RAM compatibility problem

[Ashraf A. Kafina]

Hello 

I have an old pc

System config 

Intel core 2 quad q6700

Gigabyte GA-P41T-D3 

8 GB ram ddr3 12800s 1600mhz

 

The Motherboard ram specs is 1333mhz 

But the ram specs  I have is 1600mhz 

The windows in the  task manager show me the ram mhz is 800 why ? 

And what is the difference between ddr3 12800s and ddr3 12800 without the "s"

[Jurrunio]

1. Dont read Task Manager, use CPU-Z. It will read half the data rate (i.e. the 1333 and 1600 rating you use) because DDR memory has doubled data rate over its actual operating frequency (DDR = double data rate).

 

2. S typically means SODIMM, which is a shorter variant of memory sticks used by laptops and rarely desktops. I dont think this is the case so not sure.

[Haro]

12 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

1. Dont read Task Manager, use CPU-Z. It will read half the data rate (i.e. the 1333 and 1600 rating you use) because DDR memory has doubled data rate over its actual operating frequency (DDR = double data rate).

 

2. S typically means SODIMM, which is a shorter variant of memory sticks used by laptops and rarely desktops. I dont think this is the case so not sure.

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