Gaming Performance: (D-S)
We are testing only at 1080p to isolate performance. We are using an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition video card with driver version 595.97. All games are generally run in their highest settings, though some of the games have had to be lowered to “High” settings so that we could get a more meaningful CPU-limited test. We are running at 1080p native resolution, and no Ray Tracing is turned on in the games that have the option.
Importantly, we are using ALL manual run-throughs for every game here except two. For Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 we are using the built-in multiplayer benchmark, and for DOOM: The Dark Ages, we are also using the “Reckoning” benchmark. However, we are using Frameview to caputure 1% Lows in these games. For every other game, we are using long manual run-throughs in-game of actual gameplay. We are also recording AVG FPS and 1% Lows and reporting them in the graphs. We have tested a total of 14 games.
In all of our graphs to follow, the bars are arranged from the fastest MT/s speed down, so 8800MT/s is on top, with 7200MT/s on the bottom, and this arrangement is locked in independent of the performance shown; they are not arranged by result, but rather the DDR5 memory speed.
Dying Light: The Beast
In Dying Light: The Beast, the 7600MT/s UDIMM at CL38 is once again the fastest, providing an advantage of 1% over 7200MT/s, with 1% Lows 2% faster. The slowest is 8800MT/s CUDIMM CL42 memory, and the 1% Lows match that of 7200MT/s at tighter timings.
Hogwarts Legacy
In Hogwarts Legacy, the 7600MT/s UDIMM CL38 memory is 3% faster than 7200MT/s UDIMM CL38, and 4% faster than 8400MT/s and 8800MT/s CUDIMM memory. What is more impressive, though, is the 1% Low differences. The 7600MT/s UDIMM memory has a 1% Low performance gain of 5% over the 7200MT/s CL38 memory, so that’s neat. The 8400MT/s CL40 CUDIMM memory tanks a bit in 1% Lows, so the 7600MT/s memory is a whopping 11% faster.
Horizon Forbidden West
In Horizon Forbidden West, the 7600MT/s CL38 memory is slightly faster at 1% faster than the 7200MT/s CL38. While the 8400MT/s and 8800MT/s CUDIMM memory regresses, the bandwidth makes it equalize to 7200MT/s performance at tighter timings.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
In Kingdom Come Deliverance II the 7600MT/s CL38 memory is 1.4% faster than 7200MT/s at CL38. However, the 1% Lows get a nicer kick in the pants at a 3% performance advantage. The 8400MT/s and 8800MT/s CUDIMM memory gets a slight regression in performance.
Mafia: The Old Country
Mafia The Old Country surprised us, the 7600MT/s CL38 UDIMM memory gets a comfy 5% performance advantage over 7200MT/s CL38. The 8400MT/s and 8800MT/s CUDIMM settle into around 7200MT/s performance due to the timing.
Resident Evil Requiem
In Resident Evil Requiem, the performance remains very tight, with the 7600MT/s UDIMM CL38 memory taking a slight lead. The 1% Low difference is a little higher, with a 3% advantage over the 7200MT/s CL38 memory.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl had an atypical result in our testing, as it actually resulted in the 8800MT/s CUDIMM CL42 memory providing the highest AVG result of 91.8FPS and the highest 1% Lows of 59FPS. At this performance level, the 8800MT/s CUDIMM memory had its second win in a game out of 14. It was 3% faster than 7200MT/s UDIMM CL38 memory, and 3% faster than 7600MT/s, and 6% faster than 8400MT/s. The 1% Lows were also slightly beating the rest.