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More RAM @ same speed = lower score?

Hartacus
Level 10
I had two sticks of a quad channel kit in and get 632. I install the other two sticks with everything on the same settings and I get 20 less points for 612? I tried it several times too. Any ideas?
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HiVizMan
Level 40
Yip the system you are using works best in pure dual channel.
Adding the other two sticks add to the work overhead and as a result runs slower in a benchmark, simply because it now has four banks to populate and refresh instead of two.
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megastarkey
Level 7
Would one stick perform better on my M6Hero?
MEGAStarkey

Intel i7 4770kOC @ 4.6 / 1.25v - Maximus VI Extreme - 16gb Team Xtreem @2400
Gigabyte R9 290x Windforce OC
Intel i7 4670kOC @ 4.2 - ASUS Z97i Plus - 8gb Crucial Ballistix@1600
ASUS 660GTX
AMD FX8350OC @ 4.8 Ghz Stable - Crosshair V Formula-Z -8gb Crucial Ballistix @1600
ASUS 660GTX

Probably not, because then you're only running single channel.

2 small fast sticks is what ya need 🙂