First test of GSkill 16GB kit (F3-17000CL9Q-16GBXLD)

[massman]

Kit and content of box



First set of results

I received this kit a few weeks before I was allowed to bin Sandy Bridge CPUs at Tones. Now, I have a CPU that can do ~ 108MHz BCLK on air, so I will have to retest the kit to see if it goes any higher than on the previous chip (max 5.4GHz). Also will try a benchmark that makes full use of all 16GB.

Tests will be continued after MOA!

Test setup:

- Core i7 2600k
- Asus P8P67 Deluxe
- MSI P67A-GD65
- Antec Truepower Quattro 1KW
- WD Raptor

Results:

This kit doesn't really scale that well with voltage. More than 1.75V makes the scaling go down quite rapidly. Also, CL9-11 isn't easy to push much further than the stock rated speed; with CL10 everything goes a lot more smoother, but then again ... CL10 looks so dirty .

- DDR3-2133 CL9-10-9
- DDR3-2146 CL9-10-9

- DDR3-2133 CL9-11-9
- DDR3-2144 CL9-11-9
- DDR3-2199 CL9-11-9

- DDR3-2234 CL10-12-10
- DDR3-2252 CL10-12-10