Ivy Bridge in gaming: The importance of L3 cache, multiple cores, CPU clock speed and RAM speed

[JST]

Hello!

 

My first post here, and it is quite a doozy.

 

 

Battlefield 4 included, many games benefit from faster RAM in noticeable framerate improvements, or simply, faster load times, less noticeable stutters or framerate drops.
Actual benefit for framerate can probably only be observed under a certain condition, which is what some people didn't take into account, thus didn't see a difference in their FPS.

 

Please read the whole article on OCN:

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1441211

 

Comments are more than welcome.

[Heatseeker96]

Thanks for posting this article! I will definitly keep it in mind when shopping for new parts.

[TeKNiQue]

You're saying that higher speed memory is very beneficial? I don't believe that shit. Linus has covered it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4

[Heatseeker96]

It was also briefly covered in one of the wan-shows of october (with the guy from Corsair), if I recall corectly, in which he said that after the release of Battlefield 4 there would be new tests because some sources claimed that it would be one of the first games that would benefit from faster ram.

[LogicDeifying]

You're saying that higher speed memory is very beneficial? I don't believe that shit. Linus has covered it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4

Linus regrets that video he says he's going to an update.

But you wouldn't know since you don't watch the WAN Show!

[needmorewood]

You're saying that higher speed memory is very beneficial? I don't believe that shit. Linus has covered it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4

BF4 is an exception. linus even talked about it once. maybe in  a WAN show

[TeKNiQue]

Linus regrets that video he says he's going to an update.

But you wouldn't know since you don't watch the WAN Show!

I do watch the WAN show.

 

BF4 is an exception. linus even talked about it once. maybe in  a WAN show

I know BF4 is an exception. But BF4 wasn't benchmarked on here http://www.overclock.net/t/1441211/ivy-bridge-in-gaming-the-importance-of-l3-cache-multiple-cores-cpu-clock-speed-and-ram-speed

[LogicDeifying]

I do watch the WAN show.

I was presuming that you don't watch it because he went over that BF4 is an exception like you said when Corsair George was the guest.

[needmorewood]

I do watch the WAN show.

 

I know BF4 is an exception. But BF4 wasn't benchmarked on here http://www.overclock.net/t/1441211/ivy-bridge-in-gaming-the-importance-of-l3-cache-multiple-cores-cpu-clock-speed-and-ram-speed

the OP quoted a post talking about bf4.

the original article where they found ram speeds making a difference was bf4 so this article is showing other games based on that original discovery

[Alibaladin]

DDR3 2400Mhz and onwards.

[JST]

You're saying that higher speed memory is very beneficial? I don't believe that shit. Linus has covered it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4

 

I already covered the importance of eliminating GPU bottlenecks.

 

Far Cry 3 or Metro: Last Light at the highest settings with a 660ti? If you'd read the article, it shows this exact same situation when driving a GPU to it's limits.

 

 

the OP quoted a post talking about bf4.

the original article where they found ram speeds making a difference was bf4 so this article is showing other games based on that original discovery

 

Exactly, and I would test BF4 as well, if I'd have it.

 

Thanks for the comments.

[FellTheSky]

im sry, if anything, i notice inconsistency. Most of the tests seem to fall under the margin of error. 

 

When games start to use cpu, we will see the ram speed improvements. On applications like winrar, the gain is incredible.

 

Maybe with mantle...

[flibberdipper]

DDR3 2400Mhz and onwards.

And CAS 13 by then probably....

[JST]

im sry, if anything, i notice inconsistency. Most of the tests seem to fall under the margin of error. 

 

When games start to use cpu, we will see the ram speed improvements. On applications like winrar, the gain is incredible.

 

Maybe with mantle...

 

Could you be a bit more specific?

 

All of the benchmarks on each setting were ran several times as similarly as possible, with actual gameplay (The way Slick/LTT does it) besides Metro: Last Light which used a same section of the canned benchmark, as I was unable to launch the actual game with Fraps on.

[Heatseeker96]

im sry, if anything, i notice inconsistency. Most of the tests seem to fall under the margin of error. 

 

When games start to use cpu, we will see the ram speed improvements. On applications like winrar, the gain is incredible.

 

Maybe with mantle...

 

Perhaps, but the problem is that there isn't any data about mantle because it isn't ready yet.

[Alibaladin]

And CAS 13 by then probably....

G.skil has DDR3 2400Mhz btw CL9-11 kits.

[Homicidium]

And CAS 13 by then probably....

 

I was always wondering, what would be better. A lower CL number or a higher...