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    PC2-533 vs. PC2-667 for Core 2 Duo Merom

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by camvan, Oct 23, 2006.

  1. camvan

    camvan Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm seeing a lot of books having PC2-533 instead of 667 for their C2D processors and it makes me wonder how much of an impact on performance it makes. is it worth worrying about?
     
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  2. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    At this stage, not really. While the PC2-667 has a higher bandwidth, it suffers from latency due to higher CAS timing. As a result, in real world applications both speeds perform very much the same.
     
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  3. camvan

    camvan Notebook Evangelist

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    that's what I was thinking Ted, thanks.

    btw, nice Iron Man :D
     
    camvan, Oct 23, 2006
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