DDR3 is becoming more available - albeit still at a significant price premium. More and more manufacturers are bringing out high speed modules, and since the price disparity will eventually (hopefully in the not too distant future) dissappear, we are continuing with our DDR3 reviews.
Today we will be looking at Qimonda's AENEON XTune DDR3-1600 CL 9 dual channel kit.
This kit consists of two 1GB modules that are rated to operate at 1600MHz (effective speed) with a 9-9-9-28 timing - which is pretty high speed for DDR3 - at 1.5V. These same modules will also run at 1333MHz with a lower 8-8-8-24 timing for those people whose motherboards may not support DDR3-1600.
The modules are packaged in a simple plastic "bubble" container -- you know, the hard to open ones -- so you better have a sharp knife to help you out. Besides the modules and the cardboard insert, you will find also find a guarantee and an installation guide inside the package. Like some other premium memory manufacturers, Qimonda offers a lifetime warranty for North American customers.
The modules support both NVIDIA's EPP2.0 and Intel's XMP profiles, and come with aluminium heat spreaders.
| Specification - AXH760UD20-16H |
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| Clock cycle time tCK for CL9 (min) |
1.25 ns |
| Row cycle time tRC (min) |
45 ns |
| Refresh row cycle time tRFC (min) |
90 ns |
| Activate to read/write delay tRCD (min) |
11.25 ns |
| Row active time tRAS (min) |
33.75 ns |
| Single power supply VDD = VDDQ |
1.5 V ± 0.1 V |
| Module dimensions L x W x H |
133.35 mm x 30.0 mm x 4.0 mm (max.) |
| |
5.25" x 1.18" x 0.16" (max.) |
| DRAM Case Temperature tCase (min/max) |
0°C / 65°C |
Specifications taken from the AENEON web site
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