Which is faster? ddr2 1066 or ddr3 1600?

overclocking101 · Mar 31, 2011

ddr3 1600mhz CL8-8-8-24 is a tad faster then then ddr2 CL5-5-5-15 but runs at lower voltage and cooler. really the only ddr3 that looses to ddr2 is ddr3 1066mhz and nowadays it is near impossible to find.

TIGR · Mar 31, 2011

Bundy said:
I got my calculations arsed up - the DDR3 is slightly less latency, not slightly more. So it definitely would be quicker.

Yep DDR2 1066 @ CAS 5 would have higher latency (9.4ns) than DDR3 1600 @ CAS 7 (8.8ns). But, Q9650, would that alone make a significant real-world difference? Nope. The DDR3's extra bandwidth would help it further but again, the difference would not be noticed by most people outside of benchmarks.

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Which is faster? ddr2 1066 or ddr3 1600?

Which is faster in you opinion?

DDR2 1066

DDR3 1600

overclocking101

TIGR