Review: Patriot Viper 3 DDR3-2,133 memory - RAM - HEXUS.net

IGP performance

One could make the case that the real beneficiary of faster system memory is the integrated graphics, whose memory bandwidth is taken from the system's. Running different speed-grades shows very little gain to be had by switching from anything better than generic RAM rated at 9-9-9-24-2T and 1,600MHz.

3DMark Vantage is less GPU-bound than 3DMark 11, and we find a three per cent difference between the best- and worst-performing modules. The less-than-stellar numbers from the G.Skill 2,400MHz-rated kit continue to puzzle.

And the last two real-world IGP gaming tests also give the nod to the Patriot memory.