Intel Skylake Memory Frequency Scaling Performance

Intel Skylake Memory Frequency Scaling Performance

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Today we're testing different memory frequencies to discover which is the best DDR4 option for gamers using a Skylake processor.

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VIDEO INDEX

0:00 - Current state of Skylake 0:54 - No reason to buy the K processors? 1:15 - Get the right memory 1:32 - Narrow down your options 1:55 - Memory speed/pricing table 2:34 - For testing 2:56 - Test system specs 3:17 - Gaming performance focus 3:24 - AIDA64 Extreme memory copy bandwidth 4:16 - Assassin's Creed Sydicate benchmarks 4:34 - Batman: Arkham Knight benchmarks 4:50 - Battlefield 4 benchmarks 5:03 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III benchmarks 5:23 - Fallout 4 benchmarks 5:46 - GTAV benchmarks 5:58 - Just Cause 3 benchmarks 6:22 - Rainbow Six Siege benchmarks 6:40 - Star Wars Battlefront benchmarks 6:59 - The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt benchmarks 7:18 - Back in the day 1866 was the sweet spot 7:36 - Won't make much difference 7:56 - Fallout 4 saw strong gains all the way up 8:03 - DDR4 2400 is the go 8:35 - Diminishing returns beyond DDR4 3000

TEST SYSTEM

• Intel Core i7-6700K
• G.Skill Trident 8GB DDR4-3600 (CL16-16-16-36)
• Asrock Z170 Extreme4+ (Intel Z170)
• Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
• Silverstone Strider Gold S Series 750w
• Samsung SSD 950 Pro 512GB Drivers
• Nvidia GeForce 361.43 WHQL

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