m6500 1600 mhz and 1333 mhz Memory

Hi everyone,

After reading the m6500 discussion thread it sounds like the consensus is that 1600 mhz memory makes no performance difference. But then a lot of folks seem to have configured their machines with 1600 memory and the below review suggests that the memory will help.

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/842/1/

So to have this fully hashed out, I think we need to answer the below questions:
1) If you order the extreme processor does the BIOS recognize the 1600 mhz memory?
2) Even if it does recognize it does it make a difference?
3) Why did people with the extreme processor order the 1600 mhz memory?
4) Can we fill in the WEI scores for memory using 4 and 8 GB of both 1333 and 1600 memory with the extreme processor?

Thanks,

Doug

 

Doug,

I have an extreme i7-920 with 8GB of 1333MHz RAM, and my WEI for Memory (RAM) is 7.5

 

2. There will be absolutely no real world benefit to faster memory in any programs (though you will see a higher score in benchmarks).

4. WEI is a terrible and useless benchmark since it doesn't reflect real life performance (like most benchmarks), but it's worse than others since it doesn't really have a standard (ie. 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 can yield different scores on different notebooks). If you want to compare benchmarks use something that shows bandwidth and latency to see the difference, but as I said above, don't expect to see any noticeable difference in real life situations.