Futuremark’s PCMark04 is a system benchmarking tool that does a broad range of testing. For this benchmark I only selected the system and memory options to focus on the RAM. Overall the score is 2491 which is alright and from the details page the memory score is 1811 which is similar to the past 2 benchmarks. It would be nice to see a higher score but the fact that the RAM was only able to get up to DDR356 is really a factor.
With Doom 3 right around the corner Quake 3 will probably be put to rest for most benchmarkers if they have not already done so. However since it isn’t out yet we will use it to test the memory in a gaming environment. Though this game does focus more on video card testing it can give some good information about overall system performance. A score of 170 FPS isn’t bad especially with onboard video and of course would be higher with a better video card.
Conclusion
This being my first experience with PMI memory I have to say that I am disappointed. After using Corsair memory consistently for years and other high grade products I expected more. Even if the motherboard I used isn’t the best motherboard on the market it is by no means bad.
Not everyone is going to have the best motherboard and will want for the RAM they buy to be compatible and to be able reach the specified speed. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to test this RAM on another system as I did not have anther dual channel 512MB kit and felt it would not be fair to compare against faster and larger RAM.
So if I had to sum up the review on this RAM I would say use discretion and do a little research. Your motherboard may be able to take more advantage of this RAM than the motherboard I used.
Overall I am going to give this RAM a 6/10 because it is good RAM for those who don’t overclock but does not reach its specified speed with the motherboard I used. I would like to thank Power memory International for sending this RAM for review.
Pros
- Dual channel
- Heatspreaders come stock
- Works for dual channel applications
Cons
- Was not able to reach DDR400
