Rambus DRAM Part 2: Performance

Conclusion

Consider Part 1 of this article to be an indication of a need for more memory bandwidth for a future, and consider this part 2 to be a locator of exactly where we currently are and what our memory bandwidth needs actually are.

There is no question to it, DDR SDRAM will be the memory technology of choice upon its introduction in both Pentium III and Athlon systems later this year. The real question is, how long will DDR SDRAM be around in the future?

Let the analysts play with the crystal balls, for you, the end user, what really matters is what will give you the best bang for your buck. Right now, that's obviously a BX platform running at 133MHz, but in the future you may find yourself lusting after a higher performing DDR solution.

Let's just hope the chipset manufacturers can implement a decent memory controller into their designs, it is kind of sad when a 2 year old creation (BX) manages to topple a handful of next-generation chipsets at a frequency it was never intended to operate at.