Memory Assessment Speed

[bej]

Just a curious question;

I ran winsat mem a couple of weeks ago and got a 13600+ read.

Ran it today and got 15985 read.

Only system change was adding a Radeon 6670 Video card.

Does memory speed change this much ? What might cause the disparity ?

 

[stormy13]

I assume prior to the HD 6670 you were using the onboard video, if so that would be where the difference comes from. The onboard video shares/gets it memory from the system memory (up to 512 MB), and it got freed up when you added the video card.

I got the same thing if I enabled the onboard video on my old computer (used for a third monitor). The WEI memory score was/is higher when the onboard is enabled and lower with it disabled.

 

[bej]

I understand the AMOUNT of memory increased, but the memory is the same whether it's being used by the onboard video or windows explorer. I thought winsat mem tested the SPEED of the memory regardless of the amount involved.
Oh well, another mystery of the computer age.

 

[cluberti]

Next question is, if you remove the Radeon card does the score go back up?

 

[bej]

It's the other way around. ADDING the card increased the memory speed.
So, if I took out the card, I would guess the speed would go back down to
the 13600+ area ? I see no difference, in real world applications, of the speed increase anyway. Oh, it's always been stock timings, etc.