Kingston HyperX Genesis 4GB 2133MHz DDR3 Memory Kit Review

Test Setup

Our test system was set up with a fresh install of Windows 7 64 Ultimate Edition with the latest Windows Updates. Video card drivers for the AMD Radeon HD 6950 were Catalyst 10.12.

The Intel DP67BG motherboard had BIOS BGP6710J.86A.1815 which is the latest from Intel.

The Kingston HyperX Genesis 2133MHz 2x2GB memory kit has an XMP of 2133MHz 9-11-9-27 1t and this was the XMP that was used for all 2133MHz testing regardless of CPU speed. The Core i7 2600K at 4.9GHz 1600MHz used 9-9-9-24 1t timings. The default speed Core i7 2600K used 1333MHz 9-9-9-24 1t timings.

Intel Sandy Bridge Test Bench
Processor	Intel Core i7 2600K	Live Pricing
Motherboard	Intel DP67BG	Live Pricing
Memory	Kingston HyperX Genesis 2133MHz	Live Pricing
Hard Drive	Intel X-25E SSD	Live Pricing
Video Card	XFX Radeon HD6950	Live Pricing
CPU cooler	Intel BXXTS100H	Live Pricing
Chassis	None – Open Bench
Power Supply	Corsair TX750	Live Pricing