Re: [dmidecode] Getting the speed of RAM using dmidecode

[Mark Ryden]

Hi,
Thanks a lot for the info!
Mark



On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Jean Delvare <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:12:50 +0200, Mark Ryden wrote:
>> First - thanks a lot! it worked ! Great !
>>
>> Second:
>> it gave me :
>> 2 banks:
>> Fundamental Memory type in both is DDR2 SDRAM
>>
>> on one bank:
>> Maximum module speed                            666MHz (PC2-5300)
>>
>> and on the second:
>> Maximum module speed                            400MHz (PC2-3200)
>>
>> So I guess my PC is working with the lowest speed (400 Mhz) for both
>> RAM sticks (and I should consider upgrading).
>
> Correct.
>
>> Another thing which occurred to me after running this:
>> what is (PC2-5300) in first bank and (PC2-3200) in the second ? does
>> this has anything to do with speed?
>
> Yes, the PC/PC2 name is an approximation (memory is such a complex
> thing these days) of the memory module bandwidth (in Mb/s if I recall
> properly.) The higher the number, the faster the memory module.
>
> You can read additional information on this topic on the
> always-excellent wikipedia:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2_SDRAM#Specification_standards
>
> --
> Jean Delvare
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