hi there, i have some question about ram, for example.. PC3200 256MB CL3, what is the CL3 for? how if it is CL2? or CL2.5?

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Cas Latency. How many processor cycles before it can read or write into the memory. (less is better)

QUOTE (dropadrop @ Mar 15 2005, 11:28 PM) Cas Latency. How many processor cycles before it can read or write into the memory. (less is better)
expanding on that...
Every clock cycle of your prcess is a "cl" in aspect. If you ram is CL3 then it takes 3 cycles for infomation to be processed through the ram. now your ram is pc 3200 (400mhz actual) so, Frequency = 1/Time so, T = 1/Frequency(in Hz)
T= 1/400000
T = 0.0000025 (seconds)
It takes 0.0000025 seconds to do a cycle of the ram. 0.0000075 for the CL3 ram.

cl2.5 would be
0.00000625 seconds

cl2 would be
0.000005 seconds

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Right, but remember, this performance difference is not clearly observed. It is not necessary to put extra money for lower CL if your budget is tight.

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Yes, it really seems to depend on the kind of application how much it hurts. If you are building a gaming computer, and are trying to decide between expensive low latency ram or something else, you can be sure you will get more of a boost by spending that extra 100€ on a faster videocard.

lower latencies are really important only for getting those last few numbers from a benchmark, or if you like overclocking and can loosen up the RAM timings for higher frequencies.

Latency really is more important for AMD processors though, we don't have high frequencies like the Intels so they can afford to 'waste' more clock cycles.

The performance difference between low and high latencies is not as high as you may think, you'd be lucky to see a 5% increase on low latency memeory.

Where tighter timings do come into play is in overclocking. The tighter the timeings, the more overclocking headroom you will generally have, because as you increase the bus, you loosten the timings to go a little further.

Also, while timings don't do much for average users, the command rate does. PC3200 with a 2T command rate performs similarly to PC2700 at 1T.

-Adam

Difference between Cas 2 and cas 3 memory (2.5 is in the middle as well) is about 3%, no where near the extra $120 you'll pay for it.

Only time you should get memory better than value ram is for agresive overclocking, and high budget rigs.

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thx for everyone help! now i know what is it!

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ehh.... btw, did anyone know what program that can test the ram performance?

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QUOTE (DcSK @ Mar 30 2005, 12:49 PM) ehh.... btw, did anyone know what program that can test the ram performance?
sisoft sandra's memory bandwidth test....or there is memtest86.....

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