Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 16GB 2666MHz Memory Kit Review

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The DDR4 Test System

Before we look at the numbers, let’s take a brief look at the test system that was used. The Intel X99 platform that we used to test the Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4 memory was running the ASUS X99-Deluxe motherboard with UEFI/BIOS 1203 that came out on 12/10/2014. An Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E processor was used to power the system and a Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB SSD with 19nm MLC NAND and firmware M311 kept the Windows 8.1 installation chugging along.

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Intel X99 Test Platform:

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Here is a quick look at the CPU-Z information for our main test system that we’ll be doing the testing on.

Intel LGA2011-v3 Test Platform

Component

Brand/Model

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Processor

Intel Core i7-5960X

Motherboard

ASUS X99 Deluxe Click Here

Memory

Click Here

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Click Here

Hard Drive

Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB SSD Click Here

Cooling

Corsair H105 Click Here

Keyboard

Corsair K95 Click Here

Mouse

Corsair M95 Click Here

Power Supply

Corsair AX860i Click Here

Operating System

Windows 8.1 64-Bit Click Here

Let’s get on to the testing!