Memory Speed Question!

[Linnaeus]

What kind of memory speed should I go with that is purely for an editing workstation build? Is 1866 ideal or 2133 or should I go even higher? Would I see a major, night and day difference in editing if I went with a 2133 over a 1866?

 

[Andrew Buck]

What kind of memory speed should I go with that is purely for an editing workstation build? Is 1866 ideal or 2133 or should I go even higher? Would I see a major, night and day difference in editing if I went with a 2133 over a 1866?

Well, it depends on the CPU, GPU, and timings. If you had good CL9 2133, then the answer is yes, you would.

 

[Tradesman1]

All depends on the build (CPU/mobo/GPU) and the sticks themselves (i.e. obviously 2133 is faster than 1866 so that's a given, however you need to look at a combination of the CL and the freq, it's a combination that actually determines performance...i.e. as said 2133, yes is faster than 1866, however, if you go buy 2133 sticks with a CL of 11, they will be outperformed (normally) by 1866 sticks running at CL8 or 9

 

[Andrew Buck]

All depends on the build (CPU/mobo/GPU) and the sticks themselves (i.e. obviously 2133 is faster than 1866 so that's a given, however you need to look at a combination of the CL and the freq, it's a combination that actually determines performance...i.e. as said 2133, yes is faster than 1866, however, if you go buy 2133 sticks with a CL of 11, they will be outperformed (normally) by 1866 sticks running at CL8 or 9

Yes. 1600 CL9 is about equal to 1866 CL10 = 2000 CL11 = 2133 CL12 etc, so 2133 CL9 would be about equal to 1600 CL6, which doesn't exist at the moment, so 2133 CL9 is the sweet spot.

 

[Tradesman1]

All depends on the build (CPU/mobo/GPU) and the sticks themselves (i.e. obviously 2133 is faster than 1866 so that's a given, however you need to look at a combination of the CL and the freq, it's a combination that actually determines performance...i.e. as said 2133, yes is faster than 1866, however, if you go buy 2133 sticks with a CL of 11, they will be outperformed (normally) by 1866 sticks running at CL8 or 9

Yes. 1600 CL9 is about equal to 1866 CL10 = 2000 CL11 = 2133 CL12 etc, so 2133 CL9 would be about equal to 1600 CL6, which doesn't exist at the moment, so 2133 CL9 is the sweet spot.

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+1 - with a small correction - 2000 doesn't really fall into the stairstep method of DRAM comparisons - the 200 freq is a bit of a non-standard hybrid - so it's 1600/9 1866/10 2133/11 and the 2133/9 roughly equates to 1600/7 less all the additional bandwidth that 2133 provides - high performance stairs up at 1600/7 1866/8 2133/9 2400/10 2666/11

 

[Andrew Buck]

All depends on the build (CPU/mobo/GPU) and the sticks themselves (i.e. obviously 2133 is faster than 1866 so that's a given, however you need to look at a combination of the CL and the freq, it's a combination that actually determines performance...i.e. as said 2133, yes is faster than 1866, however, if you go buy 2133 sticks with a CL of 11, they will be outperformed (normally) by 1866 sticks running at CL8 or 9

Yes. 1600 CL9 is about equal to 1866 CL10 = 2000 CL11 = 2133 CL12 etc, so 2133 CL9 would be about equal to 1600 CL6, which doesn't exist at the moment, so 2133 CL9 is the sweet spot.

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+1 - with a small correction - 2000 doesn't really fall into the stairstep method of DRAM comparisons - the 200 freq is a bit of a non-standard hybrid - so it's 1600/9 1866/10 2133/11 and the 2133/9 roughly equates to 1600/7 less all the additional bandwidth that 2133 provides - high performance stairs up at 1600/7 1866/8 2133/9 2400/10 2666/11

Derp. Good catch. That is what I meant.

 

[Tradesman1]

Thought so, I've seen others do the same, manufacturers are good at slipping in hybrids here and there