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Super Pi |
1MB |
8MB |
32MB |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-9 1066MHz |
18s |
03m 56s |
18m 31s |
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OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz |
18s |
03m 53s |
18m 21s |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz |
16s |
03m 32s |
16m 41s |
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Patriot PC2-8500 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1 |
18s |
03m 54s |
18m 29s |
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Sandra Lite XI |
Memory Bandwith |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz |
5686/5689 |
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OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz |
5758/5753 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz |
6428/6419 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1 |
5883/5819 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 memory holds its ground when compared to famous OCZ Reaper modules. SuperPi 32MB test was done in 18m 31s, while the over-clocked memory finished in 16m 41s. Reaper has a slight advantage when we’re talking about memory bandwidth. Sandra shows 1% more bandwidth in OCZ memory.
If you’re using T1 command rate, with memory speed at 800MHz and latencies of 3-4-4-12, you’ll have better results than with 1066MHz memory with 5-5-5-8 T2 latencies.
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Everest |
Memory Read |
Memory Write |
Memory Latency |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-9 1066MHz |
7149 MB/s |
2257 MB/s |
63.7 ns |
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OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz |
7160 MB/s |
2353 MB/s |
58.6 ns |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz |
8052 MB/s |
2632 MB/s |
55.1 ns |
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Patriot PC2-8500 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1 |
7586 MB/s |
2361 MB/s |
58.1 ns |
Low latencies and T1 command rate on Patriot memory are excellently utilized. 800MHz memory beats 1066MHz ones in every test. Over-clocked memory, of course, yields the best results.
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FEAR |
800x600 |
1024x768 |
1280x1024 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-9 1066MHz |
141 |
115 |
79 |
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OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz |
139 |
114 |
81 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz |
154 |
118 |
82 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1 |
151 |
117 |
79 |
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Patriot wins on first two resolutions, while Reaper bounces off the ropes to win at 1280x1024. Over-clocked memory gives additional 3FPS on 1280x1024.
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Quake 4 |
800x600 |
1024x768 |
1280x1024 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-9 1066MHz |
152.9 |
141.8 |
110.5 |
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OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz |
156.7 |
142.2 |
111.1 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz |
168.2 |
151.3 |
112.6 |
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Patriot PC2-8500 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1 |
152.8 |
141.5 |
111.5 |
In Quake4, Patriot PC2-8500 loses to OCZ reaper. In the beginning, on 800x600 resolution, the difference is almost 4FPS, while on 1280x1024 it goes down to 0.6 FPS. So - higher resolution means lesser the difference. Over-clocked memory works well with the game-engine, on 800x600 we see 15.4 FPS more compared to the same memory running at 1066MHz.
Conclusion
Patriot surprised us with this excellent memory running at CL 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1, 5-5-5-9 at 1066, or even CL 5-5-5-15 at 1200MHz.
This will be enough for anyone, whether you like low latencies or high speeds, this is the memory for you. Priced at about €170 for 2GB, you can’t quite call it a cheap deal, but it definitely gives a great bang for buck. It’s about €10 cheaper than Reaper and it is a great alternative.
Patriot is obviously trying to win over some EU consumers, and so far it’s doing a good job. For anyone looking for that extra strength, we definitely recommend this.