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Crucial Ballistix PC4000 DDR RAM Review
Crucial Ballistix PC4000 DDR RAM Review - PCSTATS
Trying to find the "right" memory for one's PC is a difficult task, what with all the different brands and speeds to choose from for both Intel and AMD platforms.
 80% Rating:   
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External Mfg. Website: Crucial Oct 06 2005   C. Sun  
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Benchmarks: 3DMark05, UT2003, UT2004

3DMark05 Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is the latest version of the highly favoured 3DMark graphics benchmarking series. It is the first benchmark to require DirectX®9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher.

3DMark05
Overall: Points Ranking
2x 512MB Patriot PEP5125600ELK PC5600 (200/400) 7674
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL PRO (200/400) 7663
2x 512MB Centon GEMiNi PC3200 (200/400) 7658
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (200/400) 7677
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (273/546) 7713
CPU: Points Ranking
2x 512MB Patriot PEP5125600ELK PC5600 (200/400) 5436
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL PRO (200/400) 5425
2x 512MB Centon GEMiNi PC3200 (200/400) 5411
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (200/400) 5329
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (273/546) 6082

3DMark05's overall score does not change. We see a decent boost in the CPU portion of the test.

Unreal Tournament 2003

Source: Epic

Unreal Tournament 2003 is the sequel to 1999's multiple 'Game of the Year' award winner. It uses the very latest Unreal Engine technology - where graphics, sound and game play are taken beyond the bleeding edge. Unreal Tournament 2003 employs the use of Vertex as well as Pixel Shaders and it's recommended that you use a DirectX 8 videocard to get the most out of the game.

UT2003
Flyby - 640x480 FPS Ranking
2x 512MB Patriot PEP5125600ELK PC5600 (200/400) 335.68
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL PRO (200/400) 329.47
2x 512MB Centon GEMiNi PC3200 (200/400) 333.875
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (200/400) 329.83
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (273/546) 340.5
Botmatch - 640x480 FPS Ranking
2x 512MB Patriot PEP5125600ELK PC5600 (200/400) 111.17
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL PRO (200/400) 110.165
2x 512MB Centon GEMiNi PC3200 (200/400) 110.691
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (200/400) 109.49
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (273/546) 115.62

There is a decent boost due to overclocking the memory here, although I'm not sure if you would notice it with the framerates so high.

Unreal Tournament 2004

Source: Epic

Unreal Tournament 2004 is the sequel to the highly popular UT2003 and uses the very latest Unreal Engine technology. Unreal Tournament 2004 employs the use of Vertex and Pixel Shaders and it's recommended that you use a DirectX 9 videocard if you plan to play competitively.

UT2004
dm-rankin FPS Ranking
2x 512MB Patriot PEP5125600ELK PC5600 (200/400) 128.06
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL PRO (200/400) 128.01
2x 512MB Centon GEMiNi PC3200 (200/400) 127.96
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (200/400) 126.11
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (273/546) 129.37
as-convoy FPS Ranking
2x 512MB Patriot PEP5125600ELK PC5600 (200/400) 86.83
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL PRO (200/400) 86.52
2x 512MB Centon GEMiNi PC3200 (200/400) 86.11
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (200/400) 85.54
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (273/546) 88.12
ctf-bridgeoffate FPS Ranking
2x 512MB Patriot PEP5125600ELK PC5600 (200/400) 178.88
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL PRO (200/400) 177.63
2x 512MB Centon GEMiNi PC3200 (200/400) 179.42
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (200/400) 175.48
2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC4000 (273/546) 182.66

UT2004 does not get as big a performance boost as UT2003 does, but the numbers are still pretty good overall.

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Contents of Article: Crucial Ballistix PC4000
 Pg 1.  Crucial Ballistix PC4000 DDR RAM Review
 Pg 2.  Testing the Crucial Memory
 Pg 3.  Benchmarks: PCMark04, PCMark05, 3DMark2001
 Pg 4.  — Benchmarks: 3DMark05, UT2003, UT2004
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: Doom 3 and Max OC

 
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