Mushkin XP2-8500 DDR2

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First, the test results for the Mushkin XP2-8500 memory look quite impressive. As a sidebar I ran the same tests with the same memory timings and VDimms with my Redline XP2-8000 and it matched the XP2-8500 stride for stride being within a few units of measure on each benchmark up until I reached DDR2-1067. From that point forward the results of the XP2-8000 averaged from 100 to 150 units of measure less on all tests excepting of course Memory Latency. I would attribute this decline as a direct indication that the XP2-8500 has more headroom, which should be obvious due to its rating.

The only disappointing aspect of the entire review was the XP2-8500 would not budge past DDR2-1120 at which point it was completely stable. I feel had the motherboard on my test rig been volt modded that DDR2-1160 and possibly even DDR2-1200 could have been reached. This memory displays quite a voracious appetite for power and I feel with 2.5 - 2.55V we would have been breaking some new ground.