Kingston HyperX Fury White DDR3-1866 2x4GB Memory Kit Review - PAGE 3

It's usually hard to gauge memory performance when it comes to gaming, as most kits will do the job just fine. The performance gaps do start to show when we put different memory through some serious computing and number crunching. To test the HyperX Fury HX318C10FWK2/8 kit, I will run it through a series of benchmarks and see how it compares to two other kits from different vendors. All memory tested will be running at advertised speeds, timings, and voltages. The testing setup used for these benchmarks is listed below, and Turbo Boost has been disabled to eliminate uncontrolled clock changes that may affect the results. All current system updates and patches are installed for Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, and the latest driver for the NVIDIA GTX 770 will be used.

Testing Setup:

• Processor: Intel Fourth Generation Core i7 4770K @ 3.9GHz
• CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-D14
• Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming
• Video Cards: NVIDIA GTX 770
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury (White) 1866MHz 8GB
• Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 750W
• Hard Drive: Seagate 600 SSD 480GB
• Optical Drive: ASUS DVD Combo
• Case: Thermaltake Chaser A71
• OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Comparison Modules:

• G.Skill Trident X 1600MHz 16GB
• Patriot Viper 3 Series Black Mamba 16GB 2400MHz 

CPU-Z: This application visually shows the current BIOS settings. Items shown in this application include CPU speed and bus settings, memory timings, type and size.

Overclocking:

• Processor: Intel Fourth Generation Core i7 4770K @ 3900MHz
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 12-13-13-32 2600MHz 1.740v

With the current test bed I'm using, the HyperX Fury HX318C10FWK2/8 kit posted at stock speeds and timings without a hitch and was stable throughout the testing sessions. To push these modules past their advertised settings, I had to manually alter the values in the BIOS. I first went for an aggressive 2666MHz overclock with 11-12-11-32 timings and 1.74v, which posted fine but caused a blue screen during OS boot. After some unsuccessful combinations at 2666MHz speed, I decided to relax the timings to 12-13-13-32 and slightly reduce the speed to 2600MHz while keeping the same voltage. These settings provided the stability I was looking for and the system ran rock solid through some benchmarks. Quite impressive for a $79 kit to provide an over 700MHz bump over the SPD setting of 1866MHz. Granted, such timings will affect the overall performance but the end result proves that the Fury series lives up to the HyperX pedigree.

Benchmarks:

• PCMark 8
• AIDA64
• Geekbench 3
• Hyper Pi
• Metro: Last Light