Ram Frequency Question

[LloydxParreno]

So recently bought some ddr3 ram the other day and its the g skill 8gb 4x2 1600mhz
i loaded xmp profile 1.2 and its getting clocked at 800-900mhz is it because 800+800= 1600mhz?
Im new to this btw

 

[Thineswar]

what model is that ram and where did you get that number? different software's have different ways of showing the frequency.

 

[SinxarKnights]

So recently bought some ddr3 ram the other day and its the g skill 8gb 4x2 1600mhz
i loaded xmp profile 1.2 and its getting clocked at 800-900mhz is it because 800+800= 1600mhz?
Im new to this btw

It isn't because its two sticks. It is the technology involved. DDR = Double Data Rate. It runs at 800Mhz but is effectively 1600Mhz because twice the data is sent per clock tick. It is a simple yet ingenious solution to increase memory bandwidth without increasing the frequency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_data_rate

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Yes... multiply the reported APP MHZ x 2 the memory will send data 2 times in Clock cycle... your MB BIO's will do this already and report actual.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

DDR transmits data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock cycle. CPU-Z and other programs list RAM at it's actual speed. Since it's DDR ( double data rate ) you double the actual speed to get the effective speed. RAM is marketed and sold by its effective speed rating.

TL;DR
It's working fine

 

[smorizio]

also if your cpu clock is over clocked the mb will have to change the ram speed to match. make sure the mb is set to factory default so you know the cpu and ram are not over clocked.