Kingston HyperX Beast 64GB 2133MHz DDR3 Memory Kit Review

The Test System

Before we look at the numbers, let’s take a brief look at the test system that was used. All testing was done using a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running.

Intel X79/LGA2011 Platform

The Intel X79 platform that we used to test the all of the video cards was running the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard with BIOS 3203 that came out on 11/26/2012. We had an older BIOS version on the board and was unable to get the system to boot, so be sure to update the BIOS as ASUS has improved the memory compatibility in recent BIOS releases!

Here is a quick look at some of the CPU-Z tabs for our test system for those that are curious.

The Intel X79 Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core i7-3960X	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUS P9X79 Deluxe	Click Here
Memory	HyperX Beast	Click Here
Video Card	AMD Radeon HD 7970	Click Here
Solid-State Drive	OCZ Vertex 3 240GB	Click Here
Cooling	Intel RTS2011LC	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Click Here

Now that we know what the test system is, we can run the benchmarks!