AMD Ryzen 3000 DDR4 Scaling – Part II – Samsung B-Die vs Micron E-Die vs Hynix CJR – English version

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Final words

 
Ok, ok, I know … too many numbers and charts. Believe me I know … now imagine how it is to test all these kits in order to get all these numbers and charts. Well, at least I think that we managed to find the answers to a number of important questions. First of all, I think it is already clear that the maximum performance can be reached when we run synchronously (fClk: uClk: mClk 1: 1) at the highest frequency that the memory controller allows us, in our case DDR4 3800, using a set of timings as tight as possible.

In this situation, a good quality (high-bin) Samsung B-Die kit will get the best results, followed closely by a Micron E-Die kit. Those who want more RAM in the system can opt for a 2 x 16GB dual-rank B-Die kit, which has very good performance, well above the 4 x 8GB configuration. The Hynix CJR kit also gets pretty close, and this is when we analyze AIDA Cache & Memory Benchmark, which is the test that really highlights the smallest differences between configurations.

In daily-use, the differences we encountered in today’s tests are significantly smaller, as we saw in the first part of our scaling study, where we ran our entire suite of apps and games. As a result, I think things are quite clear at the moment, and the situation has changed dramatically from what we could see in the case of the first two generations of AMD Ryzen processors.

In absolute terms, good quality Samsung B-Die kit has the potential to offer the best performance, but the Micron E-Die kits can offer similar performances, for a fraction of the price. Hynix CJR kits can offer good performance, also for a lower price than the expensive B-Die kits.

Thus, if Samsung B-Die was the only viable option in order to get the best performance when the first Ryzen generation was launched, this time things have changed, Ryzen fans having a wide array of RAM kits to choose from, some of them with amazing price/performance value. Ultimately, the decision belongs to each and everyone of you, and we can only hope the two parts of our scaling study will help you when you have to choose the memory kit that is best for you.

Obviously, we still weren’t able to test all possible configurations (for instance 4 x 8GB Hynix CJR or Micron E-Die, 2 x 16GB Hynix CJR or Micron E-Die), but we simply did not have such kits available for testing. However, for other questions that might have remained unanswered, such as the behavior of DDR4 on affordable platforms … well… call me crazy, but there might just be a third part …

Thank you all for reading!

 

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18 comentarii la: AMD Ryzen 3000 DDR4 Scaling – Part II – Samsung B-Die vs Micron E-Die vs Hynix CJR – English version

  1. Raj a scris pe:

    Great stuff! Thanks for all the hard work.

  2. Monstru Post author a scris pe:

    Glad you like it!

  3. Fer a scris pe:

    Hi, great and extensive review, thanks for take the time to do it!!!

    Did you run real world tests besides AIDA to compare, for example, performance for these different kits at the same frequency?

    It would be interesting from the price/performance point of view, and if it’s really neccessary to pay a lot more for b-die kits for the theoretically best performance they show in AIDA.

    Thank you.

  4. Monstru Post author a scris pe:

    Hi,

    the real life tests were ran in the first part of the scaling study (link above, on the first page), and we found out that real life performance differs much less than AIDA, so for the second part we chose the scenario that exaggerates the difference.

  5. Meteorain a scris pe:

    Fantastic job neighbours, thank you so much for such a great test! E-die is clearly a winner considering the price/perf ratio. Too bad you didn’t have 2x16GB E-die kit on your hands, I wonder how it would compete vs B-die.

    Keep up the good work, greetings from Serbia!

  6. Endy a scris pe:

    Hi Monstru,

    Thanks for the wonderful information. I am currently planning a new build and I found your tests to be extremely helpful.

    Just curious, what happens if you use 16gbx4 sticks? Will 4 dual ranks on the x570 platform reduce the speeds to 2666mhz?

    Thank you!

  7. Monstru Post author a scris pe:

    Hi Endy, glad you found our review useful. Unfortunately we did not have 4 sticks of 16GB available for testing, so I cannot answer your question.

    Thank you Meteorain, glad you liked it neighbor!

  8. EsaT a scris pe:

    Great work indeed.
    Including 2x16GB E-die for comparison against B-die would have made it pretty much perfect covering everything, considering high end choise is pretty much between those two.
    Though I guess 2x16GB E-die should have pretty much same difference to 2x8GB than with B-die:
    Little more latency because higher number of chips being more load and likely not capable to exactly as tight everything.
    But some boost to other areas from interleaving of commands with two ranks per DIMM.

  9. Monstru Post author a scris pe:

    It would have been almost perfect if I had 2×8, 4×8, 2×16 and 4×16 of everything, but unfortunately even for me that is a bit hard to do.

  10. EsaT a scris pe:

    4x8GB would be of interest to those currently having 2x8GB.
    But 4x16GB won’t be needed by huge majority of home users in any near future and those actually needing such amount are likely doing work and not interested on memory overclocking and risking stability.
    Also would expect achievable clocks/latencies to take notable hit with two dual rank DIMMs per channel.
    So such configuration likely wouldn’t be tempting for enthusiast looking to get that last drop of performance.

    And by the time 64GB starts to have bigger than rounding error level market share in home use we certainly won’t be using current DRAM chips or even DDR4.

  11. Monstru Post author a scris pe:

    That is also true

  12. Patrik Wilke a scris pe:

    Hello, and HUGE thanks for this amazing review.

    I’m about to build a new 3700X rig with Asus Rog Strix X570-F motherboard and I’m still not sure about the memories.

    I’m choosing between 16×2 G.skill 3600 Cl16 Neo Hynix with 16-19-19-39 timings VS 16×2 Ballistix Sports LT 3200 Cl16 Micron E with 16-18-18-36 timings. Which one do you think would be easier to get to a 3733 sweetspot with cl16 and the best timings?

    I’ve actually ordered the G.skill Neo, but will change to Ballistix if you think it will get better timings with 3733.

  13. Patrik Wilke a scris pe:

    Hello, HUGE thanks for this amazing review which gives a lot of insight into memories.

    I’m about to build a new 3700x rig with Asus Rog Strix X570-f motherboard and I’m a bit stuck on which memory to choose so I would love a little input.

    I’m choosing between 16×2 G.skill 3600 Cl16 Neo Hynix with 16-19-19-39 timings VS 16×2 Ballistix Sports LT 3200 Cl16 Micron E with 16-18-18-36 timings. Which one do you think would be easier to get to a 3733 sweetspot with cl16 and the best timings?

    I’ve actually ordered the G.skill Neo, but it seems like Micron E is the way to go so I will change to Ballistix if you think it will get better timings with 3733.

    Thanks!

  14. Monstru Post author a scris pe:

    Hi Patrik, usually GSkill should be B-Die, in which case that kit is a good choice. Wait until you get it and check the SPD. Otherwise, if you have to choose between Hynix and E-Die… go for the E-Die kit.

  15. Patrik Wilke a scris pe:

    Thank you Monstru,

    This particular kit F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC are Hynix and costs 230 EUR. They also have F4-3600C16D-32GTZN which are Samsung B-die, but they cost 370 EUR.

    The 3200Mhz Ballistix Sports (BLS2K16G4D32AESB) with Micron Rev-E on the other hand only cost 180 EUR, so not only are they (likely) better than the 3600 Hynix, but they are also cheaper.

    Sorry for posting twice, but I thought the first one didn’t post properly 🙂

  16. Monstru Post author a scris pe:

    Don’t worry about it Patrik, we approve comments manually, that is why they don’t immediately show up.

    Yes, if it is the case of Hynix vs E-Die, then E-Dies are cheapper and most likely a bit better

  17. Jobin a scris pe:

    Hello! Was there any testing done for E-Die at 16GB x 2 (32GB) vs B-die at 16GB x 2 (32GB)? Curious to know the differences if any 🙂

  18. Monstru Post author a scris pe:

    Hi Jobin,

    unofortunately no, since we do not have a 2x16GB E-Die kit

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