ADATA DDR3 1600 Gaming Series 12GB (X58) Memory Kit Review

1. Introduction2. ADATA DDR3 1600 Gaming Series 12GB3. Testing Methodology and Setup4. KitGuru Photoshop Benchmark5. Adobe Photoshop CS5 Real World Testing6. AIDA 647. SiSoft Sandra8. 3DStudio Max 20119. MaxxMem10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

For our review today, we are using the Asus Rampage III Black Edition, which is one of the best products on the market right now. You can read our full review over here.

Configuring the speed is easily, you can either use the XMP profile, or manually select 1600mhz from the frequency settings area.

The automatic settings configure to 1.65 volts although ADATA say that 1.75 volts is possible, even though that falls outside the recommended Intel specifications.

We were unable to force timings any tighter than this, even with increased voltage. All of the settings were configured automatically by the Rampage III Black Edition Motherboard, without a hitch.

System validation is available over here.

The ADATA memory didn't overclock that great, something we expected after our recent review of a similarly rated Kingston 12GB kit. We managed to overclock to around 1680mhz but it made basically no difference to the end result. We would expect the majority of the audience to be configuring the memory via the XMP profile, so that is how we will test it.

Test System:
CPU: Intel Core i7 990x @ 4.8ghz
Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Black Edition
Cooler: Antec Kuhler 620 H20
Chassis: Lian Li X2000F
Power Supply: ADATA 1200W
Graphics: AMD HD6990 QuadFireX
Memory: Kingston HyperX T1 12GB @ 1600
Hard Drives: Intel 128GB SSD (Boot), Samsung 2TB (storage), Crucial 128GB SSD.

Comparison memory: No Brand DDR3 1333mhz 4GB 9-9-9-24

Software:
SiSoft Sandra
Adobe Photoshop CS5 64 bit
3D Studio Max 2011
Cinebench R11.5 64 bit
Aida 64 Extreme Edition
MaxMemm

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