MemoryRAMJoe Liuzzo

Nicholas Ward

History

Williams Tube

DRAM

ROM

Previous Types of RAM

DRAMSRAMAsynchronous vs SynchronousSingle Data SDRAM (SD SDRAM)

Main Types of Memory

DDRDDR2

◦Improvements in memory bandwidth, clock rates, and voltages

DDR3◦Increase in clock rates and decrease in voltages

However, only a 2%-5% increase in performanceRDRAM

Memory Package Types

SIMM

DIMM

RIMM

SO-DIMM

Characteristics

PackagingCapacityFrequencyCAS latencyError CorrectionBufferedSingle/Double-SidedSingle vs Dual vs Triple Channel

Popular Brands for DDR3 RAMCorsairSamsungMicronCrucialKingston

Corsair Ram

Memory Testing

Passmark Software Memory Benchmarks

What are the RAM types?

What are the packaging types?

Select the fastest and highest capacity memory configuration:◦A. 2 Gb DDR2 1066 MHz◦B. 2x1 Gb DDR3 2400 MHz◦C. 4x512 Mb DDR 400 MHz◦D. 2 Gb DDR3 1600 MHz

Sources:Testout.comWccftech.comTomshardware.com