Test Setup
In testing the KLEVV Genuine 8GB DDR3-2666 memory kit (IMT451U6MFR8Y-CC0), I test it with a Gigabyte Z97X Gaming G1 WiFi BK motherboard powered with an Intel Core i7-4770K. I tested the memory in various clock speeds starting from 2400MHz up to 2933MHz, and with a CPU clock speed of 3.9GHz and 4.4GHz. Below are the rest of the system specs and memory configurations:
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X Gaming G1 WiFi BK
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K
CPU Cooler: DeepCool Captain 360
Memory: KLEVV Genuine 8GB DDR3-2666
Graphics card: None
Storage Drive: Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
Power Supply: Seasonic 1050W Platinum
Chassis: DimasTech Bench Table Easy V3.0
Below are photos of the Klevv Genuine in action. I had the light turned off on the second picture to highlight the LED lights.
Below is a CPU-Z screenshot of the system where the CPU is running at 3.9GHz and the memory is configured using the Intel XMP Profile.
The Klevv Genuine DDR3 memory was tested using the following configurations:
- (2x4GB) 2400 MHz 11-13-13-32 @ 1.6V
- (2x4GB) 2666 MHz 12-13-13-35 @ 1.65V (via Intel XMP Profile)
- (2x4GB) 2800 MHz 12-14-14-35 @ 1.65V
- (2x4GB) 2933 MHz 12-14-14-35 @ 1.65V
Klevv Genuine 8GB DDR3-2666 CL12 Benchmarks
In benchmarking the said memory, I used AIDA64’s cache and memory benchmark, MaxxMEM² memory benchmark, wPrime Benchmark v2.1, and to simulate real world usage I used Asus RealBench 2.4. Below are the results:
For those who are wondering if ever the results would improve if we overclocked the CPU, I pushed the i7-4770K to 4.4GHz and below are the result:
Based on the AIDA64’s benchmark result, the Klevv Genuine’s performance didn’t gain any significant performance when the CPU was overclocked to 4.4GHz. The numbers did increased, but those are very small increase and insignificant. However if you look at the RealBench 2.4 benchmark results and compared it to the results above when the CPU was running at 3.9GHz, you will notice and improvement. The improvement is due to the fact that the CPU was overclocked further to 4.4GHz.
Some might notice that I didn’t use a discrete graphics card during the test. Well, unfortunately at the time I did the benchmark, the Club 3D R9 285 died on me. So I was forced to benchmark the memory without any graphics card. Good thing I recently got a STRIX 970. So just before I published this review, I ran the same benchmark scenarios just to see if there are changes or differences in the result when running with and without a discrete graphics card. The results? There are no changes. I got the same results like the scores you see in the graphs above. I didn’t get the same exact number of course. But the differences are very insignificant, around +/- 50-100 points.
So what do these numbers tells us? Head to this review’s conclusion part and find out.
