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    Windows 7 memory score = 7.1 with 4GB RAM and 5.1 with 3GB

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by minghi, Oct 28, 2009.

  1. minghi

    minghi Notebook Guru

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    title says it all. is the extra 1gb used by readyboost? that's why the score is so high. this is with four 1gb hp cheapo ddr2 800 dual channel memory
     
    minghi, Oct 28, 2009
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  2. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Doubtful. 3 sticks won't let your RAM run in dual-channel mode, and Windows probably weights that weirdly against the performance.
     
    Pitabred, Oct 28, 2009
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    jerry66 Notebook Deity

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    i got 6.6 with 6 gb of ram ddr2 667 mhz
     
    jerry66, Oct 28, 2009
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