier-resistant statistical value that tells us the range in the middle of the frametime distribution.

In the following charts, we are comparing two retail memory kits. By doing so, the game benchmarks reveal where the limitations lie for a top of the line AMD or Intel computer in 2024. For both memory kits, the respective EXPO / XMP profiles are loaded, and all sub-timings are based on those individual profiles. These are not adjusted further.

Tests are conducted with the following components:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (Locked All-Core 5.2 GHz)
GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 4090 XLR8 VERTO
Memory (1): PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR5-6400 MD32GK2D5640032MXRGB (32-40-40-84-124) (EXPO) - FCLK 2000 MHz - 1:1 Ratio
Memory (1): DDR5-6000 32 GB (30-38-38-96) (EXPO) - FCLK 2000 MHz - 1:1 Ratio






Counter-Strike 2 is a highly competitive game where frame rate and fast reaction times benefits the player. When comparing the PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB 6400 MT/s kit to another enthusiast-tier product, it is indistinguishable. The 1% and 5% Lows are very close, and so is the average frame rate. While the PNY kit technically provides more bandwidth due to the higher frequency, it does not exceed the 6000 MT/s kit with slightly lower primary timings.






As we raise the graphical settings, this gap is still basically none-existent between the two.






Lastly, at 4K, nothing has changed between the two besides an overall lower frame rate.