Testing & Performance
Testing Hardware:
- ASUS ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming
- Intel Core i7-8700K
- Samsung 850 Evo 256GB
- 16GB (2x 8GB) Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 3200MHz
Testing Software:
- Microsoft Windows 10 Professional
- CPU-Z
- AIDA64 Extreme Edition
- Passmark Performance Test
- SiSoft Sandra
- 7-Zip
CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system:
- Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels.
- Mainboard and chipset.
- Memory type, size, timings, and module specifications (SPD).
- Real-time measurement of each core’s internal frequency, memory frequency.
The XPOWER Turbine runs XMP at 3200 MHz at 16-18-18-36 Timings.
AIDA64 Engineer Edition
“AIDA64 Engineer has a hardware detection engine unrivaled in its class. It provides detailed information about installed software and offers diagnostic functions and support for overclocking. As it is monitoring sensors in real time, it can gather accurate voltage, temperature and fan speed readings, while its diagnostic functions help detect and prevent hardware issues. It also offers a couple of benchmarks for measuring the performance of individual hardware components or the whole system. It is compatible with all 32-bit and 64-bit Windows editions, including Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.”
Silicon Power’s Turbine shows strong performance right out of the gate for a 3200MHz set.
Latency is also nice and low at just under 51ns.
Passmark Performance Test – Memory Mark – Threaded
“Fast, easy to use, PC speed testing and benchmarking. PassMark PerformanceTest ™ allows you to objectively benchmark a PC using a variety of different speed tests and compare the results to other computers.”
Passmark gives the Turbine kit one of the highest dual channel scores we’ve seen yet.
SiSoft Sandra
“SiSoftware Sandra provides a robust package of diagnostic tools for testing your system and teasing out its problems–or potential headaches.”
SiSoft comes in a little lower but still easily clears the 31GB/s mark.
