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    Memory Performance Test

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Xerxes, Nov 26, 2007.

  1. Xerxes

    Xerxes Notebook Consultant

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    Is there any way to test the performance of your laptop after you upgrade from 2 Gigs to 3 Gigs of memory? I just added a new stick into my Vostro 1500, and I think it feels a little snappier. Not expecting miracles but I'm wondering if this is a placebo effect.

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    Xerxes, Nov 26, 2007
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  2. frazell

    frazell Notebook Deity

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    The RAM performance should be exactly the same unless you change RAM speeds (like DDR2 533 to DDR2 667 or the like)...

    If you're using Vista you'll feel "snappier" because it will be have more RAM for superfetch :D The greatest Windows feature!
     
    frazell, Nov 26, 2007
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  3. Xerxes

    Xerxes Notebook Consultant

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    It's indeed Vista.
     
    Xerxes, Nov 26, 2007
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    If you download a copy if SIS Sandra, you can check the memory bandwidth of your laptop with 2 and 3gb of memory. Then you can compare the results.
    Usually higher density memory yields higher memory bandwidth.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Nov 26, 2007
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  5. frazell

    frazell Notebook Deity

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    How would that make sense? The RAM speeds tested are throughput rates that should be the same unless some factor in the RAM technology is different (like faster clock or lower latency) not RAM amounts...
     
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    well your ram speeds will be the same, what feels faster is you have an extra gb of memory that is not being pulled from a slow hard drive. you will notice that, but its hard to really benchmark and prove id think unless you benchmark with really really big files.
     
    nizzy1115, Nov 26, 2007
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