MSI K8N NEO2 dual channel benchmarks really low.

[DazzXP]

Just installed this board yesterday but my memory benchmarks are really really low.

On my A64 3500+

2.4GHz (219MHz x11) ASUS A8V, 6200MB (thr 7000MB/sec)
2.62GHz (250MHz x 10.5) MSI K8N NEO2 5900MB/sec (thr 8000MB/sec)
2.53GHz (266MHz x 9.5) MSI K8N NEO2 6900MB/sec (thr 8600MB/sec)

Why are memory memory benchmarks so low?

ASUS A8V T2 2.5/4/4/7 with Geil PC4000 @ 2.8v
MSI K8N NEO2 T1 and T2 2.5/4/4/7 with Geil PC4000 @ 2.85v

This was also with a clean format.

[saaya]

are you sure its with command rate 1?

[DazzXP]

Yeap tried 1T, 2T and auto there seems to be no diffrence in them. The ASUS A8V ran at 2T.

[saaya]

there is no difference between 2t and 1t in sandra? then theres something wrong...

[DazzXP]

Found a optimised setting in the BIOS which greatly increased my bandwith :) 7100MB/sec @ 250Mhz FSB which is slightly higher then what i was getting at 266Mhz :eek:

[Drisler]

What was the name of this setting exactly?

[DazzXP]

BIOS / Cell menu / High Peformance mode enabled and then enable agressive timings, but turn off Dynamic Overclocking to manual. My computer will no longer run at 266Mhz any more so i guess i will need that OCz volatge DIMM to give me more then 2.85v :)

[dav]

BTW, don't use .5 half multiplier unless you're prepared for a drop in bandwidth.

[Onepagebook]

BTW, don't use .5 half multiplier unless you're prepared for a drop in bandwidth.


dude, you learned! :toast:

[DazzXP]

really i will have to try that.

I just tried it and didn't do anything to my bandwith.