Enhanced Performance Results

Since the Crucial Ballistix line is specifically built for performance enthusiasts we are going to see how much performance these memory modules can deliver. We will start this of by sticking to the 200MHz HTT and start lowering the memory timings. Doing so we reached some very aggressive memory timings of 2-2-2-5 which are not even that common for DDR400 designed memory modules.

Float Copy Results

So now that we are on the best memory latency for any DDR400 memory out there, we can have the better results for using these Ballistix memory sticks at 200MHz HTT. The memory timings have been set manually on the mainboard BIOS to 2-2-2-5 and that results in an awesome score of 2775MB/s on average for the Float Copy results. This is around 300MB/s increase over the 2.5-3-3-8 timings used before by just aligning the latency.

Float Scale Results

Also on the next results for the Float Scale part we see a tremendous increase of performance up to 2836MB/s on average which is an increase of about 400MB/s. We can clearly understand why the memory timings are playing a big role on the performance levels of the DDR memory; the lower the latencies will mean better responsiveness and better performance in the end.

Float Add Results

Continuing on our results we have arrived to the Float Add results of the Ballistix DDR500 memory modules. By applying the 2-2-2-5 timings we see an average of 3102MB/s and improvement of 350MB/s. So at 200MH HTT the new adapted latencies are paying of quite well and lift these Crucial memory stick to a new level.

Float Triad Results

And finally we have the Float Triad results that are boosted to a 3102MB/s on average which again is a boost of about 350MB/s. We can also spot that the minimum and maximum levels are quite matching up and don't have that much gap in between. This adds up to having very stable operation with the Ballistix modules.

These Ballistix PC-4000 ram modules are performing at extreme levels. Operating at 200MHz HTT these ram sticks just blew us away by there stability and performance. So if you are looking for some decent memory modules at DDR400 speed levels then just think about these Crucial Ballistix PC-4000 sticks as they perform as fast are in most cases faster then any other DDR400 design dual channel memory kit.