Memory
The CXL consortium has had a regular presence at FMS (which rechristened itself from 'Flash Memory Summit' to the 'Future of Memory and Storage' this year). Back at FMS 2022, the company had announced v3.0 of the CXL specifications. This was followed by CXL 3.1's introduction at Supercomputing 2023. Having started off as a host to device interconnect standard, it had slowly subsumed other competing standards such as OpenCAPI and Gen-Z. As a result, the specifications started to encompass a wide variety of use-cases by building a protocol on top of the the ubiquitous PCIe expansion bus. The CXL consortium comprises of heavyweights such as AMD and Intel, as well as a large number of startup companies attempting to play in different segments on...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SDRAM (Memory): But Were Afraid to Ask
It started off as a simple enough memory review, but somewhere along the way we decided to dramatically expand the scope of our discussion and avoid the monotony...
47 by Rajinder Gill on 8/15/2010Fastest Memory Race Heats Up - Corsair Announces 2533MHz DDR3
The whole 'fastest memory' halo product race is a bit of a farce. In terms of DDR3, Corsair started the race back in 2007 with their first set...
14 by Ian Cutress on 5/7/2010This Just In: G.Skill Giveaway Goodies
Before the new site launched I demoed a new feature I'd been toying with called This Just In. The idea is to give you guys a quick glance at...
37 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/10/2010DDR3-2000+ Memory Kits - Fast but Flawed
We take a look at the latest DDR3-2000+ kits from Corsair and OCZ, but find the quality of the Elpida Hyper ICs is the real story.
16 by Rajinder Gill on 7/8/2009Memory Scaling on Core i7 - Is DDR3-1066 Really the Best Choice?
We take an in-depth look at memory scaling on the Core i7 platform to determine if there is any value in using memory faster than DDR3-1066.
50 by Gary Key on 6/24/2009OCZ Blade DDR3-2133 - Is it Fast Enough?
We take our first look at OCZ's new 3B2133LV6GK DDR3-2133 kit and realize we need to call in the big guns for benchmarking at 2133MHz and beyond.
17 by Gary Key on 6/9/2009Lab Update - Patriot Memory Viper Series DDR3-1333
We take a first look at a very impressive DDR3-1333 (PVT36G1333ELK) 6GB memory kit from Patriot and figure out our assumptions about inexpensive DDR3 memory were misguided.
12 by Gary Key on 3/17/2009Core i7 - Is High VDimm really a Problem?
Actually, high VDimm is a problem but only under certain circumstances. How and why is something we cannot answer yet, but we do have a briefing today.
40 by Gary Key on 10/8/2008Corsair DDR3-2133 - How high and fast will it go?
We preview Corsair's new Dominator DDR3-2133 2X1GB kit based on Samsung's latest IC. The first question we set off to answer is just what chipsets will run this stuff...
12 by Rajinder Gill on 8/28/2008OCZ Flex II - Life at 1200MHz
We take a sneak peak at OCZ's latest Flex series armed with a Zotac 9800GTX and ASUS P5Q Deluxe.
15 by Gary Key on 5/19/2008In Memory Of The Law: The Memory Industry's Legal Problems
The memory industry has been under fire for anti-competitive actions for over half a decade, we take a look at what's going on
28 by Ryan Smith on 10/25/2007Cell Shock, Corsair, and Kingston Introduce Ultra Speed DDR3
Our high-speed DDR3 Roundup revs up! Do the newest high-speed memories have the stuff to join the DDR3-2000 club?
14 by Wesley Fink on 10/11/2007OCZ Introduces DDR3-1800
OCZ introduces the fastest production memory you can buy. The new DDR3-1800 is based on more aggressive binning of Micron Z9 chips. How does their new DDR3-1800 compare to...
27 by Wesley Fink on 7/31/2007Super Talent & TEAM: DDR3-1600 Is Here!
DDR3-1600 that can run as fast as 7-7-7 timings has appeared in record time. Can the new memory based on Micron Z9 chips reach 2000 and beyond?
33 by Wesley Fink on 7/20/2007Kingston Launches Low-Latency DDR3
Kingston is launching PC3-11000, the first production DDR3-1333+ with the bonus of low latency. Do lower latencies move DDR3 up in performance enough to offset the higher price?
45 by Wesley Fink on 5/24/2007DDR3 vs. DDR2
DDR3 is arriving with the new Intel P35 chipset. Is DDR3 faster? How does performance compare to DDR2? We do an apples-to-apples comparison to provide some answers.
47 by Wesley Fink on 5/15/2007Corsair Dominator PC2-10000: Fastest DDR2
Corsair snares bragging rights with a new Dominator memory rated at PC2-10000 (DDR2-1250). Does this new CAS 5 kit push to the top of our memory performance charts?
24 by Wesley Fink on 1/31/2007Corsair Dominator DDR2-1111: Dual-Path Cooling Pushes Performance
Corsair expands their new Dominator series with a PC2-8888 CAS 4 that promises the best performance ever from DDR2. Does Dominator deliver on the promise?
16 by Wesley Fink on 1/1/2007OCZ Flex XLC: PC2-9200 Pushes the Envelope
OCZ introduces a high-end DDR2 memory with water blocks and the promise of new heights in memory performance. Does this unique approach to high-end DDR2 deliver the scorching performance...
31 by Wesley Fink on 12/8/2006Value DDR2-800 from Super Talent: Where Can You Go?
A close look at value DDR2-800 from Super Talent. Can a low-priced DDR2 memory provide the performance you want?
29 by Wesley Fink on 11/29/2006