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claudej · ‎10-12-2016

Hi,
This question is surely covered many times already, but I did some research and couldn't find an answer.
Anyway,
I've got MVIII Gene, 6600K, SM951, GTX970, 2*8GB DDR4 3000
First I used to run the Ram at "XMP" timings (3000 15 15 15 35), which worked well,
Then I did read somewhere that settings over 2100 didn't help, so I scaled down to "Standard" (2133 15 15 15 35).
And it worked well too, I didn't see any difference in every day situation.

So...What's the actual status ?

Claude

Chino · ‎10-12-2016

Very few programs take advantage of higher memory frequencies. But in general, it's hard to notice a different in performance in daily usage.

gustmi4 · ‎10-12-2016

Like Chino said, not much of a difference. It seems to give a very little enhancement on the processing side. Very fluctuating results when you search for it on the net.
When I overclocked my RAM to 3000MHz I did get a very slight improvement on the CPU score in 3DMark, but could even get a drop on Total score or in Unigine Heaven.

Here's how it looked for me on different settings:

-Mikael

claudej · ‎10-13-2016

Thanks guys,
I've made some quick trials in between,
Time Spy (Auto Timings 2133 15 15 15 35 2T)
Graphics 3646
CPU 3908

Time Spy (Auto Timings 2133 15 15 15 35 1T)
Graphics 3657
CPU 3928

Time Spy (XMP Timings 3000 15 15 15 35 2T)
Graphics 3670
CPU 3812

Time Spy (Timings 2133 11 11 11 28 1T)
Graphics 3651
CPU 4017

Z170 DDR4 Speeds