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  • DDR4 memory slow on linux

    Since years i use to test memory bandwidth on linux with 'hdparm -tT' command
    or with memtest86+ from boot loader (lilo, grub). On my new machine
    (Intel Core i7-5820K, Asus X99-S, Crucial 4x4Gb DDR4 2133) i get surprisingly
    low values of 12-13Gb/s for quad channel configuration.
    On my previous computer, 4.5 Years old Core 980X with tripple channel DDR3, measured value are comparable (11Gb/s)
    My colleague with recent Haswell CPU and dual channel DDR3 got 16-17Gb/s (both hdparm and memtest86)
    Also values do not change if i insert only 1 or 2 memory pieces (instead of 4), as if quad channel mode would not work.
    Meanwhile i tried other mainboard (Asrock X99-WS) with same results. (BIOS of Asrock board claims quadruple channel mode)
    All tests on openSuSE 13.1 32bit and 13.2 64bit with kernels 3.16.2 and 3.17.2

    In contrast, on Windows 8 64bit, SiSoft Sandra's memory bandwidth benchmark delivers expected 42-43Gb/s
    (CPU-Z shows quad channel memory operation).

    Thank for help

  • #2
    Since this problem is not solved yet,
    could someone post his result of 'hdparm -tT /dev/sda' command on his linux DDR4 quad channel machine?
    Thanks.

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    • #3
      Have you tried like phoronix-test-suite benchmark ramspeed stream

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      Michael Larabel
      https://www.michaellarabel.com/

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      • #4
        .. to check for plausible results? You are right, i try this, thanks.

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        • #5
          My results of 'stream' and 'ramspeed' tests doesn't look so bad:
          OpenBenchmarking.org, Phoronix Test Suite, Linux benchmarking, automated benchmarking, benchmarking results, benchmarking repository, open source benchmarking, benchmarking test profiles

          OpenBenchmarking.org, Phoronix Test Suite, Linux benchmarking, automated benchmarking, benchmarking results, benchmarking repository, open source benchmarking, benchmarking test profiles


          Thanks again.

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