Mushkin 2GB XP2-8000 Redline Test Results
Hey guys, this is still a work in progress so keep an eye for updates.
This RAM has been around a while but I havent saw a whole lot of tests for it for some reason. This stuff uses highly sought after D9GMH B6-3 chips and in my testing proves to be some of the top clockers currently on the market.
That being said, here is your Mushkin XP2-8000 Redline (part 996525) test report.
First I’ll start with a few words on the test platform and photos of the RAM and board. I’m using an E6400 Allendale setup with a s965p DQ6. The XP2-8000 usually has the red spreaders like other Redline, but this set got the black. I like the black better personally.
Test bed
Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 (unmodded)
E6400
MSI GeForce 7800GTX @ stock
Mushkin XP-650
Windows XP, untweaked
CPU Cooling - Custom H20 and stock cooler on the NB
Testing methodology:
I wanted to test this mem with a stock DQ6 to show the potential without volt mods. Vdimm on this board goes to 2.37v set in the BIOS, higher than that the board will not boot and vmod is necessary. I plan of doing the vdimm mod soon, when I get some time and will post tests with more volts.
I did a cpu-z validation in most cases, check the validation # on the RAM speed CPU-Z tab if you enjoy checking that type of stuff.
Benches used:
3dmark 2001 and 2006
Super PI v1.5 (two instances)
Orthos
Sandra 07
Tools:
MemSet
EasyTune 5
CoreTemp
Most of the tests are divided by voltage and timings, basically I tested 4-4-3, 3-4-3, and 3-3-3 at 2.3 and 2.37v. For my cas3 tests, I set cas3 in the BIOS and memset, sandra and cpuz all confirm cas3. People been saying cas3 is sometimes screwy, maybe it is who knows. However, I can run 3-4-3 @ 550Mhz no problem and 3-4-3 is slower running dual 32M but its faster running single 32M, so it might be working but I cant tell for sure
Now for some test results..
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