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Well with Corsair and OCZ announcing their new ram based on Samsung TCCD 4ns, XMS3200XL and OCZ PC3200 Plat rev2 rated at DDR400 2-2-2-5 and 2-2-2-8 respectively, I decided to pluck out my good old Corsair XMS3200C2v1.1 winbond BH-6 ram to do some comparison benchies

Using same additional ram cooling with 60x38mm delta 50cfm fan, I proceeded to revisit Corsair XMS3200C2v1.1 BH-6 (batch/lot number 024151 = week 41, 2002).

2.8C SL6Z5 M0
Abit AI7 17bios
128MB Gigacube 9800PRO Extreme
80GB WD 800JB
550W Antec TrueControl PSU

According to infra-red thermometer, heatspreaders are a cool 26-29C under memtest #5 looping load (most stress you can put of ram more stressfull that anything you can run in windows!)

Notes:
1. cpuz on AI7 reports wrong cpu/ram ratio when NB Strap 667fsb is used and swaps 1:1 and 5:4 around. Notice ctiaw reports correct bus speed as 240mhz and ratio as 1:1

2.To run unbuffered you need to go to sandra mem module -> options and uncheck 9 boxes listed in my unbuffered screenie link below


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Results = 2x 512MB XMS3200C2v1.1 BH-6 @ 240mhz 2-2-2-6

vdimm = 3.2v in bios (3.17-3.19v vdimm)
vAGP = 1.65v

NB Strap 667fsb
GAT = A-A-A-D-D





Sandra 2004 Pro SP1
Buffered
Unbuffered = 3625/3627 (unbuffered real speed of ram)

Pifast = 57.52s

SuperPi
2M = 1min 32s
16M = 16min 15s
32M = 35min 30s

Aida32 3.93
Read = 6101MB/s
Write = 2160MB/s

240mhz 2-2-2-6 at 3.18v 1:1 ratio

this is prime95 v23.8 x2 at 25hr 22min


more benches to come :D

Winbond BH-6 is

Notes:
1. cpuz on AI7 reports wrong cpu/ram ratio when NB Strap 667fsb is used and swaps 1:1 and 5:4 around. Notice ctiaw reports correct bus speed as 240mhz and ratio as 1:1

2.To run unbuffered you need to go to sandra mem module -> options and uncheck 9 boxes listed in my unbuffered screenie link below

Hope you enjoy

huh what's causing the page to go off like that, my images aren't even stretching out that far ????

Nathan Kirsch compared the new Samsung TCCD parts to the old Winbond BH-5 and concluded they're about equal in performance at 3200, but the Samsung is the winner since it overclocks much better and supports good latencies at PC4000. BH-6 is not as fast as BH-5, but that won't matter in a month because all Winbond will be gone and the new Samsung chips will be king of the hill.

We sure are going to miss the BH-5 and BH-6. RIP Winbond.