Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-4400MHz 16GB (2x8GB) Memory Review

1. Introduction and Closer Look2. Testing Methodology3. Performance Tests4. Closing Thoughts5. View All Pages

We will be outlining the performance of the Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-4400MHz 16GB memory with the Intel Core i9 9900K CPU, MSI MEG Z390 ACE motherboard and a Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming. When prompted we enabled “MSI Preset XMP Boost”.

Memory Test System:

• Processor: Intel Core i9 9900K with Default Intel Turbo Behaviour where supported (varies depending on thermal and power conditions)
• Motherboard: MSI Z390 MEG ACE
• Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming.
• System Drive: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 with Two ML120 Pro Fans.
• Power Supply: Corsair HX750 80 PLUS PLATINUM Fully Modular PSU
• Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 1903 64-bit

Comparison Memory:

• 2 x 8GB, Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-4400, 19-19-19-39-2T, 1.45v (PVS416G440C9K)
• 2 x 8GB, G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3600, 16-16-16-36-2T, 1.35v (F4-3600C16D-16GTZSW)
• 2 x 8GB, G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200, 16-18-18-38-2T, 1.35v (F4-3200C16Q-32GTZSW)

Drivers and UEFI:

• Intel 10.1.17695.8086 chipset drivers
• Nvidia GeForce 416.34 VGA drivers
• MSI UEFI v1.40 (25th February 2019)

Tests:

• Cinebench R15 and R20 – All-core CPU benchmark (CPU)
• SiSoft Sandra 2018.9.28.28 – Processor Arithmetic Test (CPU) and Memory Bandwidth Test (Memory)
• 7-Zip 18.05 x64 – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU)
• AIDA64 Engineer 5.98.4800 – System cache & memory benchmark and stress test (Memory and Power Consumption)
• 3DMark v2.5.5029 64 & TimeSpy v1.1 – Time Spy (1440p) test (Gaming)

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