Patriot PC2-8500 running at 1200 MHz too

Super Pi	1MB	8MB	32MB
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-9 1066MHz	18s	03m 56s	18m 31s
OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz	18s	03m 53s	18m 21s
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz	16s	03m 32s	16m 41s
Patriot PC2-8500 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1	18s	03m 54s	18m 29s

Sandra Lite XI	Memory Bandwith
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz	5686/5689
OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz	5758/5753
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz	6428/6419
Patriot PC2-8500 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1	5883/5819

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.

Everest	Memory Read	Memory Write	Memory Latency
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-9 1066MHz	7149 MB/s	2257 MB/s	63.7 ns
OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz	7160 MB/s	2353 MB/s	58.6 ns
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz	8052 MB/s	2632 MB/s	55.1 ns
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.

FEAR	800×600	1024×768	1280×1024
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-9 1066MHz	141	115	79
OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz	139	114	81
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz	154	118	82
Patriot PC2-8500 3-4-4-12 800MHz T1	151	117	79

Patriot wins on first two resolutions, while Reaper bounces off the ropes to win at 1280×1024. Over-clocked memory gives additional 3FPS on 1280×1024.

Quake 4	800×600	1024×768	1280×1024
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-9 1066MHz	152.9	141.8	110.5
OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1066MHz	156.7	142.2	111.1
Patriot PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 1200MHz	168.2	151.3	112.6
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 800×600 resolution, the difference is almost 4FPS, while on 1280×1024 it goes down to 0.6 FPS. So – higher resolution means lesser the difference. Over-clocked memory works well with the game-engine, on 800×600 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.