OCZ 4200EL: Tops in Memory Performance
by Wesley Fink on October 13, 2003 9:33 PM EST- Posted in
- Memory
Performance Comparisons
Performance of the OCZ 4200EL was compared to all of the memory recently tested in:Mushkin PC4000 High Performance: DDR500 PLUS
Corsair TwinX1024-4000 PRO: Improving DDR500 Performance
Mushkin & Adata: 2 for the Fast-Timings Lane
Searching for the Memory Holy Grail — Part 2
Memory performance was compared at DDR400, DDR500 — the rated speed for most of the modules, and the highest achievable stable overclock that would run Gun Metal 2 Benchmark 2, Quake 3, UT2003, and Super PI to 2MM places. Since OCZ 4200EL is the first memory we have tested to be rated at 533, we included two values for OCZ 4200EL in our DDR500 charts: one at DDR500, and one clearly marked 533 and representing performance at 533.
Results are compared for Quake 3, Sandra UNBufferred Memory Test, and Super PI. The SiSoft Sandra reports 2 results for each memory test, an Integer value and a Float value. Results reported in our charts are the result of averaging the INT and FLOAT scores, which are normally close in value. INT and FLOAT scores were added and divided by 2 for our reported score.
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Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
awesome review wes...thanks for the good work...i was less then an hour away from ordering the corsair xms4000pro and you changed my mind to ocz (i have ocz el 3200 now).....Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
#13 -OCZ says it will be available beginning 10/14, which is today's date.
Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
I might have missed something, but when will it be available? Screw all the crap said above. I want to try some out, thats what it is all about.Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
#11 - This memory performed at 2-3-3-5 at DDR400 as shown in the review. If you choose not to buy anything but official Jedec DDR400 memory then that is your business, but I would appreciate it if you read enough of the article to get your facts correct.#4 and #7 - We can also show you that in REAL APPLICATIONS in Content Creation that the Intel integrated Graphics are just as fast as a 9800 PRO XT. To state from those REAL APPLICATION tests that the 9800 PRO XT is just as fast as Intel on-chip graphics would be a lie - just as your supposition is only a portion of the true picture. Memory is only one part of the performance puzzle, but it does make a difference. It is not serving our readers to overhype it's importance, but it is also not serving readers to pretend it makes no difference at all. You are correct that it makes no difference at all if you only run Microsoft Word and surf the web with dial-up.
Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
I agree above. How can this be better then using DDR 400 with timings a hell of a lot better? Cas 2.5 with a 4-4-7 timing? That's sad. I rather be at 400 with a Cas 2 with 2-2-5 any day....Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
Got to love OCZ ripping off quotes from other companies. "Powered By" ? Oh please................ Once again stealing quotes from other companies seems to be in their deck of cards. What a shame. Plus guys there really isn't such thing as DDR533. It's just overclocked memory! You're a fool if you buy this stuff.Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
Thanks for the awesome review Wes.Tony
Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
You crackface, there ARE performance benefits, that's the point. These modules are for extreme users, not some dope on a budget that can't afford an extra $100. No idiot in their right mind should go for DDR533 if they can't spare $100 for a system. Come on now...Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
#5, results? Here's results using ACTUAL APPLICATIONS instead of pointless synthetic benchmarks. If you can give me a reason to pay double the price or more for such minuscule benefits, I'm listening.http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/co...
Anonymous User - Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - link
awesome memory now we can only wait for the "GOLD" version. I bet it will be faster.