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jojolafrite

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I am sorry the screenshot below is in french but you will understand that i sucessfully installed on my macbook pro mid 2012 two 8GB DDR3L 2133MHZ (17000). My macbook is now literally flying.

ve0x76.jpg


GEEKBENCH 3 RESULTS FOR 64BITS

GEEKBENCH SCORE
3420
Single-Core Score
7171
Multi-Core Score
SYSTEM INFORMATION
Operating SystemMac OS X 10.10.0ModelMacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)Model IDMacBookPro9,2MotherboardApple Inc. Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 MacBookPro9,2ProcessorIntel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90 GHz
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsProcessor IDGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 2L3 Cache4.00 MBMemory16.0 GB 2133 MHz DDR3BIOSApple Inc. MBP91.88Z.00D3.B08.1208081132
INTEGER
Single-Core Score3254Multi-Core Score7757
AES
single-core3018
2.58 GB/sec
AES
multi-core6193
5.30 GB/sec
Twofish
single-core3090
173.4 MB/sec
Twofish
multi-core8382
470.4 MB/sec
SHA1
single-core3571
387.7 MB/sec
SHA1
multi-core7262
788.3 MB/sec
SHA2
single-core3852
166.7 MB/sec
SHA2
multi-core7328
317.1 MB/sec
BZip2 Compress
single-core2754
11.2 MB/sec
BZip2 Compress
multi-core6951
28.3 MB/sec
BZip2 Decompress
single-core2799
15.2 MB/sec
BZip2 Decompress
multi-core7624
41.3 MB/sec
JPEG Compress
single-core3297
45.9 Mpixels/sec
JPEG Compress
multi-core8577
119.5 Mpixels/sec
JPEG Decompress
single-core4530
112.0 Mpixels/sec
JPEG Decompress
multi-core9901
244.8 Mpixels/sec
PNG Compress
single-core3144
2.51 Mpixels/sec
PNG Compress
multi-core8682
6.93 Mpixels/sec
PNG Decompress
single-core3462
39.9 Mpixels/sec
PNG Decompress
multi-core8754
100.9 Mpixels/sec
Sobel
single-core3669
133.5 Mpixels/sec
Sobel
multi-core8217
299.0 Mpixels/sec
Lua
single-core2991
2.69 MB/sec
Lua
multi-core6873
6.18 MB/sec
Dijkstra
single-core2606
9.35 Mpairs/sec
Dijkstra
multi-core6904
24.8 Mpairs/sec
FLOATING POINT
Single-Core Score3401Multi-Core Score7937
BlackScholes
single-core4084
18.2 Mnodes/sec
BlackScholes
multi-core9931
44.2 Mnodes/sec
Mandelbrot
single-core3026
3.10 Gflops
Mandelbrot
multi-core9802
10.0 Gflops
Sharpen Filter
single-core2834
2.10 Gflops
Sharpen Filter
multi-core6827
5.06 Gflops
Blur Filter
single-core2244
2.14 Gflops
Blur Filter
multi-core6242
5.95 Gflops
SGEMM
single-core3615
10.1 Gflops
SGEMM
multi-core7878
22.1 Gflops
DGEMM
single-core3751
5.51 Gflops
DGEMM
multi-core7799
11.5 Gflops
SFFT
single-core3083
3.25 Gflops
SFFT
multi-core6199
6.54 Gflops
DFFT
single-core3321
3.02 Gflops
DFFT
multi-core7089
6.46 Gflops
N-Body
single-core4960
1.84 Mpairs/sec
N-Body
multi-core9990
3.71 Mpairs/sec
Ray Trace
single-core3828
4.51 Mpixels/sec
Ray Trace
multi-core8875
10.5 Mpixels/sec
MEMORY
Single-Core Score3790Multi-Core Score4468
Stream Copy
single-core5058
20.2 GB/sec
Stream Copy
multi-core5454
21.8 GB/sec
Stream Scale
single-core3653
14.6 GB/sec
Stream Scale
multi-core4243
16.9 GB/sec
Stream Add
single-core3357
15.2 GB/sec
Stream Add
multi-core4080
18.5 GB/sec
Stream Triad
single-core3328
14.6 GB/sec
Stream Triad
multi-core4221
18.6 GB/sec
 
Mind I ask what brand/model you are using and is the system actually running it at 2133 or does it downclock to 1600?

General Info (HyperX):
http://www.simms.co.uk/pdfs/HyperX PnP_Apple_cheatsheet_MK1307008_UK_0713.pdf

My macbook is now literally flying.

Unless you're running memory intensive processes, the difference between memory clock speeds of 1333 to 1600 as well as 1866 to 2133 should be minute in regular usage. Not sure how much an impact going from 1600 -> 2133 makes in notebooks which are almost always limited by disk performance in most applications.
 
My macbook is now literally flying.

In day to day usage going from 1600MHz to 2133MHz RAM would be next to impossible to notice. The only way to actually see a speed increase is through artificial benchmarks like the one you just ran.

IMO you wasted money for very little (if any) true performance gain.
 
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I am sorry the screenshot below is in french but you will understand that i sucessfully installed on my macbook pro mid 2012 two 8GB DDR3L 2133MHZ (17000). My macbook is now literally flying.

ve0x76.jpg


GEEKBENCH 3 RESULTS FOR 64BITS

GEEKBENCH SCORE
3420
Single-Core Score
7171
Multi-Core Score
SYSTEM INFORMATION
Operating SystemMac OS X 10.10.0ModelMacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)Model IDMacBookPro9,2MotherboardApple Inc. Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 MacBookPro9,2ProcessorIntel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90 GHz
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsProcessor IDGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 2L3 Cache4.00 MBMemory16.0 GB 2133 MHz DDR3BIOSApple Inc. MBP91.88Z.00D3.B08.1208081132
INTEGER
Single-Core Score3254Multi-Core Score7757
AES
single-core3018
2.58 GB/sec
AES
multi-core6193
5.30 GB/sec
Twofish
single-core3090
173.4 MB/sec
Twofish
multi-core8382
470.4 MB/sec
SHA1
single-core3571
387.7 MB/sec
SHA1
multi-core7262
788.3 MB/sec
SHA2
single-core3852
166.7 MB/sec
SHA2
multi-core7328
317.1 MB/sec
BZip2 Compress
single-core2754
11.2 MB/sec
BZip2 Compress
multi-core6951
28.3 MB/sec
BZip2 Decompress
single-core2799
15.2 MB/sec
BZip2 Decompress
multi-core7624
41.3 MB/sec
JPEG Compress
single-core3297
45.9 Mpixels/sec
JPEG Compress
multi-core8577
119.5 Mpixels/sec
JPEG Decompress
single-core4530
112.0 Mpixels/sec
JPEG Decompress
multi-core9901
244.8 Mpixels/sec
PNG Compress
single-core3144
2.51 Mpixels/sec
PNG Compress
multi-core8682
6.93 Mpixels/sec
PNG Decompress
single-core3462
39.9 Mpixels/sec
PNG Decompress
multi-core8754
100.9 Mpixels/sec
Sobel
single-core3669
133.5 Mpixels/sec
Sobel
multi-core8217
299.0 Mpixels/sec
Lua
single-core2991
2.69 MB/sec
Lua
multi-core6873
6.18 MB/sec
Dijkstra
single-core2606
9.35 Mpairs/sec
Dijkstra
multi-core6904
24.8 Mpairs/sec
FLOATING POINT
Single-Core Score3401Multi-Core Score7937
BlackScholes
single-core4084
18.2 Mnodes/sec
BlackScholes
multi-core9931
44.2 Mnodes/sec
Mandelbrot
single-core3026
3.10 Gflops
Mandelbrot
multi-core9802
10.0 Gflops
Sharpen Filter
single-core2834
2.10 Gflops
Sharpen Filter
multi-core6827
5.06 Gflops
Blur Filter
single-core2244
2.14 Gflops
Blur Filter
multi-core6242
5.95 Gflops
SGEMM
single-core3615
10.1 Gflops
SGEMM
multi-core7878
22.1 Gflops
DGEMM
single-core3751
5.51 Gflops
DGEMM
multi-core7799
11.5 Gflops
SFFT
single-core3083
3.25 Gflops
SFFT
multi-core6199
6.54 Gflops
DFFT
single-core3321
3.02 Gflops
DFFT
multi-core7089
6.46 Gflops
N-Body
single-core4960
1.84 Mpairs/sec
N-Body
multi-core9990
3.71 Mpairs/sec
Ray Trace
single-core3828
4.51 Mpixels/sec
Ray Trace
multi-core8875
10.5 Mpixels/sec
MEMORY
Single-Core Score3790Multi-Core Score4468
Stream Copy
single-core5058
20.2 GB/sec
Stream Copy
multi-core5454
21.8 GB/sec
Stream Scale
single-core3653
14.6 GB/sec
Stream Scale
multi-core4243
16.9 GB/sec
Stream Add
single-core3357
15.2 GB/sec
Stream Add
multi-core4080
18.5 GB/sec
Stream Triad
single-core3328
14.6 GB/sec
Stream Triad
multi-core4221
18.6 GB/sec



i have same model like your Macbook Pro Mid 2012 2.9ghz i7..so if i wanna get same RAM like you are using 2133mhz..it can work well and compatible with my system without any problems??
 
RAM speed makes no difference for 99% of use cases. The other 1% is basically computational algorithms.
 
The only thing flying here, was money out of your wallet.

And why post badly edited Geekbench scores when there's nothing to compare them to?
 
Wondering how much of an increase you are getting with the IGP, 1600mHz versus 2133mHz is interesting to see there...
 
I would like to see the scores before you put in your ram shouldn't be much of a difference at all.
 
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