Re: Dual channel memory question

[Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com>]

Hugo Vanwoerkom put forth on 4/15/2010 3:09 PM:
> Hi,
> 
> The Wiki on dual channel memory says:
> 
> "The memory modules are installed into matching banks, which are usually
> color coded on the motherboard. These separate channels allow each
> memory module access to the memory controller, increasing throughput
> bandwidth."
> 
> Does that mean that placing 2 1GB modules, each into a different colored
> slot, is faster than putting 1 2GB module into one slot and leaving the
> other 3 slots empty?

That's exactly what it means.  Dual channel memory bus equals twice the
bandwidth of a single channel bus.  Stick capacity is irrelevant in this
discussion, except that each dual channel pair should consist of identical
sticks.

-- 
Stan