I was looking for 1GB DDR2 RAM stick and found on amazon.in RAM link. After Looking at the Picture of Hynix RAM having exact label/specs as my previous RAM . I ordered one but got this. From the low quality sticker, It is evident that it is not a genuine Hynix ram plus there is 'Elpida' written all over the chips.
I ran some RAM utilities and got these results.
RAMMon v1.0 Build: 1015 built with SysInfo v1.0 Build: 1097
PassMark (R) Software
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Number of Memory Devices: 1 Total Physical Memory: 1022 MB (1024 MB)
Total Available Physical Memory: 402 MB
Memory Load: 60%
Item | Slot #1 | Slot #2 |
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Ram Type | DDR2 | Not Populated |
Maximum Clock Speed (MHz) | 333 (JEDEC) | |
Maximum Transfer Speed (MHz) | DDR2-666 | |
Maximum Bandwidth (MB/s) | PC2-5300 | |
Memory Capacity (MB) | 1024 | |
Jedec Manufacture Name | Elpida | |
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SPD Revision | 1.2 | |
Registered | No | |
ECC | No | |
DIMM Slot # | 1 | |
Manufactured | Week 7 of Year 2008 | |
Module Part # | EBE10UE8ACFA-6E-E | |
Module Revision | 0x3020 | |
Module Serial # | 0x7F7773F4 | |
Module Manufacturing Location | 76 | |
# of Row Addressing Bits | 14 | |
# of Column Addressing Bits | 10 | |
# of Banks | 8 | |
# of Ranks | 1 | |
Device Width in Bits | 8 | |
Bus Width in Bits | 64 | |
Module Voltage | SSTL 1.8V | |
CAS Latencies Supported | 3 4 5 | |
Timings @ Max Frequency (JEDEC) | 5-5-5-15 | |
Maximum frequency (MHz) | 333 | |
Maximum Transfer Speed (MHz) | DDR2-666 | |
Maximum Bandwidth (MB/s) | PC2-5300 | |
Minimum Clock Cycle Time, tCK (ns) | 3.000 | |
Minimum CAS Latency Time, tAA (ns) | 15.000 | |
Minimum RAS to CAS Delay, tRCD (ns) | 15.000 | |
Minimum Row Precharge Time, tRP (ns) | 15.000 | |
Minimum Active to Precharge Time, tRAS (ns) | 45.000 | |
Minimum Row Active to Row Active Delay, tRRD (ns) | 7.500 | |
Minimum Auto-Refresh to Active/Auto-Refresh Time, tRC (ns) | 60.000 | |
Minimum Auto-Refresh to Active/Auto-Refresh Command Period, tRFC (ns) | 127.500 | |
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DDR2 Specific SPD Attributes | | |
Data Access Time from Clock, tAC (ns) | 0.450 | |
Clock Cycle Time at Medium CAS Latency (ns) | 3.750 | |
Data Access Time at Medium CAS Latency (ns) | 0.500 | |
Clock Cycle Time at Short CAS Latency (ns) | 5.000 | |
Data Access Time at Short CAS Latency (ns) | 0.600 | |
Maximum Clock Cycle Time (ns) | 8.000 | |
Write Recover Time, tWR (ns) | 15.000 | |
Internal Write to Read Command Delay, tWTR (ns) | 7.500 | |
Internal Read to Precharge Command Delay, tRTP (ns) | 7.500 | |
Address/Command Setup Time Before Clock, tIS (ns) | 0.200 | |
Address/Command Hold Time After Clock, tIH (ns) | 0.270 | |
Data Input Setup Time Before Strobe, tDS (ns) | 0.100 | |
Data Input Hold Time After Strobe, tDH (ns) | 0.170 | |
Maximum Skew Between DQS and DQ Signals (ns) | 0.240 | |
Maximum Read Data hold Skew Factor (ns) | 0.220 | |
PLL Relock Time (ns) | 0.000 | |
DRAM Package Type | Planar | |
Burst Lengths Supported | 4 8 | |
Refresh Rate | Reduced (7.8us) | |
# of PLLS on DIMM | 0 | |
FET Switch External Enable | No | |
Analysis Probe Installed | No | |
Weak Driver Supported | Yes | |
50 Ohm ODT Supported | Yes | |
Partial Array Self Refresh Supported | No | |
Module Type | UDIMM | |
Module Height (mm) | 30.0 | |
So the manufacturer is Elpida, that I have never heard of and the RAM frequency is less than expected .
Is Elpida RAM better than Hynix ?
The reviews on Elpida ram are quite less. I could not find much info on Elpida. Please enlighten me on Elpida.
I can still return it to amazon and get my money back.
