I just upgraded my memory from 1GB of PC-5300 to 8GB of PC-6400 and I was hoping someone might be able to explain some Memtest86+ results. My specific question is about the MHz reported on the third line of output shown below but any other comments are appreciated, of course.
With 1GB of PC-5300 installed, here is what Memtest86+ reported:
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Memory : 895M 1665 MB/s
Chipset : AMD K8 (ECC : Disabled)
Settings: RAM : 351 MHz (DDR703) / CAS : 5-5-5-15 / DDR-2 (64 bits)
Notice the 351 MHz on the third line, above.
With 8GB of PC-6400 installed, here is what Memtest86+ reported:
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Memory : 8063M 2681 MB/s
Chipset : AMD K8 (ECC : Disabled)
Settings: RAM : 401 MHz (DDR803) / CAS : 6-6-6-18 / DDR-2 (128 bits)
In comparing the first line of output from each test, I'm glad to see the PC-6400 memory is faster (1665 MB/s vs. 2681 MB/s). I believe (please correct me) this is the transfer rate from memory to...the L1 or L2 or CPU. I'm not exactly sure.
The third lines have me more confused. PC-5300 is supposed to run at 667 MHz while PC-6400 should run at 800 MHz. Are the third lines of output telling me the PC-5300 is only running at 351 MHz while the PC-6400 is only running at 401 MHz? If so, why would this be? Is my interpretation wrong?
Thanks
