DDR3 PC3 12800 or DDR3 PC3-10600


  1. Posts : 200
    Win-7 H-Prem-x64 Linux-M-Mate-x64
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    DDR3 PC3 12800 or DDR3 PC3-10600


    ok right now i have 6gb of DDR3 PC3-10600 if i was to switch it out for 6gb of DDR3 PC3 12800 will i noticed a difference or will it still be there same in performance...


    thanks
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    Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1
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    Hi Monster212

    According to the manufacturer's website specs on your motherboard (MSI Global ? Mainboard - P55M-GD41), your computer should support the faster RAM (when overclocked apparently), and therefore theoretically should acquire faster performance in the 5 - 10% range..

    Hope that helps!
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  3. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Absolutely almost guarantee that the only difference you would see would be with a benchmark. Real world performance will not change 1 bit.
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  4. Posts : 2,606
    Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
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    Recent motherboards seem to run faster RAM at DDR3-1333 (PC3 10600) by default. You'd have to set your BIOS settings to use the XMP profile, or manually set the RAM frequency and timings.

    You may wish to read this:

    AnandTech - Sandy Bridge Memory Scaling: Choosing the Best DDR3

    The short version is that there's little to gain above DDR3-1333, outside of synthetic benchmarks.
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  5. Posts : 200
    Win-7 H-Prem-x64 Linux-M-Mate-x64
    Thread Starter
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    ok thanks everyone for the info.. i will stick with what i have for now.... and use the money on something else for the PC..lol
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