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<blockquote data-quote="bryphotoguy" data-source="post: 586091" data-attributes="member: 26695"><p>Snazz-</p><p><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2832&p=15" target="_blank">http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2832&p=15</a> is a lot more detailed technically about the FB-DIMMs. It does appear that 4 DIMMs will be faster than 2. Your article states the same thing.</p><p>A lot of members here do not rely on benchmark scores though, especially ones from Xbench. Xbench scores can be super unreliable. Geekbench scores are accurate but they only factor in the processor and the RAM. Unfortunately, there are far more parts to a computer than those two so they don't really mean much. </p><p>According to Geekbench, there is a 20% boost if a user has 4 DIMMs installed instead of 2. This 20% gain might be minimal or completely wiped out when all other factors are included.</p><p>The only way you would really know if there was a benefit is if you ran a test in the app you are curious about most. If Final Cut is your app, run a series of things with two DIMMs installed. Restart and test it with 4. If the difference is a second or two, is it worth the extra $400 Apple charges for RAM so you can have exactly matching pairs?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bryphotoguy, post: 586091, member: 26695"] Snazz- [URL="http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2832&p=15"]http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2832&p=15[/URL] is a lot more detailed technically about the FB-DIMMs. It does appear that 4 DIMMs will be faster than 2. Your article states the same thing. A lot of members here do not rely on benchmark scores though, especially ones from Xbench. Xbench scores can be super unreliable. Geekbench scores are accurate but they only factor in the processor and the RAM. Unfortunately, there are far more parts to a computer than those two so they don't really mean much. According to Geekbench, there is a 20% boost if a user has 4 DIMMs installed instead of 2. This 20% gain might be minimal or completely wiped out when all other factors are included. The only way you would really know if there was a benefit is if you ran a test in the app you are curious about most. If Final Cut is your app, run a series of things with two DIMMs installed. Restart and test it with 4. If the difference is a second or two, is it worth the extra $400 Apple charges for RAM so you can have exactly matching pairs? [/QUOTE]
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